Over 30 chimpanzees formerly used for animal testing have been abandoned on an uninhabitable island in Liberia. They survive only through daily deliveries of food by a charitable institution.

Here is the official statement by the NYBC:

http://nybloodcenter.org/about-us/press-room/statement-new-york-blood-center-regarding-liberian-chimp-sanctua/

Here is an FAQ by them on the issue:

http://nybloodcenter.org/about-us/press-room/primates-liberia-frequently-asked-questions/

I'm posting these links because they took me all of 10 seconds find on Google, and maybe 5 minutes to actually read.

And yet, 7 hours after this post was submitted, currently with 646 upvotes, and 85 comments.....nobody has posted them.

Did nobody think of making a quick look if other information was available?

Now look, I don't have time to actually research this situation, I'm about to go to bed and was just trying to watch a few videos before falling asleep.

I got compelled to write this post though because the response to it annoys me.

A bunch of you watched a Youtube video that offered absolutely no proof to its claim. But because it caused an emotional response, hundreds of people assumed it was fact.

That's such BULLSHIT.

I don't know who is telling the truth. I don't know if it's the humane society. I don't know if it's the NYBC.

I'd like to look more into it tomorrow when I have the time.

I don't understand how people can just be shown an edited video like this, given one sided facts, and think it's ok to make a judgement.

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