When an animal so similar to us in nearly every way, spends its entire life in a 4X4 cell, completely separated from all contact with its family, it becomes hard for me to support scientific research. This, however, is the lesser of many animal right evils in that science makes some incredible gains in discovering cures for human diseases. The issue then becomes convincing companies that its worth their while to spend money to make conditions humane.
Primatologist, Jane Goodall has some excellent ideas
http://www.janegoodall.org/default.asp
"As long as chimpanzees are used in medical research, it is our responsibility to treat them as humanely as possible. Their similarities to humans do not end with their physiology and immune systems. Chimp babies need the same things as their human counterparts: they need to be held, loved, talked to, and played with, to interact with other chimpanzees for play and romping, to have toys and enrichment so that they do not become bored and listless. Conditions for most lab chimpanzee have improved over the past several years. But we still have far to go. We must recognize our responsibility for the pain and suffering we have inflicted."
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