N.Y. Judge Amends Habeas Corpus Order For Chimps
The amended order suggests that the court has made no decision on whether the two research chimps at Stony Brook University can be treated as legal persons.
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N.Y. Judge Grants Legal Rights To 2 Research Chimps
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe's order Monday grants two research chimps the writ of habeas corpus. The decision, says Science magazine, effectively recognizes chimps as legal persons.
WATCH: Chimps In Uganda Look Both Ways Before Crossing
A 29-month study of chimpanzees in Uganda's Kibale National Park reveals that many have learned a valuable survival skill — to look both ways before crossing a busy highway.
Killing Comes Naturally To Chimps, Scientists Say
A new study bolsters the theory that chimpanzees kill rivals as an adaptation to their natural environment and not as a result of human impact.
Rule Would List All Chimps As Endangered, Even Lab Animals
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.
Rules Would Retire Most Research Chimps
An NIH working group recommends that most of the agency's 360 research chimpanzees be sent to a sanctuary — a non-laboratory setting where chimps can live more natural lives. But even if the NIH accepts the recommendations, putting them into effect won't be easy.