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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Several colleagues and I recently conducted a purely observational study to determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in chimpanzees previously used in experimental research and now living in a sanctuary in Louisiana. It is time for us to widen our circle of compassion and follow Spain’s lead in granting legal rights to apes.

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