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... in biomedical research did not materialize, and that has created a complex problem that threatens both the availability of chimpanzees for research in the future and the infrastructure required to ensure the well-being of captive chimpanzees used in biomedical research. Because the present system is fragmented, it is impossible to formulate an accurate overview of the size and nature of the chimpanzee population.
From page 2...
... Such a moratorium, necessary to prevent additional strain on the system, wall not itself create more housing space or improve the housing of many animals now in the research population, but it will reduce operating costs by about 15% from present costs by year five. Decisions about acceptable means of population maintenance and control in a setting of scarce resources are inordinately complex and involve both scientific and ethical questions; there are no simple solutions.
From page 3...
... should be carefully designed to sustain a captive population, provide animals for research, and protect human health through the provision of lifetime care, in existing biomedical chimpanzee facilities, of animals thought to constitute a human health hazard. To facilitate developing its recommendations, the committee divided the chimpanzee population into five components: the present breeding population supported by NCRR, animals now on research protocols, animals available for research (both naive and those used in prior studies)
From page 4...
... Not all of the initial core population recommended for government ownership is likely to be needed, and options should be sought for nongovernment support of animals that are no longer needed for research and breeding and are not thought to constitute a human health hazard. Cost savings and more effective use of the current overcrowded facilities could be achieved by transferring such animals to appropriate public (nongovernment)
From page 5...
... Because the animals constitute a national resource that benefits all of society, they should not have to compete for funds for their long-term care with other entities that need resources that are already overextended for current and future biomedical research. The committee urges that the ChiMP office encourage and assist in efforts now being led by private initiatives and animal-protection organizations to develop sanctuary facilities for chimpanzees that are no longer needed for research or breeding.
From page 6...
... If, however, the current lack of Tong-range planning and coordination continues, the combination of excess captive chimpanzees in the US biomedical population and lack of facilities and resources to care for increasing numbers adequately will soon become an insurmountable problem of enormous complexity, cost, and ethical concern. Lacking the ability to relocate their animals to acceptable alternative facilities, colony managers wall be forced to reduce population numbers through euthanasia.


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