After 30 years torturing chimps and other primates, the lab called BIOQUAL, in Rockville, Maryland, put an end in its experiments with chimpanzees after a complaint and an investigation that started months ago on account of violation of AWA (Animal Well Treatment Act). At the laboratory, more than a dozen
Last Thursday, June 23, a serious incident took place at the Sanctuary called Eden, near the town of Nelspruit, 300 km from Johannesburg, South Africa. The Sanctuary operates as a franchise of Jane Goodall Institute. A man was pulled down an electric fence by a group of chimpanzees when he was
SOROCABA SANCTUARYJimmy knows the engine of my car and waits for me. At this hour of the afternoon, I usually visit him and take some treat; and at this day I was not alone. He does not see the person, but his voice is familiar. The terrible comes back to
Last Tuesday, June 26, an alpha male of a group of chimpanzees at Los Angeles Zoo killed a three-month old baby, in front of the visitors.As always the zoo blames those who should not be blamed for this accident. It mentions the aggressiveness of male chimpanzees with babies who are
Saturday, June 16, was a hard day in the sanctuary, because of the sudden death of Junior and the consequent loneliness of his friend Jango, who has not accepted yet the unexpected disappearance of his enclosure partner. Last Saturday, 23, a week later, the day was highlighted by the arrival of
In 2001 I became aware of one sanctuary that was trying to provide a good home for five unwanted apes. While sanctuaries are not uncommon, this one, while small, seemed different. I was fortunate to be able to spend a month at the Center for Great Apes, located in Wauchula, Florida,
Coltan mines have killed the majority of elephants and gorillas in Congo
Socioenvironmental Exploitation By Fernando Robson de Souza (ANDA news) The mines of columbite and tantalite, which result in coltan, wiped out the majority of the population of gorillas and elephants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its production involves, besides the killing of animals, deeply human and environmental exploitation. Coltan
Charles is one of the largest chimpanzees we host in GAP Sorocaba Sanctuary. He came from Ribeirão Preto Zoo voluntarily, because the zoo considered that submitting him to public exhibition could end in tragedy. Charles mutilated himself, especially in times of school holidays and weekends, when the volume
A study to be published this weekend in Nature magazine proves that the difference between chimpanzees, bonobos and sapiens (men) are practically nonexistent. Moreover, the difference between bonobos and chimpanzees can reach 0.4%, which is practically negligible. The difference between chimpanzees, bonobos and sapiens can reach 1.3%. If we consider that between
Every morning at 9:30am on the days I am in the sanctuary, I put three bottles of hot soup in the window of the enclosure of chimpanzees Jango and Junior. Then I give two bottles for Billy and enter the open air enclosure of Luke and deliver the last
Doctoral Programme of Law and Animals at University of Basel
Call for Applications: “Law and Animals: Ethics at Crossroads” – Doctoral Programme at the Law School of the University of Basel, 2012-2015“Law and animals”: Cutting-Edge Legal ResearchThe law school launches the doctoral programme “Law and Animals: Ethics at Crossroads”. “Law and
Some 52 years ago or more, a baby girl was born in the forests of Sierra Leone, Africa. As Jane Goodall was taking her first pioneering steps into the world of chimpanzees, this little girl was taking her own first steps in her forest home. As Ham the chimpanzee rocketed into
When a TV crew goes to GAP Sanctuary Sorocaba to record the lives of the guests and interview us about the project, we have to sign, for us and for the chimpanzees, a document of allowance of image rights. In our case, there is no cost. However, it could be
Two weeks ago, a team from an Argentinean TV spent two days at Great Apes and Cats Sanctuary of Sorocaba, affiliated to GAP Project, filming a long report to be aired, for the first time, in our neighbor country. The TV crew came along with Alejandra Juarez, representative of
by Alejandra Juarez, Cordoba, ArgentinaAfter years working with animals, especially primates, the large and small ones, every day you can get surprised and learn new things. In my case, I almost never go out or travel so far… The fact to be able to keep the Carayás
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