Rule Would List All Chimps As Endangered, Even Lab Animals

[struggle4progress]

Though the regulation proposed by the Fish and Wildlife Service would make it more difficult to use chimpanzees for research purposes, that may not be a problem, some scientists say. Scientific advances show the animals are less medically useful than previously thought.
June 14, 2013
by: Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a new rule that would extend "endangered species" protections to chimpanzees held in captivity. Nearly half of all the chimps in the U.S. live in research facilities, and the regulation changes would make it more difficult to use these animals in medical experiments.

But don't expect an outcry among most scientists. In the past decade or so, "there has been a significant shift away from using chimpanzees in research," says Kathleen Conlee, the vice president of animal research issues at the Humane Society of the United States ...

http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/npr1371250893-Rule-Would-List-All-Chimps-As-Endangered,-Even-Lab-Animals.html

[arcane1]

1. Excellent!!

In the article, there is a link to the Fish and Wildlife Service's page for public comments, but the link isn't working right now.

I'm hoping it is due to too much traffic

Link here:

http://www.fws.gov/home/newsroom/chimpanzeerecovery0610013.html

[Mnemosyne]

2. This would be so wonderful! nt

[freshwest]

3. +1