Resolutions, Policies, & Statements

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 […]

January 27, 2015 The members of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Primatologists would like to add our comments to the discussion of the validity and effectiveness of non-human primate research as it pertains to human behavior and medicine. Non-human primate research (on monkeys and apes) has had widespread effect on improving […]

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Background: The following policy statement was formulated by the ASP Primate Care Committee for the purpose of providing a public document regarding the ASP’s stance on the use of social housing for nonhuman primates used in research. There is considerable scientific literature on the topic of social housing in laboratory primates, and best practices will continue to […]

February 8, 2014 The American Society of Primatologists supports the humane and ethical use of nonhuman primates in research, including biomedical research, and has made strong statements to this effect in the past (https://www.asp.org/society/ ). As a scientific society with a strong educational mission, the American Society of Primatologists applauds and supports efforts to educate the […]

March 22, 2013 Section 1 – Ethologically Appropriate Physical and Social Environments: Recommendation 1) Chimpanzees must have the opportunity to live in sufficiently large, complex, multi-male, multi-female social groupings, ideally consisting of at least 7 individuals. Unless dictated by clearly documented medical or social circumstances, no chimpanzee should be required to live alone for extended […]