![]() Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest will grow their facility to take in more chimps in 2017. The Chimpanzee Sanctuary Fund has issued a $50,000 challenge grant to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest for the expansion of their sanctuary. At Chimp Haven, many of them will have the opportunity to enjoy spacious, multi-acre habitats and other large enclosures, climb trees and live in large and complex social groups,” said Cathy Spraetz, president and CEO of Chimp Haven. “Chimp Haven has doubled in size in recent years and we are committed to continuing to grow to make a place for chimps retired from research. In collaboration with Texas Biomedical Research Institute, 19 government-owned chimps will move to Chimp Haven in spring of 2016. The Chimpanzee Sanctuary Fund has granted $85,500 to Chimp Haven for the care of government owned chimpanzees who are the next in line to be retired to sanctuary. It’s the least we owe them,” said Kathleen Conlee, vice president of animal research issues for The HSUS. We are excited to be part of this effort that will help chimpanzees in labs reach sanctuary. “For decades, people bred and held hundreds of chimpanzees in laboratory settings for use in invasive research that is recognized as unethical and unnecessary for human health. In addition to awarding these grants, APNM is also hosting a Chimpanzee Freedom Party on March 26, 2016, to celebrate the positive changes for chimpanzees and raise additional funds to help with the costs of transporting and caring for the chimps in sanctuary. Our first grants from the Chimp Fund will help New Mexico chimps currently held in Texas get out of labs and into sanctuary,” said Laura Bonar, chief program and policy officer for APNM. “New Mexicans have helped protect chimps here and all across the country from cruel, ineffective invasive testing. Photo Credit: Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. Because of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Fund, more chimps can live an enriched life without the stress and anxiety of lab confinement. Negra with a blanket at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. Chimp Haven, located in Keithville, L.A., and Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, in Cle Elum, Wash., will be the first of many grants awarded by the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Fund in 2016 and beyond. – New Mexico Community Foundation’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary Fund, a fundraising effort by Animal Protection of New Mexico (APNM) and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), announces its first grants to help more chimpanzees from labs reach sanctuary. The title, "Friends Like Us" has two meanings - that they can be friends so look at Friends Like Us! and second, that CSNW has so many friends that keep the sanctuary going that at some level, they might know that Friends (of CSNW) like them, so they might exclaim, "Friends like us.MaThe Chimpanzee Sanctuary Fund announces first round of grants to sanctuaries, starting with the care of chimps from New Mexico And the winner of this painting will get to see that the green background is opalescent - shimmering and changing from different vantage points - just like Foxie and Burrito. It was summer when I painted it, and I adore seeing the chimps have watermelon on summer birthday parties. You might wonder why the unconventional colors I used in this painting. Burrito has a penchant for mouthing toys so when I got a glimpse of him with Foxie's hand in his mouth, I knew that was what I wanted to convey in the first painting I did of two of the CSNW chimps interacting. I love reading about the chimps interacting because I know they lived so much of their lives isolated and unable to interact. ![]() Reading through the blogs of CSNW, I noticed that Foxie and Burrito often like to play together. "Friends Like Us" (For 2019 Chimp Sanctuary NW on-line auction)ĩ" x 12" Original Watercolor on 100% 140lb acid-free cotton rag. ![]() She plays rough with Willy B and seeks out Honey B and Willy B for long grooming sessions." She is silly and playful and seemed to immediately relax into her new home at the sanctuary. We’re still getting to know Mave, but she’s already surprising us. When LEMSIP closed in 1996, Mave went to Wildlife Waystation along with over 30 other chimpanzees. Mave was born at the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP). Mave arrived with Willy B and Honey B on Augafter Wildlife Waystation in California announced it was closing and searching for homes for all of their residents. Thank you for giving these chimps a life of choices, comfort, good food and outdoor experiences and so much more. ![]() ![]() I painted Mave in a lush setting to imagine her wandering about in nature. "Portrait of Mave" (For the 2020 Chimp Sanctuary NW on-line auction between Sept 2- Sept 12, 2020)ġ1" x 14" Original oil painting on aluminum ![]()
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