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At least 12 animals dead at San Antonio primate sanctuary after winter storm cuts off power

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submitted by /u/Kunphen [link] [comments].

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Happy Chimpanzees!

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Here is a Thanksgiving video of the seven chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. Tags: chimpanzees State of Washington animal sanctuary primates. Very heartwarming.

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Wild Sri Lanka

10,000 Birds

Further chapters detail wildlife watching opportunities for primates, birds, reptiles, turtles, butterflies and dragonflies; a description of the parks and reserves by habitat type; and a wildlife watching calendar to help plan a trip. Okay, okay, huge and hard to miss aside, but what about birds?

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Write to Your Congressional Representatives to Help the Almagordo Chimps

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These highly intelligent animals should be PERMANENTLY retired and a PERMANENT sanctuary created for them. This is a matter of human compassion to prevent the further suffering of animals that have already served this species in prior experiments. Sincerely, Tags: chimpanzees animal research almagordo primates new mexico.

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Humane Society Calls for Refuge for 9 Chimps

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Videos showed mistreatment of the lab animals. The Humane Society wants 9 chimps that are not being "used" as part of experiments to be released to a sanctuary. Jeff Rowell, NIRC director, in an e-mail Wednesday} "said the nine remaining animals are being housed as a family group at the center with access to indoor-outdoor caging.

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Bob Barker Funds Space for HIV-Infected Chimps

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Retired game-show host and animal rights advocate Bob Barker is opening a new area for five HIV-infected chimpanzees at a sanctuary in northwestern Louisiana. As I've often said, Bob Barker is a good man. From The Washington Post.

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From Today's Los Angeles Times

Animal Ethics

In light of this horrible incident, is it right for the zoo to carry on a breeding program that subjects more animals to such unnatural lives? Many sanctuaries do not permit breeding. The zoo, surely, carries responsibility for deficiencies in its enclosure. Finally, what of the audience?