Pumpkin enjoys sanctuary life at Chimp Haven. Photo courtesy of Chimp Haven. We are thrilled to share the news we have all worked so long and hard for: the last transport of the 21 remaining chimpanzees from the Alamogordo Primate Facility has arrived safely at Chimp Haven. After decades in a laboratory setting, these individuals […]
NIH Announces Remaining APF Chimps Will Go to Sanctuary…Finally!
November 8, 2024 Animal Protection New Mexico learned this week that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to transfer to sanctuary the remaining 23 chimpanzees housed at the Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF) located on Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. The NIH has indicated it will start moving the last APF chimps to […]
NIH Announces Remaining APF Chimps Will Go to Sanctuary…Finally!
November 8, 2024 Animal Protection New Mexico learned this week that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to transfer to sanctuary the remaining 23 chimpanzees housed at the Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF) located on Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. The NIH has indicated it will start moving the last APF chimps to […]
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Chimp Crazy
The HBO/Max four-part docuseries, “Chimp Crazy,” aired its final episode in September, and with that, the “post-game” discussion began on what the series revealed. Not just about ‘pet’ chimpanzee ownership, but the fate of all chimpanzees, including the 23 still housed at the Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF) on Holloman Air Force Base. “Chimp Crazy” highlights the absurdity […]
A Major Victory: the FDA Modernization Act is Law
We received an unexpected holiday gift when Congress passed the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 into law on December 23, 2022. The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 is a victory for millions of animals (and people, too). The new law eliminates an 80-year-old mandate requiring drug developers to conduct animal tests before human trials, and instead allows them to […]
