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The '''Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia''', operated by Humane Society International (HSI), serves as a sanctuary and rehabilitation centre for chimpanzees rescued from various backgrounds, including the illegal wildlife trade and biomedical research. Established to provide lifetime care and rehabilitation to chimpanzees in need, the refuge houses over 60 chimpanzees who have suffered from exploitation and abuse.<ref>[https://www.liberiachimps.org/about-us About Us | Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia] liberiachimps.org</ref> | The '''Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia''', operated by [[Humane Society International]] (HSI), serves as a sanctuary and rehabilitation centre for chimpanzees rescued from various backgrounds, including the illegal wildlife trade and biomedical research. Established to provide lifetime care and rehabilitation to chimpanzees in need, the refuge houses over 60 chimpanzees who have suffered from exploitation and abuse.<ref>[https://www.liberiachimps.org/about-us About Us | Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia] liberiachimps.org</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In 1974, researchers from the US nonprofit blood bank, the New York Blood Center | In 1974, researchers from the US nonprofit blood bank, the New York Blood Center, opened an experimental laboratory on the west coast of Liberia. Working with the Liberia Biomedical Research Institute, they trapped wild chimpanzees and used them to conduct research and drug trials.<ref name=":0">[https://www.dw.com/en/monkey-island-home-of-the-liberian-lab-chimps/g-60598920 Monkey Island: Home of the Liberian lab chimps] DW </ref> | ||
The chimpanzees were kept in cages at the [[Vilab II]] research facility outside the capital, Monrovia.<ref name=":0" /> The researchers infected them with various diseases, such as hepatitis B and river blindness (an eye sickness caused by a parasite), so they could study the effectiveness of different treatments.<ref name=":0" /> | The chimpanzees were kept in cages at the [[Vilab II]] research facility outside the capital, Monrovia.<ref name=":0" /> The researchers infected them with various diseases, such as hepatitis B and river blindness (an eye sickness caused by a parasite), so they could study the effectiveness of different treatments.<ref name=":0" /> | ||