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Ban Ape Research in Seattle |
742 Signatures |
Published by BAR-Seattle on Aug 10, 2005
Category: Local Government
Region: United States of America
Target: Seattle City Council
Web site: http://www.BanApeResearch.org
Description/History:
Chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans and gorillas are closely related to humans, sharing up to 99% of our genetic material. They also share many of our characteristics, including empathy, intelligence, family ties, long childhoods, tool-making, communication, culture, happiness and suffering.
Progressive countries around the world have already recognized that using our closest kin as test subjects for medical experiments is unethical and immoral, and have put in place formal prohibitions on such research.
Progressive countries around the world have already recognized that using our closest kin as test subjects for medical experiments is unethical and immoral, and have put in place formal prohibitions on such research.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, ask the Seattle City Council to enact an ordinance banning experimentation on nonhuman great apes in the city of Seattle.
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