My chimps in the OWeekly

     OK, they're not my chimps...but I felt like they were when I went to the Save the Chimps sanctuary, the largest facility in the world for chimps  retired from the labs, the pet trade or entertainment and the abuses that tend to go with those businesses. The lovely girl in this picture is Tammy, social butterfly, impressive spitter and descendant of the original Air Force chimps used for space research. She was the first ape we met in doing the story Rescued from the Brink about the sanctuary, which originally ran on Alternet and am so happy to say was picked up by the  Orlando Weekly this week.
       If you want to see more pics of the chimps - and a video of them figuring out how to use a blanket to carry a baby (or a baby figuring out how to get herself a ride) click on the Save the Chimps link above. And if you're able to afford a contribution they could use the help: blankets, bananas and contraception ain't cheap (tell me about it...)
      Thanks, OWeekly! I'm one happy primate.

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