A photo of a sad chimpanzee in a testing facility.

The HSUS

Demand that the NIH retire 23 chimpanzees to sanctuary before it’s too late!

Twenty-six chimpanzees continue to languish at a laboratory in New Mexico because the National Institutes of Health still refuses to move them to Chimp Haven sanctuary. We’re asking you to demand NIH retire these chimpanzees ... before it’s too late.

In December 2022, a court determined that the NIH violated the CHIMP Act by denying these chimps sanctuary retirement simply because they suffer from chronic health conditions common in chimps formerly used in research. And now, despite the court ruling, NIH is still refusing to move these poor animals to sanctuary. Years of delay have meant that 21 chimpanzees who could have enjoyed sanctuary life have died waiting for their chance to leave the New Mexico laboratory.

It is heartbreaking that NIH’s foot-dragging cost these individuals the chance to enjoy the end of their lives. Forcing these deserving chimpanzees to live out their remaining years in a laboratory after all they have endured is unacceptable, and we are asking that you join us in demanding the NIH move the remaining chimpanzees to Chimp Haven before it is too late.

TAKE ACTION

Please send a message to NIH, demanding that they follow the law and move the deserving chimps from Alamogordo Primate Facility to Chimp Haven sanctuary.

These chimpanzees have already suffered so much at the hands of humans. They must be given a chance for a better life outside of the laboratory.

This action alert is for U.S. residents. International advocates, please visit Humane Society International.

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Dear Director Bertagnolli, 

In your capacity as the Director of NIH, we urge you to provide the government-owned chimpanzees remaining at Alamogordo Primate Facility the sanctuary life they deserve. By refusing to move these chimps simply because they suffer from chronic health conditions common in chimps formerly used in research, the agency is not only violating the CHIMP Act and the intent of Congress, but also ignoring the will of the public.  

Hundreds of chimpanzees of all ages and health conditions have safely moved to Chimp Haven since the NIH announced in 2015 that they would no longer fund invasive chimpanzee research. These chimpanzees have thrived at Chimp Haven, where they are given superior care and an enriched life at a lower cost to taxpayers.    

Every day that goes by is one more that sanctuary retirement is denied to these deserving chimpanzees. We implore you to act quickly and retire these and other government-owned chimpanzees to sanctuary as soon as possible.  

Thank you.

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