The chimpanzees of the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico are being called back to be used as medical research lab animals after 10 years of retirement. The 186 chimps have already been used as research animals and moving them back to the research facility has sparked many debates. If they were to be moved, they would join about 150 other chimps in an environment that is a lot like where they live now in New Mexico. In the new facility, they would be allowed to socialize and go outdoors, unless it is required to be isolated.
My personal opinion on animal testing in general, is that humans aren't any better than any other animal, so we shouldn't test on other intelligent beings when we really need to test on humans. In addition, when you are testing on a different species that are locked up in isolation, you aren't going to get the same results that you would on a human in normal circumstances. In this case however, it seems as if it might be different. It doesn't seem like they would be keeping them in isolation, and it seems like they would be happy there. On the other hand, you never know what could happen to them there. It isn't guaranteed that they will be treated well. Where they are now, they are safe.
These chimps have been through a lot, and I don't think that they should have to go back to being tested, regardless of the conditions.
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