A bill proposal that had been presented to USA House of Representatives a long time ago and had not been voted - H.R. 80, named Captive Primate Safety Act - was approved with a majority vote of 323 to 95 on February 24th. The bill prohibits the continuation of medical torture with
A tragedy in Connecticut is a reminder of the mistakes we make when we try to turn the wild animals into pets and entertainers.By Jane Goodall February 25, 2009Last week in Stamford, Conn., a chimpanzee named Travis was shot and killed after he mauled a friend of his owner. The
BONOBOS: NEW SPECIES OR ADAPTED CHIMPANZEES (PART 2)
OPEN DEBATEContinuing the open debate, I present new information that sustains our arguing.When researchers of Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology analyzed gene Xq13.3, in 1999, they proved that some subspecies of chimpanzees were more distinct between them than between bonobos. It is very surprising. After all, bonobos and chimpanzees are
PASA NEWSIn a common effort involving several organizations that work in Africa and coordinated by PASA, an operation that lasted less than 3 weeks has rescued three baby chimpanzees from illegal dealers on the region of Kivu. The chimpanzees were sent to sanctuary Jack, in Lubumbashi, in Democratic Republic of Congo.
After watching the images broadcasted by North American TV, the audio of the desperate request made by Sandra Herold to the local police and the several declarations of supposed specialists in chimpanzees, we found ourselves obliged to try to explain to the general public and come to conclusions about what
Reuters and Associated Press NOVA YORK - A comic illustration published on Wednesday, 18, in newspaper The New York Post outraged civil rights leaders and politicians - as it reproduced stereotypes of racial discrimination with black people and monkeys. According the critics, the cartoon clearly refers to American president, Barack Obama.
Almost ten years ago, Guga, who was 7 months year old, used to live in our house in Itu. He had his room, his square and his toys and was part of the family. GAP Sanctuary did not exist yet. One day, a friend of my daughter Aline entered the house
Chimpanzee Travis used to live with a family in Stamford, in the state of Connecticut, USA, as a pet. He was very civilized. He took baths by himself, used the toilet, wore clothes and ate his meals at a table, according to his owner in a report made in the
Mr. President, one of your first decisions when you assumed the Presidency of the United States was to put an end to the secret "torture centers" that existed in the world. This action that aimed to the transparency of your administration was greeted by everyone as a courageous,
SOROCABA SANCTUARY We were never able to find out her true history, where she had came from, how many places she had passed. We only knew that she had given birth to three babies, who, luckly, had been rescued by GAP and were given a decent and human-exploitation free life
We are celebrating the 200th anniversary of birth of evolutionist Charles Robert Darwin, who was born on February 12nd. He was wrongly named as the man who killed God. In a time that religion was more than a simple faith segment, to go against the Church was something not acceptable.
Recently it became known that there are five great primates: man, chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan and bonobo. Before that, only four were listed, because the bonobos had not been recognized yet as a species. They were considered as \'pigmy chimpanzees\'. I confess I have never seen a bonobo and
R&R Project (Release and Restitution for Chimpanzees in US laboratories) is promoting a world campaign to support a bill proposal o protection of great primates - The Great Ape Protection Act - GAPA - in the United States. The bill has been referred to several committees of North
Guidage, 18 year old female chimpanzee, lived for years in a metallic cage in a car repair office in Bombarral, Portugal. Her partner died in the same cage some months ago and she was very lonely. Mario Carmo (author of the book "I am Chimba" and director of an
A three-month old bonobo baby, called Billi, traveled in the last days of January from Great Britain to Frankfurt, in Germany, together with his zoo keeper in the executive class, as long as he was too small. In general he would be sent in the cargo compartment of the plane.
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