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On Thursday, December 15th, the long awaited independent report from the Institute of Medicine “Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity” was released.
Read about the news:
New York Times: Use of Chimps Halted in New U.S.-Funded Research
NPR: Biomedical Research Using Chimps Should Be Curtailed
Bloomberg: Chimpanzee Use in Research Should Be Restricted, Panel Says
Following the IOM report, Senators Bingaman and Udall wrote to the NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins urging prompt adoption of the IOM's new recommendations. The senators also told Dr. Collins they hoped that, in light of the new report, the chimpanzees in Alamogordo would be excluded from further testing.
After the report’s release, Senator Tom Udall signed on as a cosponsor of the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act. The legislation would end the use of chimps in invasive testing over three years and save taxpayers $30 million/year.
Thank you to everyone who has written, called, emailed, and attended meetings to make this happen! The Institute of Medicine (IOM) study was requested by Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), and Tom Harkin (D-IA) in December 2010 after public outcry over plans to move 200 chimpanzees from New Mexico to a Texas lab for further testing.
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Thank you, Senator Udall!
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New Mexico - here’s what you can do to help – make four quick calls –
Thank your members of Congress for bringing us to this important moment in history. Please ask them to work for the permanent retirement of the chimps in New Mexico!
- Senator Tom Udall 202-224-6621
- Senator Jeff Bingaman 202-224-5521
- Congressman Martin Heinrich 202-225-6316
- Congressman Ben Ray Luján 202-225-6190
NEXT STEPS: Join us Sunday, December 18th to talk chimps with the caring community at Albuquerque Unitarian Universalist Fellowship!
The Albuquerque Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host APNM’s Program Director Laura Bonar as part of their fellowship on Sunday, December 18th. Put this info in your calendar:
Sunday, Dec 18th
11 am – 12pm
Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice
202 Harvard SE
contact Laura Bonar for more info
Learn the latest news about chimps and visit with other members of the community who share your compassionate values.
We hope you can join us for an uplifting, affirming afternoon--together we’ll celebrate the chimps who have already retired and plan for the future retirement of Flo, Robbie, Nicole, Heidi, and all chimps languishing in laboratories.
Thank you for your generous support of Animal Protection of New Mexico’s work – let’s keep working together to create meaningful change for animals!!
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