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posted in 24 Oct 2019

Groundbreaking decision of Brazilian Judge for captive elephant

By Jaqueline B. Ramos* Last Friday, October 18, female elephant Ramba finally arrived at SEB - Santuário de Elefantes do Brasil (Brazil Elephants Sanctuary) after a 73 hour trip all the way from Chile. If the news about her freedom from decades of captivity mistreating was not good enough, a groundbreaking

posted in 23 Oct 2019

Groundbreaking trafficking verdict in DR Congo!

From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance We are excited to tell you about a huge step forward in protecting African primates. When baby Ingende arrived at Lola ya Bonobo, a PASA member in DR Congo, he was in dire condition. He had just been seized from the poachers that

posted in 22 Oct 2019

Hundreds of zoos and aquariums accused of mistreating animals

Many "gold-standard" zoos and aquariums worldwide let visitors pet, feed, and take selfies with animals, a new report finds. By Rachel Fobar (National Geographic) IN A NEW report, an animal welfare group has flagged hundreds of zoos affiliated with the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) for mistreating animals,

posted in 20 Oct 2019

Baby chimp reunited with her mother

From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Sonia, a 2 year old chimp, is her mother’s joy and the pride of her social group at Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, a PASA member in Sierra Leone. It as a shock to know that Sonia’s life was in danger again. She had

posted in 24 Sep 2019

GAP Brazil: Moments at the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba/SP – Catarina and Jango

Catarina and Jango worked for years in circuses and live together since she arrived at the sanctuary, in 2009. Jango arrived in 2003, castrated and with his teeth pulled off. Catarina is more then 40 years old and worked for more than 30 years of her life in the circus. Despite the abused lives

posted in 23 Sep 2019

Open letter to a Great Judge

In 2015, Judge Elena Liberatori, head of Court No. 4 of Administrative and Tax Matters of Buenos Aires, Argentina, made history in world legislation, recognizing the Orangutana Sandra, who lives for 25 years in the Buenos Aires Zoo, in the Barrio de Palermo, as a juridical personality to be judged by a Human

posted in 23 Sep 2019

Opinion: I love animals but it seems that my country has plenty of money, like it’s one of the richest countries in the world

By Prof. Alejandra Juárez* In a country with economic and social problems like ours it is inexplicable and shocking the money that is being spent on the move to give away our animals especially to the United States. But the most colossal thing is the expense that the city

posted in 18 Sep 2019

PASA/Africa: One-legged chimp saved!

From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance The stars were shining in the Congolese sky, and Yombe, one of the oldest chimpanzees at HELP Congo, who had lost a leg in a poacher’s trap as a baby, was still sleeping soundly. Yves, Bienvenu, Ntadi, and Sylveres, HELP Congo’s

posted in 11 Sep 2019

In memory of Tarzan

From Save the Chimps Sanctuary We announce with heavy hearts the passing of our beloved resident and friend, Tarzan. Tarzan was a sweet and playful chimpanzee who proved to be an expert at making friends during his introductions into Bobby's family. “We are deeply sad to lose such an important

posted in 11 Sep 2019

Almost chimpanzee, by Jon Cohen, an extensive overview of human/chimp relationships

Book review by Alyson Baker* In 1925, the American psychologist and primatologist Robert Yerkes published his book Almost human, arguing that the similarities between humans and chimpanzees would make chimps good objects for scientific study. In Almost chimpanzee, Jon Cohen explores how different our two species are, and what that might

posted in 10 Sep 2019

The Manifesto: Chimpanzees Are Living Human Fossils

A few days ago a 15-page paper was published in the magazine Human Evolution, Vol. 34, with four more worldwide references on this subject. The title of the work is “Pan Survival in the 21st Century: Chimpanzee Cultural Preservation, Rehabilitation, and Emancipation Manifesto”. See the full version here: Roffman_Pan The

posted in 09 Sep 2019

GAP Brazil: Chimpanzee Black has a mate in the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba/SP

Four months after the transfer from the city zoo to the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba/SP, affiliated to GAP Project, chimpanzee Black could not have been better. He is fully adapted to the sanctuary routine and has no health problems, despite his estimated 50 years and the fact that he

posted in 08 Aug 2019

BBC reinventing the wheel

In recent days, a BBC video circulating on social networks features chimpanzees of an African Sanctuary walking on two feet and requesting food from their African keepers. BBC is known for producing extraordinary documentaries of wildlife and the animal world. It could not conclude that two-foot chimps would be a

posted in 05 Aug 2019

Legal standing for our no-human kin

By Alyson Baker* I stood next to Boris, a Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary caregiver, I was volunteering at the Sanctuary. I mentioned to Boris that Medina, the chimpanzee who was browsing on the other side of the fence, had something stuck on her back. “Medina, what’s on your back?”

posted in 25 Jul 2019

PASA/Africa: Help Captain

From PASA - Pan African Sanctuaries Alliance Captain, a young chimp, has endured constant abuse and neglect in his short life. When he was an infant a poacher slaughtered his mother in front of his eyes, then captured and sold Captain as an illegal pet. He was alone, torn from

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