Thanksgiving Video

Now you can hear all of the food squeaks, see the anticipation, and relive Thanksgiving at the sanctuary. Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend, or regular weekend, depending on where you live.

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Thankful Chimpanzees Video

Did you get the e-newsletter? Check your in-box – it should be there…. No? Well, sign up now and see the latest below: Click the image above or this link to find out why the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees are thankful ______________________________________________________ We’ve got you covered – you can do all of your holiday shopping…

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Levi and Brandon Wood’s video

Today, Jody’s son Levi turns 27. He has been a research subject his entire life. The note in Jody’s file for this day twenty-seven years ago simply says, “Delivered healthy infant male #88 – removed & taken to nursery.” If she got a glimpse of Levi that day, it was probably the last time Jody…

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Posts for climbing structures

logs

Keith came out for the day and he and J.B. spent a snowy afternoon preparing fir logs donated by Dan Sherman (thanks, Dan!) to be used as the posts for climbing structures on Young’s Hill. Here are the logs and a view of a couple of the old buildings on the property. And here are…

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Negra’s daughter Heidi

Heidi

New England Anti-Vivisection Society’s Project R&R has obtained a few photos through their Freedom of Information Act request. Below is a photo of Heidi, Negra’s daughter, who is still at the Alamogordo Primate Facility (see post from earlier today)

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Alamogordo Chimps Update

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is a hero for chimpanzees. Two days ago he filed a complaint with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to investigate the transfer of the remaining 186 chimpanzees at the Alamogordo Primate Facility (APF). Since then he has been busy with press conferences and interviews with the media about…

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Spread some Chimp Cheer

collectible postcards and envelopes

Are you working on your holiday cards? Would you like to share the Cle Elum Seven with your list? We’d be happy to send you, free of charge, a pack of seven collectible notecards and donation envelopes (see photo below) to include with your holiday mailing. Your list will learn about your chimp friends and…

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Pfizer changes Robitussin ad

Primate Patrol is an advocacy branch of CSNW that is dedicated to ending the exploitation of great apes in entertainment. If you are not already signed up for Primate Patrol action alerts, sign up here: www.primatepatrol.org/join and be sure to like the Primate Patrol Facebook page. Volunteer Debbie has been busy this summer and fall…

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Burrito being playful

I have pretty much the best job in the world. Thanks to stellar volunteers Jessica and Lynn, I was able to spend some time with Burrito this morning. He was in a particularly silly mood. It’s easy to forget everything that he’s been through when he’s so playful. Chimpanzees have very good memories, but I…

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Best photo saved…

We’ll send you an exclusive photo of the birthday girl at her celebration if you donate $33 in honor of Jamie today: http://chimpsdonate.kintera.org/ Thanks for supporting the sanctuary. We couldn’t provide the care that we do without your help!

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HALLOWEEN

Jamie looking through a Halloween gift bag

The Halloween / Jamie’s birthday celebration today is perhaps the biggest party we’ve had to date, and the chimpanzees were food grunting and squeaking like they’d happened upon the most exciting food they had ever seen. Here are a few photos of the festivities: Jamie looking through a Halloween gift bag. Thanks for all the…

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Felicity’s Lucky Seven Day

In addition to being Halloween and Jamie’s birthday (party!!). Today is Felicity’s Lucky Seven Day. This is the seventh in a series of Sponsor-a-Days honoring Felicity Wood. As you probably well know from the previous six Felicity Days, for her birthday this year, Felicity asked her loved ones to donate to the sanctuary. Her family…

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