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Ghoulish Primate Experiment in South Africa

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Jordaan allegedly submitted a research application to the University of the Free State, but its animal ethics committee rejected it. Kotze said Jordaan had apparently doing "stem cell research" to help people walk again after a friend of his had been paralysed in an accident. He was told to rewrite and resubmit it.

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Primate Pets

Animal Ethics

Here is a New York Times story about people who keep primates as pets.

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From Today's Los Angeles Times

Animal Ethics

As an intelligent primate, I’d much rather be an ambassador for my species in a secure environment—served the best food and tended to by top-notch veterinarians—than take my chances in a national park where poverty and corruption result in little or no protection for the non-human residents. Many sanctuaries do not permit breeding.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In fact, the Language Research Center at Georgia State University has engaged in continuous social, cognitive and biobehavioral research on primates, including language training and research, since 1981. The Great Ape Trust is the only place in America where this kind of research still goes on.”