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Chimpanzee Sanctuary Hoping to Expand and Provide Homes for More Animals

Approximately 435 chimps are still stuck in labs with nowhere else to go. The only viable option is a sanctuary. Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is one of only six facilities in the country with full accreditation to house the chimps with adequate food, space and medical care. Right now they have an amazing group known as the Cle Elum 7: Foxy, Jamie, Annie, Negra, Jody, Missy and Burrito. CSNW invited KIRO in to show them how resilient these chimps are, and they spoke about their plans to expand in a big, bold way.

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Hollywood Legend Doris Day Leaves a Legacy in East Texas

Noelle Almrud, of NAPSA’s Steering Committee and Director of Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, was interviewed by KYTX CBS19.

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Local Chimp Sanctuary Inches Closer to Fundraising Goal for Expansion Project

As Chimp Haven prepares to open up for their first Discovery Day of 2019, they’re also in the middle of a multi-million dollar expansion project.

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$2 M Donation Means More Chimps En Route to Chimp Haven

More than 200 chimpanzees still living in research facilities are now one step closer to sanctuary retirement thanks to a $2 million donation to Chimp Haven, the national chimpanzee sanctuary in Louisiana.

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10-Year-Old Devotes Free Time to Raising Thousands for Animal Rescues Through Lemonade Stands

Disaster led 10-year-old Frannie of Missouri City, Texas, to something magical. After Hurricane Harvey hit the area Frannie called home — forcing her and her family to evacuate for five days — the compassionate child wanted to find a way to help her neighbors and all of those affected by the natural disaster.

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Retired Chimpanzees and Billionaire Donors: A Philanthropy Love Story

Of all the causes philanthropy takes up, donors and fundraisers are often most effective when it comes to filling in a super-specific gap—tackling a finite problem that falls outside of normal funding channels. That’s especially the case when there’s an important, and even heartwarming outcome donors can witness.

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Improvements Planned at Chimpanzee Sanctuary

The Cle Elum Seven will soon see improvements to their home at the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.

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Discovery Day at Chimp Haven

Ashley Gordon from Chimp Haven discusses their upcoming Discovery Day event, as well as the world renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall who visited Chimp Haven recently.

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You Can “Adopt An Ape” on the Suncoast

Watch the video that explores how for over 24 years, the Center for Great Apes sanctuary in Wauchula has been taking in chimps and orangutans and nursing the animals back to both physical and mental health after years in the entertainment business, research laboratories, and in private homes as pets. They currently offer a symbolic “Adopt An Ape” program for either a monthly or annual rate that goes toward the costs of food, medical care, and habitat maintenance.

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Walk for the Apes 2018 – 5K Walk & Concert

For the first time ever in Miami, the community is coming together to walk against the human negligence of great apes. Walkers will be able to take part in this historical animal advocacy movement on its first year of inception. They will not only be the voice against the abuse of chimpanzees and orangutans, but also will raise funds for the Center for Great Apes, a 501c nonprofit founded in Miami. 

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Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch to sponsor event Sept. 16

The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch near Murchison is scheduled to host the Welcome Neighbor Bus Tour.

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Chimp Haven Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Gala

What a thrill for Chimp Haven fans who were seeing and being seen at the agency’s first gala — “A Pant Hoot Affair, A Roaring 20th Anniversary Celebration.”

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