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Featured: Kareen from Project Chimps | Photo by: Fred Rubio
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From Lost Monkey to Trending Twitter Star
In March, a macaque monkey named Carter escaped from his caretaker’s car in a Charlotte hospital parking lot.
About Sanctuaries
American Anti-Vivisection Society’s magazine shed light on chimpanzee sanctuary retirement.
N.I.H. to End Backing for Invasive Research on Chimps
The National Institutes of Health announced that it would end its support for invasive research on chimpanzees and retire the 50 chimps that it had set aside for future biomedical research.
Plan to Export Chimps Tests Law to Protect Species
When the Fish and Wildlife Service decided in June to classify all chimpanzees, captive or wild, as endangered, the ruling meant that any biomedical experiment or export of chimps from the United States, whoever owned them, would be subject to a strict permit process under the Endangered Species Act.
Dez Bryant: Ripped Over Supposed Pet Monkey, ‘He Will Live to Regret It’
Not everyone caught the cutsies when Dez Bryant posted a pic of his supposed new pet monkey — several animal organizations are FURIOUS … claiming the move is downright “irresponsible.”
Animal-rights Groups Implore Dez Bryant to Give Up the Monkey
Last week, we told you about how Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant had somehow procured a tiny monkey he named Dallas Bryant. The world went: Awwwww.
Hundreds of Baboons to be Relocated from OU Facility
Six hundred and seventy-six baboons will be removed from a University of Oklahoma facility in El Reno as it winds down within three to four years.
Adult Rhesus Monkey Captured in Eastern Kentucky
A male monkey captured earlier this week in eastern Kentucky, remained in quarantine Thursday but how the adult Rhesus made it to the region is unknown, his current caretaker said. Note: This is an archived article. As of May 2019, Primate Rescue Center is no longer a member of NAPSA.
Erika Fleury: Jungle Friends’ Jersey Shows Negative Consequences of Primate Ownership
In June, it was two years since Jungle Friends, a Gainesville primate sanctuary, saved the life of a little Capuchin monkey named Jersey. Jersey’s was not the first, nor last, primate life saved at Jungle Friends, but his condition at the time of his rescue was certainly one of the most memorable. Update: This is an archived article. As of June 2021, Jungle Friends is no longer a member of NAPSA.
Chimpanzees Should Not Be Pets
Three years ago, Chimps Inc., a Bend primate sanctuary, welcomed a famous escape artist through their gates. Calamity Jane, or CJ, made headlines by escaping from the home where she lived as a pet — not once, but twice. Update: This is an archived article. As of July 1, 2018, Chimps Inc is no longer a member of NAPSA.
Monkeys Used in Medical Research ‘Kept in Neglectful Conditions,’ Say Activists
After succeeding in their quest to overhaul the treatment of chimpanzees used in research, animal rights advocates are turning their attention to other primates: the tens of thousands of monkeys now used in medical research in the United States.