%0 Journal Article %T Ethical and Scientific Pitfalls Concerning Laboratory Research with Non-Human Primates, and Possible Solutions %A Andrew Knight %A Augusta Gaspar %A Lu¨Ēs Vicente %J Archive of "Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI". %D 2019 %R 10.3390/ani9010012 %X Legislation and guidelines governing biomedical research with humans and non-human primates (NHPs) rely on different ethical frameworks. In this paper we argue that the main ethical framework used to assess and justify NHP experimentation is inadequate for its purpose. We propose a change of framework that we believe would benefit NHPs and improve research quality %K non-human primate research %K biomedical research %K deontology %K utilitarianism %K animal use alternatives %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6356609/