Question 2 of 21

What actions do the tenants of the Great Ape Project prohibit?

... The tenants prohibit holding apes captive in circuses and using them medical research.

Question 3 of 21

When did Great Britain pass the first anti-cruelty law?

... The first law was passed in 1822.

Question 4 of 21

When was the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals established?

... The organization was established in 1866.

Question 5 of 21

Why are chimpanzees prime human models?

... We share about 99 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees.

Question 6 of 21

When did U.S. researchers start using chimpanzees?

... Psychobiologist Robert M. Yerkes started using chimpanzees in the 1920s, but his research was behavioral.

Question 7 of 21

When were chimpanzees first used for biomedical testing in the U.S.?

... Biomedical testing on chimpanzees started in the 1940s.

Question 8 of 21

The National Institute of Health credits biomedical testing on chimpanzees with the cure for what serious illness?

... The cure for polio was discovered while performing biomedical tests on chimpanzees.

Question 9 of 21

What did the air force test chimpanzees for?

... The air force tested chimpanzees for the effects of space on the body.

Question 10 of 21

What did the 1966 Animal Welfare Act outline?

... The act outlined the minimum care standards for warm-blooded animals held in captivity, including non-human primates.

Question 11 of 21

What happened when hundreds of chimpanzees were injected with HIV?

... The tests showed that the chimpanzees rarely developed AIDS.

Question 12 of 21

What biomedical tests of chimpanzees gave important results?

... The tests for hepatitis B gave important positive results.

Question 13 of 21

How many chimpanzees in the U.S. were being used for biomedical testing in the year 2000?

... In the year 2000, there were about 1,600 chimpanzees being used for medical testing.

Question 14 of 21

In the year 2000, who owned the chimpanzees that were being used for biomedical testing?

... The U.S. Government owned some, and others were owned by private pharmaceutical companies.

Question 15 of 21

When did the government stop the funding for the federal captive breeding program for chimpanzees?

... In the year 2007, the federal government pulled the plug on the funding.

Question 16 of 21

What happens to chimpanzees who have been infected with viruses after the study is over?

... Retried chimpanzees may live uncaged in a chimpanzee sanctuary.

Question 17 of 21

In the year 2008, how many chimpanzees were being studied in federal research centers?

... Some 1,200 chimpanzees were being held for medical testing in nine federal research centers in 2008.

Question 18 of 21

Other than the U.S., what other country allows chimpanzees to be used for biomedical testing?

... Gabon is the only other country that allows biomedical testing on chimpanzees.

Question 19 of 21

What may be the future of U.S. chimpanzee testing?

... The National Institute of Health has a proposal to replace animal testing with alternative testing.

Question 20 of 21

What can replace biomedical testing on chimpanzees?

... An alternative to biomedical testing on chimpanzees is testing cell cultures in test tubes.

Question 21 of 21

When did Japan stop the biomedical testing on chimpanzees?

... Japan stopped the biomedical testing on chimpanzees in 2006.