Hercules and Leo: Nonhuman Rights Project Update
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Nonhuman Rights Project
August 2015

Stony Brook University indicated at the end of July that it would no longer experiment on our chimpanzee plaintiffs, Hercules and Leo.

We've made clear that if Stony Brook attempts to move Hercules and Leo to any place other than one of the aforementioned sanctuaries, we'll immediately seek a preliminary injunction to prevent this move pending the outcome of all appeals.

As August draws to a close, we have a number of important updates we'd like to share with you.

First, regarding Hercules and Leo: as you may know, Stony Brook University indicated at the end of July that it would no longer experiment on our chimpanzee plaintiffs—this is great news, especially because they're still young and have much of their lives still before them.

That said, where Hercules and Leo will go next remains to be seen. To help ensure that they're transferred to Save the Chimps or an appropriate member sanctuary of the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA), our legal team is deep in negotiations with Stony Brook and with Hercules' and Leo's "owner," the New Iberia Research Center.

We've made clear that if Stony Brook attempts to move Hercules and Leo to any place other than one of the aforementioned sanctuaries, we'll immediately seek a preliminary injunction to prevent this move pending the outcome of all appeals (as we succeeded in doing in Tommy's case last year).

Meanwhile, we're preparing our appeal of Justice Jaffe's recent decision in Hercules and Leo's case; we encourage you to read NhRP President Steven M. Wise's in-depth analysis of the decision on our website. We continue to wait for decisions in Tommy's and Kiko's cases.

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