I agree that this comment “We reached a point where in that five years the need for research has essentially shrunk to zero.” is a bit disingenuous as it is the

I agree that this comment “We reached a point where in that five years the need for research has essentially shrunk to zero.” is a bit disingenuous as it is the same restrictive regulations that these institutes have put into place that have driven the demand to zero. However, that was the intended consequence I would argue. And rather than say, “This is the state of affairs we wanted, we wanted zero invasive research on primates.” they are going to deflect blame because they get charged with endangering public health, “Given NIH’s primary mission to protect public health, it seems surprising,” And that _is_ what is happening. It's an ethical trade-off. I'd actually prefer them to say that they were aware that some science might take longer but that the chimpanzee's well-being was now being taken into consideration, so sorry about that. I can see why they don't though, even if that's what they believe.