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      Jane Goodall Among 380+ Scientists Demanding End to 'Cruel' Harvard Monkey Experiments

      "As long as non-human primates are used in scientific experiments, we are morally obligated to provide them with sufficient social conditions that ensure their emotional wellbeing," one researcher argued.

      Brett Wilkins
      Feb 08, 2023

      Hundreds of scientists, doctors, and academics from around the world—including renowned primatologist Jane Goodall—on Wednesday urged the U.S. National Institutes of Health to review and ultimately end funding for "cruel experiments" on non-human primates at Harvard University.

      In a letter led by Harvard Law School's Animal Law & Policy Clinic and the Wild Minds Lab at the University of St. Andrews School of Psychology and Neuroscience in the United Kingdom, 380 signatories urge senior National Institutes of Health officials to "review the protocols and justifications" related to the "funding of unethical experiments on macaque monkeys and other non-human primates taking place at Harvard Medical School."

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      How We Are Treated and the Feedback Loop of Our Dreams

      One of the challenges with teaching young people about the problems in the world, and motivating them to work on solving them, is the discouragement (or worse) that so many feel about the possibilities for lasting positive change.

      Zoe Weil
      Jun 22, 2021

      For two days, I was treated like royalty. I had a young man as my personal assistant who kept offering to carry my backpack and get me anything I wanted. I had a hair and make-up artist by my side. Everywhere I went, I had a bathroom with a sign that indicated it was just for me. And if I was hungry, vegan food was special-ordered at the drop of a hat.

      Why was I treated this way?

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      Humanity Must Embark on 'New Relationship With the Natural World,' Says Jane Goodall

      Humanity Must Embark on 'New Relationship With the Natural World,' Says Jane Goodall

      The acclaimed conservationist, just awarded the Templeton Prize, says that without hope, "we sink into apathy, do nothing—and that will be the end."

      Andrea Germanos
      May 21, 2021

      Renowned conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall has stressed the need for humanity to seize the coronavirus pandemic as a turning point to forge "a new relationship with the natural world."

      Goodall made the comment in an interview with Agence France-Presse published Friday--a day after she received the Templeton Prize for "her unrelenting effort to connect humanity to a greater purpose" over her 60-year career.

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