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Lab Chimps See Sunlight For The First Time
If this doesn't make your eyes mist up a little, there might be something wrong with you. RTL, a German television station, provided this tearjerking footage of lab chimps taking their first steps of freedom outdoors and into the sun. It's in German, but we can gather that this was the first time the animals had ever been let loose in natural daylight. Feel-good footage aside, the use of chimps in research has long been a hot-button issue. A few months ago, 180 chimpanzees at a federal primate facility in New Mexico were the subject of a debate between the National Institutes of Health and animal-rights activists, who wanted the chimps to be released to a sanctuary where they could run free. But no matter which side you're on, watching these animals is sure to leave you in a good mood. The Huffington Post Laura Hibbard First Posted: 9/4/11 |
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Regina the Chimp is finally Free!
For six years now Regina has been kept in a cage in the basement of a
house. The cage is not properly adapted for animals of this kind.
Six long years without a possibility to go outside and see the daylight. Six
years spent in a dark, unventilated basement in a little bed surrounded by bar.
UPDATE: monday 29th August 2011 Today Regina was collected from Kaunas Zoo by the rescue team of dutch sanctuary Stichting AAP. Regina didn't have to be sedated, she just got into the truck... she knows that she on to a good thing! Now travelling and will arrive in The Netherlands tomorrow! Her new life will start there. First she will have to go into quarantine for a while to see if she is healthy. Then she will be introduced to her new chimpanzee friends. What a wonderful outcome, after 18 years of misery! Now she can learn how to be a genuine chimpanzee lady again. Thank you all for your support and help in rescuing our girl Regina! ♥
Regina arriving at Stichting AAP, still in her cage in the back of the truck. She looks amazing after the 24 hour journey from Lithuania. |
Regina is becoming a little star with all the media attention! But it didnt bother her at all, she is used to a public being an ex-circus chimp! Upon arrival she will be sedated to have a proper medical examination to check her health. After this she will rest in the quarantine area of the sanctuary. After 3 months of quarantine Regina will be slowly introduced to her fellow chimpanzees. This will take time and preparation to see what is possible. But finally, after 18 years, she will see and hear other chimps again! |
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