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    Hundreds of chimps at the NIH await retirement. This senator wants to help

    Sen. Bill Cassidy wants to help hundreds of chimpanzees currently at NIH research facilities enjoy an easy retirement in his home state of Louisiana.
    by Ike Swetlitz Aug 21, 2018 2 minutes
    Chimps gather food at Chimp Haven, the national sanctuary for chimpanzees retired from federal research, in Keithville, La.

    WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy is trying to help hundreds of chimpanzees enjoy an easy retirement in his home state of Louisiana.

    The Republican is pushing for an amendment to a major appropriations bill winding its way through Congress this week that would force the National Institutes of Health to make good on a to move all its chimps out of research facilities.

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