


Nine of the original 42 chimpanzees were relocated, and one died of natural causes. The chimpanzees, Annie, Burreto, Foxy, Jamie, Jody, Missy, and Negra, endured decades of biomedical research. The state's Department of Fish and Wildlife stepped in to relocate the animals, except for the chimpanzees, most of whom were retired from biomedical research. Buckshire’s last seven chimpanzees, who were used for breeding and Hepatitis B vaccine trials, were transferred to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW) in 2008. Wildlife Waystation was once home to a wide variety of species, including bears, tigers, lions, monkeys, apes, and more, but was closed in 2019 due to repeated damage from wildfires and financial challenges. Relocation was made possible by the Chimpanzees in Need fundraising campaign to rescue dozens of chimpanzees who were left behind at the Sylmar-area animal sanctuary, which closed in 2019. chimpanzees, siamangs, and gorillas as well macaques and baboon species. The first group of chimps, known as the Cle Elum Seven. They arrived Saturday at the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state, where they will live out their retirement years on 90 acres of farm and forested land. Our Sanctuary is a place where you can find a variety of primates and other. Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW) is currently home to sixteen chimpanzees and four cattle. Moving day was a painstaking affair – each chimpanzee was placed in a large cage, which were loaded onto a transport trailer provided by Project Chimps, a Georgia sanctuary. Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW) is located on 110 acres of farm and forested land in the Cascade mountains, 90 miles east of Seattle. "It's just thrilling to see 'The Lucky Six' set off towards their new sanctuary home, where a brighter future awaits them," Erika Fleury, program director for the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance. Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is fundraising with Tru Earth Support our fundraising efforts by shopping through our fundraising store. It was uncertain how she would cope with life at the sanctuary.Lucky, Cy, Dora, Gordo, Rayne and Terry – who have been dubbed the "Lucky Six" – hit the road Friday and arrived safely in Washington on Saturday. When she arrived at the sanctuary in 2008, her caregivers reported that she was cautious of her surroundings and people. It took 14 years, but finally, with the support of Augustus Club members, PETA contributed $50,000 to help build a new home at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest for the seven remaining chimpanzees from Buckshire to retire to-including Foxie. Action alert from Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest After the Super Bowl, a commercial from Geico began airing that included a short clip of a chimpanzee. In 1994, a PETA undercover investigator found 42 chimpanzees imprisoned in tiny cages in the windowless basement of the Buckshire Corporation-a company that supplies animals to laboratories. It’s unknown how old they were when they were taken, but they were seen only as more subjects for cruel experiments.

All four of her babies, including one set of twins, were taken away from her as infants. Those organizations that do meet our criteria tend to be largely skewed towards research with great apes, in particular chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ), which to some degree also reflects the species distribution of sanctuary residents themselves. These paintings benefited an organization close to Cheryls heart, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. 94 psychiatric disorders in, 99 rescue, 8796 and sign language, 9091 unable to return to wild, 91 Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, 101 civil rights. However, Foxie doesn’t have this bond with her babies. Mulcahy and Diana Goodrich, Co-Directors CSNW PO Box 952 Cle Elum, WA 98922 Founded in 2003, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is located on a 26-acre farm in the Cascade mountains, approximately 100 miles east of Seattle, Washington. While you observe the Chimps who were rescued from medical research romp & play in their large. They care deeply for their families and forge lifelong friendships. Meet the Chimps of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. Here, chimps can roam woodland and wide-open spaces feast on fresh fruits and veggies and thrive in large families. DONATE More than a refuge, Chimp Haven offers 200 acres designed entirely for chimpanzees. Chimpanzees are profoundly social, and in the wild, they spend every day together exploring, making and using tools to solve problems, foraging, playing, grooming each other, and making soft nests for sleeping each night. To provide and promote the best care of sanctuary chimpanzees and inspire action for the species worldwide.
