Friday, March 14, 2003

Sexually abused cadets aren't the only members of the U.S. Air Force to have been mistreated. For four decades, the Air Force chimpanzees--used for testing at a lab that violated federal animal welfare laws--lived lives of constant suffering. Long ago, Congress mandated that the chimpanzees be placed in the most humane facility possible, and they were immediately placed in one of the worst: The Coulston Foundation. Unfortunately, Congress did nothing to enforce its mandate. Now, after investigations, lawsuits, and a foreclosure, TCF has lost the chimpanzees. Even the FDA shunned the facility. Now, the 291 chimps are housed at the Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care, and they could use some donations.