Retiring Research Chimps

Lauren RubensteinMarch 27, 20131min
Lori Gruen discusses the ethics of doing research on chimps, and the retirement of chimps to sanctuary

Lori Gruen, professor of philosophy, professor of feminist, gender and sexuality studies, professor of environmental studies, was a guest on WNPR’s “Where We Live.” She discussed the history and ethics of conducting biomedical and behavior research on chimpanzees, and a recent announcement by the National Institutes of Health that most chimps in research labs in the U.S. would be retired to sanctuary.