Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care

'Second chance': Chimps used in hepatitis B experiments get comprehensive health checks in Liberia

Rest of World News: Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments have undergone comprehensive health checks at a sanctuary in Liberia as part of long-term car.

Chimpanzees used in vaccine research get health checks in Liberia home

The West African chimpanzees received checks ranging from teeth cleaning to X-rays and pedicure at the Humane World for Animals’ Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge in central Liberia, Liliana Pacheco Ricote, director of the sanctuary, told The Associated Press.

Chimpanzees once used in hep B experiments receive care in Liberia

A group of chimpanzees once used in laboratory experiments for hepatitis B vaccines are receiving medical care at a sanctuary in Liberia, where their caretakers hope to give them a...

Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care

Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia.

Chimpanzees used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care

Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia

Liberia’s rescued chimpanzees receive health checks

Many of the chimps at Second Chance were captured from the wild as infants before ending up at the laboratory and enduring decades of invasive and distressing experiments.