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December 18, 2012
The Humane Society of the United States Applauds NIH’s Plan to Retire Chimpanzees to Sanctuary
The Humane Society of the United States applauds the National Institutes of Health for the decision to move all of the federally-owned chimpanzees at the New Iberia Research Center to Chimp Haven, the federal chimpanzee sanctuary in Keithville, La., over the next 12 to 15 months.
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November 19, 2012
The HSUS Urges Gilead Sciences to End Chimpanzee Use in Invasive Experiments
The Humane Society of the United States submitted a shareholder resolution urging Gilead Sciences, Inc., a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Foster City, Calif., to publicly commit to phasing out its use of chimpanzees in invasive research by Dec.15, 2013.
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September 28, 2012
Wayne's Blog: Talk Back - A Good Week for Pigs, Chimpanzees, Bears, and Hounds
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle shares reader comments from a week full of achievements for animals.
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September 21, 2012
National Institutes of Health Calls 110 NIRC Chimpanzees “Permanently Ineligible” for Invasive Research
The Humane Society of the United States today welcomes a decision by the National Institutes of Health for making 110 chimps currently housed at the New Iberia Research Center “permanently ineligible” for research and is moving them out of that facility, including a move of 10 of the animals to Chimp Haven, a chimpanzee sanctuary in Louisiana.
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September 21, 2012
Wayne's Blog: 110 Chimpanzees from New Iberia Research Center Will Be Safe from Testing
HSUS President and CEO Wayne Pacelle discusses the National Institutes of Health's announcement that 110 chimpanzees at the New Iberia Research Center will now be "permanently ineligible" for use in harmful research.
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September 20, 2012
The HSUS Applauds USDA Citations Against Animal Testing Facility Santa Cruz Biotechnology
The HSUS applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent filing of a formal complaint against animal research facility Santa Cruz Biotechnology after a series of Animal Welfare Act violations.
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July 30, 2012
Glee Actress Charlotte Ross Visits Retired Research Chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
Animal welfare advocate and star of FOX’s hit series “Glee,” Charlotte Ross recently made a visit to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in Washington state where she spent the day with Burrito and the other chimps who reside at CSNW.
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July 30, 2012
The HSUS Welcomes the National Institutes of Health Grant Program Focused on Replacing Animal Use in Drug Development
The HSUS congratulates the 17 awardees of the first grants from the interagency collaboration between the National Institutes of Health, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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July 25, 2012
The HSUS Applauds U.S. Senate Committee for Advancing the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act
The HSUS applauds the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for approving the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (S. 810) and urges its passage in the full U.S. Senate.
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July 10, 2012
The HSUS Issues Statement on End of Invasive Chimpanzee Research Program at Maryland Lab
The HSUS issued a statement on the closure of an invasive chimpanzee research program at Bioqual, Inc--a laboratory in Rockville, Md.
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