Chimps are getting retired, not rewired (or slathered with toxic creams or injected with poisons). That’s good news from the National Institute of Health. For years, researchers have known that 1) results of tests done on animals frequently don’t give a clue about how humans will react to the same test-substance, and 2) there are fake skins that mimic human skin and respond to substances like cosmetics as reliably as or more reliably than the skin of lab-animals.
Finally, some animals are being retired from the lab. The Institute plans to send 90% of their chimps to a sanctuary. Now, if others will only follow their example….
View some elderly retired chimps at Chimp Haven, their new home. Go to