Resolutions, Policies, & Statements

ASP is pleased to announce our full endorsement of the Captive Primate Safety Act of 2024 (H.R.8164). As primatologists, we are acutely aware of the immense harm to nonhuman primate welfare and well-being, including emotional, psychological, and often physical trauma, when they are kept as pets. H.R.8164, which has recently been introduced to Congress, strengthens existing […]

The American Society of Primatologists (ASP) encourages news coverage of its annual meetings by accredited journalists representing media organizations, bloggers, and freelance journalists who work for print, radio, television, or online media outlets covering primatology-related topics, hereafter collectively called “members of the press.” Press badges are available for qualified members of the press pending approval, […]

On November 6, 2023, the ASP Board of Directors approved a resolution outlining the Society’s position on the conservation of wild primate populations. The text of the resolution follows: The American Society of Primatologists (ASP) is a scientific organization whose purpose is to encourage the discovery, exchange, and dissemination of information regarding nonhuman primates (hereafter […]

ASP is adopting an edited version of American Association of Biological Anthropology (AABA) 2023 policy for the sharing of intellectual property and social media use. Intellectual Property and Social Media Policy for ASP Meetings Materials prepared by the presenters together with the content of all oral presentations and poster presentations at the ASP Annual Meeting, […]

The American Society of Primatologists takes any allegations of misconduct seriously. We intend to take a leadership role by outlining issues of appropriate and inappropriate professional behavior and developing a code of best practices that can be used to promote positive and ethical scientific collaboration and mentorship across our discipline. Anyone who becomes aware of […]

WHEREAS the American Society of Primatologists (ASP) stands for the promotion of good welfare of captive primates and conservation of wild primate populations; WHEREAS there exists today a global subculture that produces, promotes and distributes videos that display purposeful provocation and abuse of animals including primates such as macaques, including those that are very young and vulnerable; […]

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Social Media Policy at the ASP Conference Social media is a powerful tool to enhance the speed and immediacy ofinformation exchange. It’s also a way to share the experience of being at the American Society of Primatologists conference with researchers who are not in attendance. We encourage you to use your personal social media accounts. […]

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The National Institutes of Health’s December 11, 2015, decision to phase out research with live non-human primates at Dr. Stephen Soumi’s Laboratory of Comparative Ethology in Poolesville, MD will have widespread—and unknown—effects on primate studies in the United States. Approximately 300 rhesus macaques will be transferred to unspecified locations in the next three years. Work on normal […]