After being put to work in show business, 37-year-old Billy Jo was sent to the lab for use in medical research. There, he endured months of punch biopsies and other tests. He also chewed off several of his own digits after coming out of anaesthesia. Now, it’s sometimes difficult for his current caretakers to understand his needs.
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It is sad that we are so inhumane to our closest relatives in the name of advances in science. Can’t we be kind to a close lower species that is not harming us? It is good that PBS is viewing this documentary to make more people aware of what we educated humans do.
I was so saddened to see Billy Jo’s outcome just 2 weeks after being able to enjoy the outdoors. Thank you PBS for bringing the plight of these unsung heroes to our attention and giving a voice to God’s nonhuman creatures. It makes me wonder if we really are the “civilized” society we claim to be.
BILLY JOE’S STORY TOUCHED ME.AFTER 2 WEEKS IN HIS NEW HOME HE PAST AWAY. WHEN I HEARD THAT I CRIED.I HOPE THE REST OF THE CHIMPANZEES LOOK & SEE THE WAY BILLY JOE DID HE WAS A VERY HPOEFUL CHIMPANZEE
We need to demand their release from the research labs……