Posts Tagged ‘animal rights’
Amber Nash, Simon & Helen Law Join Project Chimps Board
Project Chimps has welcomed three Atlanta residents to its board of directors, Amber Nash and Simon and Helen Law. Project Chimps is a non-profit sanctuary for chimpanzees retired from medical research, located in the mountains of North Georgia. Amber Nash is an Atlanta-based actress best known for her role as Pam Poovey on the Emmy…
Read MoreJune 2018 News: What Koko Taught us About Communication
In our June News, Ali Crumpacker reflects on what Koko the gorilla taught us about communication, as many mourned her passing. Read about Gertrude and Jason’s second encounter in our chimpanzee introduction program; and meet our new board members Amber Nash and Helen & Simon Law.
Read MoreChimps Grace the Cover of All Animals Magazine
Emma graced the cover of the May/June issue of All Animals magazine! All Animals is the award-winning, bimonthly membership publication of The Humane Society of the United States, the nation’s largest and most effective animal protection organization, backed by more than 10 million people. The article was written by Emily Smith and features beautiful photos of the…
Read MoreNearly 500 Attend Project Chimps' First Discovery Days
Nearly 500 people attended Project Chimps’ first Discovery Days open house May 19 and 20. Guests came from areas as near as Morganton and as far away as California for a chance to see the former research chimpanzees and learn more about their journey from the lab to their permanent home at Project Chimps. At…
Read MoreApril 2018 News: Hercules and Leo and the Importance of Volunteers
In our April 2018 update, we see how well-known former research chimpanzees Hercules and Leo are settling in, along with their seven adolescent group mates. We also look at the critical role volunteers play at a chimpanzee sanctuary – we couldn’t do it without them!
Read MoreMarch 2018 News: "Boy Meets Girl" Encounters and a Check in on Genesis
Gertrude meets Jason in our March 2018 update as we describe our new chimpanzee introduction program. The intros are conducted under the supervision of Michael Seres, Project Chimps’ Manager of Chimpanzee Socialization. We also look in on Genesis after her recent bout with pneumonia and look ahead to Project Chimps’ first-ever Discovery Days.
Read MoreProject Chimps Earns Full Member Status in NAPSA
Project Chimps has been granted full member status in the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance. The North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA) is dedicated to the mission of advancing and advocating for the welfare of captive primates. This coalition of primate sanctuaries, who care for more than 700 nonhuman primates retired from the entertainment, biomedical…
Read MoreProject Chimps Earns Accreditation by Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS)
February 7, 2018, (Washington DC) – The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries, awarded Accredited status to Project Chimps as of February 1, 2018. Project Chimps is the newest chimpanzee sanctuary in the United States and provides lifelong care to former research chimpanzees…
Read MoreFebruary 2018 News: More Chimps Outdoors at Project Chimps
In our February 2018 update, we describe the first day in our outdoor habitat for Marlon and his group of seven chimpanzees. Project Chimps’ executive director, Ali Crumpacker, also shares her experiences working with wild and exotic animals.
Read MoreExperiencing the Outdoors
There wasn’t a dry human eye in the sanctuary on Tuesday, as we celebrated the opening of the new Peachtree Habitat and the first release of chimpanzees outdoors at Project Chimps. Lance’s expression, above, says it all. This was the first time in their lives these former research chimps could look up at an unobstructed…
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