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posted in 11 Sep 2008

A FAIR HABEAS CORPUS

THEY ARE PEOPLE TOO Lili and Megh\'s case, chimpanzees who live at "Evolution Ways Sanctuary", owned by Rubens Forte and family - located in the city of Ibiúna and affiliated to GAP Project, became news with no effort. It\'s a

posted in 11 Sep 2008

ANOTHER MYTH FALLS APART

THE SIZE OF THE BRAIN A group of anthropologists has been sustaining that the size of the brain is a human characteristic and that the great primates, because of the size of their brains, can not be considered humans. In a recent work published in Proceedings of the National Academy

posted in 10 Sep 2008

A LETTER FROM PHYLLIS

My mother\'s name was Anna. She was born in Africa. When she was just a baby she was kidnapped by the United States Air Force and used in the early days of NASA\'s space travel research. My name is Phyllis and I was born in a cage at

posted in 04 Sep 2008

CUBA NEGOTIATES AFRICAN ANIMALS WITH VENEZUELA

Cuba is going to send to Venezuela several animals from zoos, among them a lion, a hippopotamus and a teenager giraffe, in exchange to veterinary equipments, according to BBC.During and after Angola war, in which Cuba had an active participation, the country carried a lot of African animals\'

posted in 03 Sep 2008

GAP PROJECT ANSWERS

Why they\'re human rightsω...Because they are people too! In a recent article published at "Washington Post" newspaper, the journalist Russel Paul La Valle criticized the decision made by the Spanish Parliament that approves and grants human rights to great primates. As the author himself says, &

posted in 03 Sep 2008

BRAZIL IS THE NEW HEADQUARTER FOR GREAT APE PROJECT – GAP

DR. PEDRO A. YNTERIAN ASSUMES INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENCYSEPTEMBER 2008: After a decision by GAP Project International\'s Directive Committee, a new board of directors was elected and the world project for protection and defense of the great primates\' rights has Brazil as the new headquarter. Brazil has been producing very good

posted in 02 Sep 2008

GORILLA CRIES FOR HER DEAD SON

AT A GERMAN ZOOThe gorilla Gana, 11 years old, shows his son Cláudio, who died unexpectedly when he was 3-month old, at a Zoo in Muenster, north of Germany. She tried repeatedly to bring his life back, moving him, until she noticed that he had gone forever. According to

posted in 02 Sep 2008

IN BRAZIL, THERE ARE 74 CHIMPANZEES WHO WERW VICTIMS OF MISTREATING AND ARE NOW RECOVERING IN SANCTUARIES

(Article published at Globo on line on August, 29th, 2008) by Adriana FreitasRIO DE JANEIRO - Two chimpanzees who were apprehended by Ibama during a operation in circus "Le Cirque", in Brasilia, one month ago, are doing well and are recovering from the stress of the entertainment life. With

posted in 28 Aug 2008

COLTAN WAR

Coltan is a mineral that is made up of niobium and tantalum. It is a very strategic mineral and is used to produce computers, in the aerospace industry, intelligent guns and implants. The main producer of the mineral in the world is Australia and it is also found in Brazil,

posted in 28 Aug 2008

IBAMA x ANIMALS IN CIRCUS: MORE PROOF OF ANIMAL MISTREATING

Pony from Le Cirque dies at Brasilia Zoo; one camel and one elephant are in bad health condition August 27th, 2008: One of the ten ponies that used to belong to the circus Le Cirque died yesterday after arriving at Brasilia Zoo. This sad episode is one more chapter of the

posted in 26 Aug 2008

IBAMA x LE CIRQUE

IBAMA x LE CIRQUE: Chimpanzees kept at GAP Sanctuary and other animals are being transfered to Brasilia zoo22/08/2008: While the Federal Law that will prohibit the use of animals in circus is not approved in Brazil - a public audiende to discuss the bill was rescheduled to November 4th

posted in 18 Aug 2008

OPEN LETTER TO FEDERAL JUDGE ALAÔR PIACINI

Open letter to Federal Judge Alaôr Piacini, from 9° Department - Brasília(Reproduction of the article published at "O Estado de SP" newspaper on August 17th, 2008, Caderno Aliás, page J7)"If this is not mistreating, what more

posted in 16 Aug 2008

CHIMPANZEES FROM LE CIRQUE KEPT AT GAP PROJECT SANCTUARY

Chimpanzees from Le Cirque kept at GAP Project Sanctuary 16/08/2008: Federal Regional Tribunal (TRF, in Portuguese) from Brasília ω DF suspended, on the early evening yesterday, the resolution that had been signed by the 9th Federal Bureau from DF in favour of the circus Le Cirque. The resolution

posted in 15 Aug 2008

OPEN LETTER TO PEPSICO PRESIDENT

São Paulo, August 14th, 2008 Mr. Otto SothenPepsico Brazil President Dear President Sothen, In a world where the big corporations are more and more concerned with the environment, investing in ways to reduce atmosphere pollution and enrich biodiversity preservation, it is nonsense to sponsor a TV commercial to be

posted in 15 Aug 2008

ARCUS FOUNDATION CHALLENGE

Arcus Foundation, from North America, has launched a challege to everyone who supports Save The Chimps Sanctuary, at Fort Pierce, Florida, the biggest Chimpanzees Sanctuary of the world. For each dollar donated by people in general, the foundation will also put one dollar, till the mark reaches half million dollars.

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