Podcasts Government Animals Today Radio Animals Today December 12, 2015: NIH retires Chimps. Vertebral disc disease in dogs. How well do dogs really smell? Helping animals without going crazy. California hotel supports military dogs.

Animals Today December 12, 2015: NIH retires Chimps. Vertebral disc disease in dogs. How well do dogs really smell? Helping animals without going crazy. California hotel supports military dogs.

Published: Dec. 14, 2015, 12:30 a.m.

First on the show is Dr. John Pippin, Director of Academic affairs, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, PCRM. We discuss the news that the NIH is at long last going to retire its chimpanzees warehoused for medical research. Sadly, this day could have occurred decades ago. Stephen Hanson, DVM, then joins Lori to discuss veterinary [\u2026]