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Ethical Concerns In Primate Use And Husbandry, Ardith A. Eudey
Ethical Concerns In Primate Use And Husbandry, Ardith A. Eudey
International Journal for the Study of Animal Problems
After World War II, a dramatic increase occurred in the utilization of nonhuman primates in biomedical and psychological research and industry. At the same time, field studies on the ecological and social behavior of natural
populations of primates also increased, making possible more realistic assessments of both the behavioral potentiality of primate populations and their conservation status. Despite the growing body of information indicating the endangered or threatened status of most species, many laboratory workers and planning agencies continue to regard primates as renewable resources, even seeking to bypass protective legislation in habitat countries to obtain them. As a consequence, …