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“Cindy Buckmaster, spokesperson for Americans for Medical Progress, a biomedical advocacy group that has opposed moving chimpanzees away from the facilities and staff they have known for most of their lives, worries about the future of the Alamogordo chimps. “It is a gut-wrenching outcome for them and the caregivers who love them.”

Still, she applauds the thoughtfulness that went into NIH’s decision. “This directive will allow the time needed for everyone involved to get these frail chimps transferred and settled in as carefully and compassionately as possible.”

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Published November 8, 2024 by David Grimm, Science