A chimpanzee with two popsicles, one in each hand: that's what the press in Brazil has shown in pictures and videos as the resource for fighting the intense heat of the last few days in a Brazilian zoo. Those popsicles lasted some minutes before being devoured by the chimp, but
Ireland May be the Next Country to Free Animals as ‘Non-Human’ Persons
Last week, Argentina made headlines when they granted an orangutan, named Sandra, the status of “non-human person” and the freedom she needed to be moved out of the Buenos Aires Zoo. Sandra, a reportedly shy orangutan, was obviously unhappy with her living situation at the zoo. This went into the
The water parks of the United States are in crisis and possibly in a few more years they will disappear. Keeping dolphins, whales and aquatic animals in tanks is completely not acceptable in the XXI century. But ... In Brazil, it seems that some people live in another "galaxy". Water parks
This time we will not speak of non-human primates, we will focus on humans. Since I have been involved with GAP Project, I avoid entering the Cuba issue, where I was born 75 years ago. Many journalists who have visited us in Sorocaba Sanctuary want to talk about the subject, but
In the last days of 2014, the case of Sandra, a female orangutan who lives at Buenos Aires Zoo, ran the world when her rights as Non-Human Person were recognized by an Argentine Court. We will try to explain the background and details of this case so that all everyone who
UN Great Apes Survival Partnership - GRASP is in favor for chimpanzee Toti's transference to Brazil GRASP has sent a letter to Bubalcó Zoo, in Argentina, asking "kindly" to the zoo to transfer the chimpanzee to GAP Sorocaba Sanctuary, in Brazil. Source (in Spanish): http://www.lavoz.com.ar/ciudadanos/
Mexico has been, until now, a major center of circuses operation with animals. Some chimpanzees that were created in Brazil were sold to Mexican circuses 15 years ago. Today the Mexican Congress passed a law banning the National Wildlife species in circuses, which awaits the Presidential sanction in the coming days.
Argentine zoo that lets visitors enter the cages can be closed
Imprisoned and sedated A private zoo near Buenos Aires, Luján zoo, which allows visitors to enter the cages of the lions and tigers, can have its doors closed by the state government. The department of land affairs considers that allowing the entry of visitors is against a law that
When the environmentalist and great contributor to GAP, Gabriel Bitencourt, talked to us weeks ago with the idea of a campaign for the transfer of chimpanzee Blackie from Sorocaba Zoo for the Great Primates Sanctuary of Sorocaba, we accept to be part of the initiative; however, we knew that the
Caesar completed one year old on December 10th. Just like with his sisters, his mother, Samantha, did not breastfeed him and we had to raise him. This time was different, as Caesar, during the day, was in the Sanctuary, in his enclosure, and in the afternoon and at night he
When we started to work with GAP Project, more than one decade ago, we asked the project lawyers why they did not enter with a declaratory order in the Supreme Court of the United States prompting the basic rights of great apes and their recognition as No-Human persons. The frustrating
Not only in Sorocaba, São Paulo state, there is a case of a chimpanzee who lives in isolation for years and suffering with the harassment of the public. In Recife, capital of Pernambuco state, northeast of Brazil, there is a more dramatic case at Zoo “Dois Irmãos”. There
CHIMPS DECLARED AS NON HUMAN PERSONS Gran Simian Project (Spain) and GAP are releasing the World Manifesto for the recognition of great apes as nonhuman persons 2014 and request that the European Community accepts this new concept, condemning the torture of chimpanzees in Germany and the lack of a common standard
U.S. Department of Agriculture allows animal torture
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has the task, among others, to enforce the Animal Welfare Act, which ensures that the animals are well treated, at any branch where they are, are not tortured, have proper veterinary care and sufficient food. That's the theory, but in practice USDA does not
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