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PRC Executive Director April Truitt shares her thoughts on the retirement of chimpanzees with the The Atlanta-Journal Constitution in this story about Wenka, a 57-year-old chimpanzee used at Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center. Click here to read Wenka's story.
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Comments
By Barbara Diaz on October 02, 2011
The refusal to let Wenka, 57year old chimpanzee employed at Emory University is a crime and the people responsible for keeping her hostage are criminals against humanity and animals. How would they like to see their family member be forced to “work” until they drop, which I am sure Wenka has dropped many times after being experimented on. Please have a heart and a conscience and allow this girl to retire humanely so that she can be taken to a santuary and be loved, pampered and spoiled and near her own kind. Thank you. WE CANNOT LOSE OUR HUMANITY. WHAT ELSE WOULD BE LEFT.
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By Ann Witherington on December 05, 2011
As a biologist and educator I urge you to have compassion.
By Joe Erwin on December 18, 2011
April, it was good talking with you recently. As you know, I feel strongly that much remains to be learned from chimpanzees, and just as strongly that humane care and good environments are essential. Why can we not find a way of behavioral and health monitoring and excellence in care that is acceptable to all of us and good for the chimpanzees? Let’s talk more about this.
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