The mystery of Toti is solved – read this chilling tale
Toti was born as Nahuel. The person who accompanied him since he was three years old, who is identified here as CL , tells the true and terrifying history of the life of this chimp, who is not 13 years old, but 24, and still waits alone in an inhospitable zoo, in southern
Days ago an integration of chimpanzees at Anami Institute Sanctuary, affiliated to GAP Project, in, Paraná was performed. For some years, Lucy , a former chimpanzee of Garcia circus, lived with her baby Noel , and they were neighbors of the first group of babies of the sanctuary, which today are already
Activists who advocate for the returning of chimpanzee Toti Cordoba Zoo, for him to be transferred to a GAP Sanctuary in Brazil, made new public demonstrations on 17 February, during the Apple Festival in Rio Negro, an evento much frequented by local citizens. According to the event organizers, who distributed the
Activists camp in front of National Congress in Brazil for projects in defense of animals
From February 17 to February 20, activists of animal rights will camp in front of the National Congress, in Brasília, capital of Brazil. The National Camp for Animals seeks to pressure lawmakers to approve proposals that address the issue in Brazilian Congress and Senate. In the list of demands, it is
When we started the sanctuary in Sorocaba 17 years ago, we were in a rural area, far away from civilization. However, it has already progressed aggressively and currently we are surrounded by it, converting GAP Sanctuary on an island refuge for dozens of species threatened by the so-called "civilization”. When we
Challenge for Globo TV channel: can it join this family?
Watch a video at GAP Communication Channel on Youtube (in Portuguese) about the story of how female chimpanzee Kate ended up in a zoo, was used in a soap opera in the role of chimpanzee Xico and returned to the zoo, where she has a miserable life and no future.
As reported by Martin Davids, a handler of chimpanzees of La Plata Zoo, in Argentina, in an interview given to GAP channel on youtube days ago in Sorocaba Sanctuary (you can check the videos here, in Spanish version), the chimps who were outside the enclosure refused to go back indoor
I met her when we were both starting. She, in a very hostile environment, where the chimps were tortured to death, and I, in not so much hostile one, but in an environment where the primates were negotiated between individual buyers , circuses , zoos and entertainment centers, shamelessly. Dr. Carole Noon
Merck announces that it will stop doing tests in chimpanzees
Pharmaceutical industry Merck & Co. is joining dozens of other companies and laboratories that have pledged to no longer use chimpanzees in research. Merck, which is the third largest pharmaceutical company in the world , was also the largest to make the change so far, according to the information provided by
The Judge of Control No. 4 , Dr. Cornejo , who had initially denied the Habeas Corpus in favor of chimpanzee Toti , now accepted that the appeal move forward to a court where the debate will be intense. He could have denied the appeal and not send it to the Court , but this
New appeal for a Habeas Corpus to Toti in Argentina
Lawyers and People for Animal Rights Association (AFADA, in Spanish ) has presented a new application for a Habeas Corpus to release chimpanzee Toti from where he was hidden from justice in Rio Negro , Argentina. At the same time, Alejandra Juarez , on behalf of GAP Project , filed an appeal to the
Belo Horizonte Zoo at the limit of irresponsibility
Everyone involved in the research and combating of leishmaniasis in Brazil know that Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais state, is an endemic area. The Zoo of the city is at the apex of this area and has contaminated animals for many years, and continues to have. The one who
More support for chimpanzee Habeas Corpus in Argentina
GAP Project Spain has managed to get more support for the Habeas Corpus filed by Alejandra Juarez, representative of GAP in Argentina, to liberate chimpanzee Toti, which is now in a zoo in Rio Negro and is isolated in a tiny enclosure. José María Bermúdez Castro, co- director
Argentine people are disgusted by the treatment given to chimpanzee Toti
A demonstration organized through social networks in Argentina gathered, on January 26th, at 11 am, more than 100 people in front of the Zoo Bulbaco, in Negro River, which received chimpanzee Toti from Cordoba Zoo, when a Habeas Corpus was on trial for his freedom and for him to come to the
With the release of the documentary Blackfish, showing the abuse and torture that orcas and other aquatic animals undergo at Seaworld Park, in Florida, several rock bands and popular artists canceled performances scheduled for 2014 in that "aquatic zoo". The famous country singer and social activist, Willie Nelson, at the request
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