chimpanzees
The Last-Ditch Effort to Save Abandoned Lab Chimps from Starving
A crowdfunding campaign has raised nearly $90,000, but it will only go so far.
These Chimps Helped Us Find a Hepatitis Vaccine. Now They've Been Left to Die
In March, the New York Blood Center pulled the funding for the chimp sanctuary where 66 of its retired research chimps live.
Chimps Held in Captivity on College Campus Compared to Slaves in US Court
The case of Hercules and Leo, two chimpanzees in the custody of a New York university, could address major concerns regarding the rights of animals.
(UPDATED) Two Chimps Just Had Their Personhood Recognized by a New York Judge
Two research chimps at Stony Brook University were just granted a writ of habeas corpus. Here's what that means for chimp personhood.
The Shady World of People Who Offer to Illegally Sell Chimps Online
A recent report suggested there were 33,000 protected animals—or animal parts—for sale on the internet, so I set off to find out if that was true.
Chimpanzees Don’t Have Human Rights, According to Court
Last week a Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court declared that chimpanzees are not people, legally speaking. This does not bode well for the wider and active great ape rights movement.
How a Ragged Band of Chimpanzees Survives on the Edge of Human Civilization
As humans encroach, the battered chimps have turned to night raids on farms to find food to live.
A Lawyer Makes the Case That Chimpanzees Should Be Legal People
Attorney Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project is making the case that an animal sharing 94 percent of our DNA should enjoy the same legal protections that we do.
New York Court to Decide if Chimps Are People Too
The case that started today centers around Tommy the chimpanzee, a 26-year-old New York primate who may be living in a cage against his will.
Monkeys, Not Just Humans, Can Teach Each Other Better Ways to Use Tools
Put another nail in Descartes' old, rotting coffin.