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The Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge | [[File:Dana farber1.jpg|alt=Chimpanzees abandoned by the New York Blood Center receive food from local volunteers. Date |thumb|Chimpanzees abandoned by the New York Blood Center receive food from local volunteers.]] | ||
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" /> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
{{See also/primates}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* [https://www.wearelikeyou.org/en/second-chance-chimpanzee-refuge-liberia/ Visit to Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia] We Are Like You | * [https://www.wearelikeyou.org/en/second-chance-chimpanzee-refuge-liberia/ Visit to Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia] We Are Like You | ||
* [https://www.humanesociety.org/news/second-chance-chimp-refuge-upgrade Update on Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge in Liberia] Humane Society International | * [https://www.humanesociety.org/news/second-chance-chimp-refuge-upgrade Update on Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge in Liberia] Humane Society International | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrVjS3eZC84 He saved these chimpanzees' lives] YouTube | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Primates]] | [[Category:Primates]] | ||
[[Category:Liberia]] | [[Category:Liberia]] | ||
[[Category:Animal sanctuaries]] | [[Category:Animal sanctuaries]] | ||
[[Category:Animal sanctuaries in Liberia]] | [[Category:Animal sanctuaries in Liberia]] | ||
[[Category:Animal testing]] | |||