More research labs are retiring primates to sanctuaries like Primates Inc., a 17-acre (7-hectare) rural compound in central Wisconsin, where they can live their remaining years, according to the sanctuaries and researchers. You know it was all very calm and peaceful,' said Amy Kerwin, who worked
WESTFIELD, Wis. — Izzle, Timon, Batman, River and Mars spent years confined inside a lab, their lives devoted to being tested for the benefit of human health.
There were approximately 110,000 primates in research facilities in 2017, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bill doesn't address funding, one of the main hurdles to get primates into retirement sanctuaries. Most primates in accredited sanctuaries are chimpanzees, capuchins, and squirrel monkeys, according to Erika Fleury, program director for the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance, or NAPSA, an advocacy group for captive primates. They come from research, the entertainment industry or private homes.
Some animal rights groups, including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, don't support research but do agree with retiring monkeys to sanctuaries rather than having them euthanized.
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