Chimpanzees are wild, complex, intelligent animals who live in families and form life-long bonds. But thousands in the U.S. are still confined to barren cages for decades, held in reserve for often painful and invasive research. See what we’re doing to change this and how you can help.
Watch The Video
Right now, the lives of nine chimpanzees kept at a Louisiana research facility are in limbo. Either they'll be considered for biomedical testing, or they’re sent to sanctuary. Ask decision-makers to do the right thing.
You Can Help
Ask your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act, which would phase out harmful research on chimpanzees in laboratories and retire the approximately 500 federally owned chimpanzees to permanent sanctuary. TAKE ACTION »
Rescue the chimps featured in the video from life in a research lab—urge decision-makers to send a group of five adult chimpanzees and their four babies to a sanctuary rather than use them in potentially harmful research. TAKE ACTION »
Learn About Our Primate Investigation
A March 2009 undercover investigation by The Humane Society of the United States revealed psychological suffering of primates in research laboratories.
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