Provides that nothing in this Act limits or prevents individualized medical care performed on a great ape by a licensed veterinarian or physician for the well-being of the great ape, including surgical procedures or chemical treatments for birth control.ĭefines: (1) a "great ape" as any chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon (2) "invasive research" as research that may cause death, injury, pain, distress, fear, or trauma to great apes, including drug testing or exposure to a substance or isolation, social deprivation, or other experimental manipulations that may be detrimental to the ape's health or psychological well-being and (3) a "suitable sanctuary" as a sanctuary that meets or exceeds the standards of care for chimpanzees held in the federally supported sanctuary system, or a nonprofit wildlife sanctuary that meets specified requirements, including that it provides a place of refuge for the lifetime of the animal and does not conduct invasive research. 4) Prohibits: (1) conducting invasive research on great apes (2) possessing, maintaining, or housing a great ape for the purpose of conducting invasive research (3) using federal funds to conduct such research or to support an entity conducting or facilitating such research within or outside of the United States (4) knowingly breeding a great ape for the purpose of conducting or facilitating such research (5) transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, leasing, renting, donating, purchasing, selling, or borrowing a great ape in interstate or foreign commerce for conducting or facilitating such research and (6) transferring federal ownership of a great ape to a non-federal entity unless the entity is a suitable sanctuary. Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2012 - (Sec.
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