NIH Primate Research Center May Become Animal Sanctuary
An NIH-funded primate research center may be converted into an animal sanctuary under the Trump administration's restructuring of federal science agencies. The potential change at the Oregon Health & Science University facility would redirect resources from active primate research to animal care and retirement. The move has drawn mixed reactions from the scientific community, with some welcoming improved animal welfare and others warning of setbacks to biomedical research.
Read Full Story at VoxA righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
— Proverbs 12:10
The consideration of converting a research facility into a sanctuary touches on the biblical principle of stewardship over animals, reflecting the tension between scientific advancement and compassionate treatment of God's creatures.