CEO Michelle Thew said:
“Cruelty Free International is deeply saddened by the passing of Dame Jane Goodall, with whom we worked to protect primates in laboratories. Dr Goodall was an inspiration to us all, a true pioneer and giant of the animal protection movement who made a historic and lasting difference to how the world recognises the value of our closest living relatives. We thank her sincerely for her astonishing dedication to a lifetime of work and send our heartfelt condolences to her friends and family.
Dr Goodall, an outstanding visionary, shared our view that experimenting upon chimpanzees, baboons and other monkeys is inhumane, and recognised how similar their emotions are to humans, sharing a similar capacity for both mental and physical suffering. Her work has achieved so much in helping us to highlight the suffering of primates in the name of science and the need to focus on humane and human-relevant science – a cause we will continue to champion until animal testing is consigned to the history books.”
Jane Goodall supported Cruelty Free International's work:
Mauritius trade in primates: https://crueltyfreeinternational.org/latest-news-and-updates/dr-jane-goodall-makes-plea-behalf-monkeys-mauritius
Expose of animal abuse at LPT Laboratory: https://crueltyfreeinternational.org/latest-news-and-updates/world-leading-primatologist-speaks-out-animals-lpt
Introduction of HEARTS Act to promote humane and human-relevant science in the United States: https://crueltyfreeinternational.org/latest-news-and-updates/dr-jane-goodall-joins-us-celebrating-introduction-hearts-act-advance-humane