tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157619691179211042024-02-07T03:43:21.409-05:00Life at FaunaFauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.comBlogger435125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-50946710921258997422012-05-29T08:36:00.000-04:002012-12-01T13:23:46.331-05:00New Fauna Blog Site / Le nouveau site du blogue de la Fondation FaunaPlease come visit our new Fauna blog on Tumblr:<a href="http://faunachimps.tumblr.com/"> http://faunachimps.tumblr.com/</a><br />
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<br />Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-62326785993824837252012-01-31T11:28:00.012-05:002012-02-02T11:44:17.023-05:00Fifteen years, fifteen chimpanzees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz-gLgay3w3xbU2Njtv1IubfqK8VzU-Ic-lyoOi-jQQx2yto075jWQJv7s-i8x4wS798Kjomj4lLk8ggYdSsl03G65y7ZqGk3vZcPkC0_zNQaDvnik4mr3yUn6TRHexsT9w8Pf9lsy4H-/s1600/Pablo_enews.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz-gLgay3w3xbU2Njtv1IubfqK8VzU-Ic-lyoOi-jQQx2yto075jWQJv7s-i8x4wS798Kjomj4lLk8ggYdSsl03G65y7ZqGk3vZcPkC0_zNQaDvnik4mr3yUn6TRHexsT9w8Pf9lsy4H-/s320/Pablo_enews.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704576043828178994" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Pablo<br /></div><br />2012 is a very special year for the Fauna Foundation since it will mark the 15th anniversary of the arrival of the first 15 Chimpanzees at Fauna. This anniversary is significant for us because eight of those fifteen were the first HIV-positive chimpanzees ever to be released in sanctuary and because Fauna was, and still is, the first and only chimpanzee sanctuary in Canada. However, as meaningful as this event is for us, it is even more so for Billy, Jeannie, Pablo, Tommy, Donna Rae, Pepper, Sue Ellen and Yoko because coming to live at Fauna is, simply stated, the best thing that was ever done for them; and, thankfully, the best thing also for Annie, Rachel, Chance, Petra, Jethro, Regis and Binky, the other chimps who came to live at Fauna in 1997.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLUiixYsygkMl0YM2fJgRZBAzUKsI1s5Jfknn_C2xz7Z0d54F4XuNh3sjx77QbwCexWqIShxfADzBLp8-gikW5633M3xQFD809T21GciPToS4CUuSmNniVkCoCkFmeyFWDyCgCBo6Uz9K/s1600/Donna_Rae_enews.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLUiixYsygkMl0YM2fJgRZBAzUKsI1s5Jfknn_C2xz7Z0d54F4XuNh3sjx77QbwCexWqIShxfADzBLp8-gikW5633M3xQFD809T21GciPToS4CUuSmNniVkCoCkFmeyFWDyCgCBo6Uz9K/s320/Donna_Rae_enews.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704576212858520594" border="0" /></a><br />Donna Rae<br /><br />Over the course of this year, we will celebrate several important milestones and we will honour the memory of the precious souls who gave their lives for us and expected nothing in return. They are the reason for our existence and for our determination to improve the lives of all chimpanzees suffering in U.S labs.<br /><br />We will revisit some of the truly remarkable moments we have shared with you as well as some of the more painful ones but, as always, with a view to the future and to our continued hope for a better life for chimpanzees as we continue to work towards common purpose.<br /><br />We will also bring a renewed focus and energy to our fight for a better future for the monkeys, the dogs, the pigs and the other animals still suffering in research laboratories today. We will work relentlessly to end research on all living beings. We will not rest until we have succeeded in freeing every last one of those held captive by the huge companies who refuse to adopt ways of doing research that do not involve torturing other sentient beings.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO8kR3SUX16sy6ogbBM_vr9upBt5y3MzeF_U2SukOzn2DOTjmcaAZhvzmDFVg5GmVLghxouiVMpYcP4K6Poy_4HpVQw3WwZz3cN-0X2_DMnTqC0j1XGfpqtBaGZfx2AYpvTgxBl9b_LT0/s1600/annie_profile.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO8kR3SUX16sy6ogbBM_vr9upBt5y3MzeF_U2SukOzn2DOTjmcaAZhvzmDFVg5GmVLghxouiVMpYcP4K6Poy_4HpVQw3WwZz3cN-0X2_DMnTqC0j1XGfpqtBaGZfx2AYpvTgxBl9b_LT0/s320/annie_profile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704576919937628050" border="0" /></a><br />Annie<br /><br />We have come a long way in the past fifteen years and that is cause for celebration, but we still have a long way to go to achieve our mission of ending chimpanzee research. We dream of the day when there are no chimpanzees left in laboratories and when those responsible for their deplorable situation finally step up to accept responsibility by providing for their retirement into sanctuary.<br /><br />You and I have worked tirelessly to raise public awareness of the plight of chimpanzees, to care for those who live in sanctuaries and to protect those still remaining in research labs. Together, we have helped by writing or calling legislators to let them know how unhappy we are with this tragic situation and that we will make sure it ends.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoaMm9Q3GL6pnQ2THS0tgnR6pnTMbMV2De1AjuYS3PM7KACN2lSY0iabMkE-OpE7BOj3S6D41NPQb_U6Z-3fmuOg92ysDR0Wh2ldnDRftE5AdwgEBp7DlvgJOfTY1SNhiyZsKStrmgwkK/s1600/Billy_enws.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoaMm9Q3GL6pnQ2THS0tgnR6pnTMbMV2De1AjuYS3PM7KACN2lSY0iabMkE-OpE7BOj3S6D41NPQb_U6Z-3fmuOg92ysDR0Wh2ldnDRftE5AdwgEBp7DlvgJOfTY1SNhiyZsKStrmgwkK/s320/Billy_enws.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704576675883079938" border="0" /></a><br />Billy Jo<br /><br />We must not stop now; we are so close. We cannot leave it alone, let ourselves be distracted by other matters or simply forget. If we do, we will be taking a backward step and losing some hard-won ground in this fight. We have won the first round and we need to re-energize for the coming ones. Because if we don't, who will?<br /><br />Six years ago, I was invited to co-chair Project R & R- Release and Restitution for chimpanzees in U.S laboratories, a New-England Antivivisection Society (NEAVS) campaign. It was an incredible opportunity for me to join the efforts of Dr. Theodora Capaldo, President of NEAVS and her team of brilliant, committed and compassionate animal welfare activists including, among others, Dr. Jarrod Bailey, Dr. Lorin Lindner, Dr. Gay Bradshaw, Dr. Marjorie Cramer and Dr. Marge Peppercorn. Working alongside people with such deep understanding of the injustice done to chimpanzees and such determination to end their suffering has been extremely rewarding for me. It was as rewarding, in fact, as it was to be able rescue those first fifteen chimpanzees and to give them a decent life after research.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS08A4tnZhTHZIhDUvU_SsdnBY2hfke2eD8S7nDCh-LgaycKqnrJiku90LbBUmmaZfYf-drd9iUJGHj4K2asDEsRcEpD3z3czFzh5rln05gb0dkj7iJEgPr7ZMoENtyE6e1TSbDH-EZx2I/s1600/Jean_profile.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS08A4tnZhTHZIhDUvU_SsdnBY2hfke2eD8S7nDCh-LgaycKqnrJiku90LbBUmmaZfYf-drd9iUJGHj4K2asDEsRcEpD3z3czFzh5rln05gb0dkj7iJEgPr7ZMoENtyE6e1TSbDH-EZx2I/s320/Jean_profile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704577346613725490" border="0" /></a><br />Jeannie<br /><br />Last December, after years of advocating on our part and following a nine-month study called for by the US National Institute of Health (NIH), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concluded that most current biomedical research use of chimpanzees is not necessary. This pivotal report is the first step toward ending all chimpanzee research in U.S. laboratories. If the recommended criteria for new chimpanzee research are scrupulously applied, they will in fact end all chimpanzee use. We believe the IOM report—along with other scientific, public and legislator support— is instrumental to passage of the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act, the bill now before Congress that will end the use of all great apes in invasive research and retire US-owned chimpanzees to sanctuary.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeoMrwwqysH28HNV6aSlPWkM2xW-A_-WI30S4_VS73zIzkKsph-sFfe8gXXd3gwaD3-0kHuPPNwA5KluG8YLl6PFvN3biITXuZ1SCt8ENbTxF60XdGGq6VkOJaC4s2lk-whkJM8XXsRcf/s1600/sophie_enews.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeoMrwwqysH28HNV6aSlPWkM2xW-A_-WI30S4_VS73zIzkKsph-sFfe8gXXd3gwaD3-0kHuPPNwA5KluG8YLl6PFvN3biITXuZ1SCt8ENbTxF60XdGGq6VkOJaC4s2lk-whkJM8XXsRcf/s320/sophie_enews.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704577738884186994" border="0" /></a><br />Sophie<br /><br />None of us could have done alone what our team accomplished, but one of the most gratifying aspects of being part of this team is being constantly reminded that each and every voice is important and needs to be heard. This respectful approach has led to some huge strides forward by combining some very disparate viewpoints. It has allowed me to share as much as I possibly could about the chimps' histories to help further change and I am so proud to have been part of it.<br /><br />All of us, small group that we are, have brought about changes that will affect the lives of millions forever, simply because we believe in our cause. Seldom has the well-known saying by Margaret Mead's often-quoted saying rung more true for me:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo2DLyzlCxmV5AxROiWPFamGsb-ZyDBkjgaOa9Y1ucScakbcbUD1xUEuJWEAv7aYi4LM4WYcE-3pviOwmdiAPgNW4hIr3PSbxRrB_JOEbDDCUcTWkUuj4_2CCwXmA60dsawsMb99ms1ai/s1600/tom_enews.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo2DLyzlCxmV5AxROiWPFamGsb-ZyDBkjgaOa9Y1ucScakbcbUD1xUEuJWEAv7aYi4LM4WYcE-3pviOwmdiAPgNW4hIr3PSbxRrB_JOEbDDCUcTWkUuj4_2CCwXmA60dsawsMb99ms1ai/s320/tom_enews.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704578163016390914" border="0" /></a><br />Tom<br /><br />"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it's the only thing that ever has."<br /><br />Thank you for being there for us, for caring, and for helping us give the chimpanzees here at Fauna a better life.<br /><br />Signature<br /><br />If you have not read the reports on the Institute of Medicines study, please read some of the articles below and feel proud that you too have been an important part of this momentous change.<br /><br /><em><strong><img src="http://www.faunafoundation.org/images/Gloria%20Signature.jpg" alt="Signature" width="75" height="47" /><br /><br /></strong></em>Let us remember ALL who have died in research, after research, and because of research.<br />For our special friends: we celebrate having known them and we will always remember them.<br /><br />Pablo: October 6, 2001<br />Annie: January 10, 2002<br />Donna Rae: March 14, 2005<br />Billy Jo: February 14, 2006<br />Jeannie: January 1, 2007<br />Sophie: April 23, 2008<br />Tom: December 10, 2009<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP_3JLGGdCGEYPT2jpNUmRBPuqZvixe0Ugj0XvMFXyWxDeHmGrmQLVt8aVVvIGQ7muRElp5TW1Y582UagwhJYAk6lIeoh8Fu1Wu0wqLeOTa_MAEyDH2jWPCM10V_-OIX_PjLoOe1ezXtS/s1600/Tom+National+Post+cover+09_new.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOP_3JLGGdCGEYPT2jpNUmRBPuqZvixe0Ugj0XvMFXyWxDeHmGrmQLVt8aVVvIGQ7muRElp5TW1Y582UagwhJYAk6lIeoh8Fu1Wu0wqLeOTa_MAEyDH2jWPCM10V_-OIX_PjLoOe1ezXtS/s320/Tom+National+Post+cover+09_new.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704578556942448738" border="0" /></a><br />Tom<br /><br />IOM Announcement Links<br /><br />Here are a few links that we suggest you read in regards to the IOM announcement mentioned above.<br /><br />Tom National Post - The National Post covered the story and used a wonderful picture of our beloved Tom: <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/15/no-more-monkey-business-u-s-panel-reccomends-ending-testing-on-chimpanzees/">No More Monkey Business</a><br /><br />The IOM announcement was published one year after Tom passed away, almost to the day. He continues to look after his fellow chimpanzees!<br /><br />- New York Times: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/science/chimps-in-medical-research.html?_r=2&ref=science">U.S. Will Not Finance New Research on Chimps</a><br /><br />- Read the full IOM report<a href="http://iom.edu/Reports/2011/Chimpanzees-in-Biomedical-and-Behavioral-Research-Assessing-the-Necessity.aspx"> here</a>!Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-17274962833213447672011-11-29T08:51:00.009-05:002011-11-30T14:52:11.851-05:00Urgent Action Call: Make a Call during National Call-In Week for ChimpanzeesTo: All Fauna supporters in the US<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/pepperprofile.html"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EB8uUDVojKD-hzJfPcyUwy5P2lTjjteOtWLyQNyT_NaglJdxO-4jrnXLOfUARNz0BK5e8RMDFlM5mqbP1gBSjCcjLLgPnGtFdobht571KGuBm-qysmT9RzpdTxUeAGzu8Lm1RHILqEKF/s200/Pepper_closeup_hand_in_face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680444148996460130" border="0" /></a><br />As a supporter of the Fauna Sanctuary, you are well aware of the plight of captive chimpanzees and you have shown how much you care by adopting a chimp or donating to our Lifetime Care Fund or to one of our special projects. In doing so, you have helped give Pepper and everyone else in the Fauna chimp family a new lease on life. As you know, many other chimps have not been so fortunate and are still being exploited in US laboratories, waiting their turn to be released into sanctuary. This will only happen through legislative change and only with your support. Here is how you can help.<br /><br />National Call-In Week for Chimpanzees in laboratories begins TODAY! Please take a moment to contact (<a href="http://my.neavs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FindElectedOfficials">for phone numbers/emails click here</a>) your members of Congress and ask them to co-sponsor the <a href="http://www.releasechimps.org/mission/change-laws/the-great-ape-protection-act/#axzz1f6qqAxaS">Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (S. 810/H.R. 1513)</a>, which will end painful experiments on chimpanzees and retire them to sanctuary.<br /><br /><ul><li>If you called or e-mailed before, please be a part of this national push by contacting your legislators again. A few minutes will help Congress understand that their constituents are behind this bill ALL THE WAY.</li><li>If your legislator is already a co-sponsor, (<a href="http://www.releasechimps.org/map#axzz1eWxk2L5R">legislative map</a>), thank them and ask them to put their leadership behind this bill’s success.</li><li>If they are not yet signed on, ask them what information they might need to help them join their bi-partisan colleagues who are already supporting the bill. </li></ul>Here are talking points:<br /><ul><li>I am calling to ask Representative X [names appear in this message automatically]/Senator X [names appear in this message automatically to co-sponsor the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act (S. 810/H.R. 1513) because… [personalize with your reason] </li><li>Chimpanzees in laboratories suffer physically and psychologically. It is unethical, inhumane and scientifically unnecessary to continue to use them.</li><li>This bill will save millions in federal tax dollars, help reduce the deficit and redirect NIH funding to better research that will truly benefit humans.</li></ul>Once you’ve called, please record it on our tracking form and <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/neavs/site/Advocacy?alertId=186&pg=makeACall&autologin=true&AddInterest=1161&JServSessionIdr004=unzzvcxuy5.app332b">let us know how it went</a>. It helps us to know how many calls our supporters made when we visit members of Congress.<br /><br />We, along with NEAVS/Project R&R, are committed to ending the exploitation of chimpanzees held captive in laboratories. But we can’t do it without your help. Ending chimpanzee experiments in the U.S. will free more than 1,000 individuals from suffering, crushing boredom and living and dying in a laboratory.<br /><br />Over the last few months, major scientific journals and media outlets such as Scientific American and the New York Times have published opinion pieces declaring that it’s time to ban research on chimpanzees. Scientists from both public and private sectors agree that the use of chimpanzees can end without any negative impact on human health and well-being. So why does it continue?<br /><br />Join our fight to end the unethical and ineffective use of chimpanzees in biomedical research and testing. Your members of Congress need to know that you care deeply about this issue and that, like millions of others nationwide, you are committed to seeing the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act signed into law!<br /><br />Please call your members of Congress NOW and urge them to support this historic bill and <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/neavs/site/Advocacy?alertId=186&pg=makeACall&autologin=true&AddInterest=1161&JServSessionIdr004=unzzvcxuy5.app332b">tell us what their reply was</a>. Please forward this e-alert to your family and friends to make sure that we keep the phones ringing and the emails flowing on Capitol Hill this week.<br /><br />Do it for yourself and for all the chimpanzees who are counting on us!!<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Gloria Grow,<br />Founder and Director<br />Fauna SanctuaryFauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-63485016059842348582011-11-17T12:22:00.010-05:002011-11-17T12:31:17.943-05:00Psychology Today by: Gay Bradshaw<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bzH2iLCC3rmFlGZXph9IZWkC3j17jyv8Ealrca22pP8A3itiZ0Rg5bZhDhVYmFbVU2FNe9hyeVtagxcK1UkX2K5FAW3E-e7DH7NemuynrtWPmoAKrZnwIDrvRAFUxKf5X2oULh761Q7U/s1600/79606-70228.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bzH2iLCC3rmFlGZXph9IZWkC3j17jyv8Ealrca22pP8A3itiZ0Rg5bZhDhVYmFbVU2FNe9hyeVtagxcK1UkX2K5FAW3E-e7DH7NemuynrtWPmoAKrZnwIDrvRAFUxKf5X2oULh761Q7U/s400/79606-70228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676017024750182898" border="0" /></a>According to a report in today's New York Times, "Chimps' days in labs may be dwindling." [2] Should Congress pass the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 [3], this may indeed be true. The legislation bans invasive research on all great apes, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, gibbons, and orangutans.<p><em>Imagine there's no heaven</em></p><p>For those currently incarcerated and subjected to invasive research, it is easy to imagine that there is no heaven. The Act defines ‘invasive research' as "any research that may cause death, injury, pain, distress, <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/fear" title="Psychology Today looks at Fear" class="pt-basics-link">fear</a>, or <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/trauma" title="Psychology Today looks at Trauma" class="pt-basics-link">trauma</a> to a great ape, including [3]:</p><br /><span style="background-color: transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;" ><br /></span><a href="http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/jeanprofile.html"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;" >Photo: Jeannie at LEMSIP </span></a><br /><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#000000;" ><div class="moz-signature"><br />Visit the following link for the full article:<br /><br /></div><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" title="blocked::http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/bear-in-mind/201111/imagine-0 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/bear-in-mind/201111/imagine-0" href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/bear-in-mind/201111/imagine-0">http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/bear-in-mind/201111/imagine-0</a> </span>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-65097692831535581762011-11-17T12:02:00.010-05:002011-11-17T12:20:48.477-05:00Chimps’ Days in Labs May Be Dwindling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD2i2hWc3wupVZFpiDouQYikoE6IVrGaWdCSc9zqSLGtPiL0E2ApVQNO8rotNfCERS35L8ntTAHkg4Fu3lyL1W0xJo-QD8RO1GnegfO0NoZXO6oj2OXQxcZkjcHwlVEyAnsAxpwP8rH0J/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD2i2hWc3wupVZFpiDouQYikoE6IVrGaWdCSc9zqSLGtPiL0E2ApVQNO8rotNfCERS35L8ntTAHkg4Fu3lyL1W0xJo-QD8RO1GnegfO0NoZXO6oj2OXQxcZkjcHwlVEyAnsAxpwP8rH0J/s400/untitled.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676011920418703186" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #666666">Marlon, a 10-year-old chimpanzee at the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana. </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p> <h6 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.2pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: gray; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">By <a title="blocked::http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/james_gorman/index.html?inline=nyt-per http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/james_gorman/index.html?inline=nyt-per" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/james_gorman/index.html?inline=nyt-per" target="_blank">JAMES GORMAN</a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"></span></h6> <h6 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: gray; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Published: November 14, 2011 </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"></span></h6> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">NEW IBERIA</span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">, La. — In a dome-sha</span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ped outdoor cage, a dozen chimpanzees are hooting. The hair on their shoulders sticks straight up. “That’s piloerection,” a sign of emotional arousal, says Dr. Dana Hasselschwert, head of veterinary sciences at the <a title="blocked::http://nirc.louisiana.edu/ http://nirc.louisiana.edu/" href="http://nirc.louisiana.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: #004276" title="blocked::http://nirc.louisiana.edu/">New Iberia Research Center</span></a>. She tells a visitor to keep his distance. The chimps tend to throw pebbles — or worse — when they get excited. </span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333">This week: Beyond planet Earth, taking care of our closest relatives, and when your brain just won’t deliver.</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p> <p style="line-height: 14.2pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Science Times<br /></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 14.2pt;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntKfSiYSDntz9LQCJNsPn9rMjOm7kQmCH932zTJrsnD9Vh-_727XhnHfSycYbYlvfECOrPyjmwLNS-Q8YSQy6eGXQ6vDLhyKJQAvuMb2hmRLGfIvpQQDtAmb8fnSiX8rqs3IHyO2TzfO3/s1600/baby+chimps.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntKfSiYSDntz9LQCJNsPn9rMjOm7kQmCH932zTJrsnD9Vh-_727XhnHfSycYbYlvfECOrPyjmwLNS-Q8YSQy6eGXQ6vDLhyKJQAvuMb2hmRLGfIvpQQDtAmb8fnSiX8rqs3IHyO2TzfO3/s400/baby+chimps.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676015185186441490" border="0" /></a></p><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:#333333;" ></span></b> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Chimps’ similarity to humans makes them valuable for research, and at the same time inspires intense sympathy. To research scientists, they may look like the best chance to cure terrible diseases. But to many other people, they look like relatives behind bars. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Biomedical research on chimps helped produce a vaccine for <a title="blocked::http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hepatitis-b/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hepatitis-b/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hepatitis-b/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hepatitis-b/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color:#004276;">hepatitis B</span></a>, and is aimed at one for <a title="blocked::http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hepatitis-c/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hepatitis-c/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hepatitis-c/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hepatitis-c/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color:#004276;">hepatitis C</span></a>, which infects 170 million people worldwide, but there has long been an outcry against the research as cruel and unnecessary. Now, because of a major push by advocacy organizations, a decision to stop such research in the United States could come within a year. As it is, the United States is one of only two countries that conduct invasive research on chimpanzees. The other is the central African nation of Gabon. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >“This is a very different moment than ever before,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive of the Humane Society of the United States. “Now is the time to get these chimps out of invasive research and out of the labs.” </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >John VandeBerg, director of the <a title="blocked::http://txbiomed.org/primate-research-center http://txbiomed.org/primate-research-center" href="http://txbiomed.org/primate-research-center" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://txbiomed.org/primate-research-center" style="color:#004276;">Southwest National Primate Research Center</span></a> in San Antonio, one of six labs that house chimpanzees, agreed that this is “a crucial moment.” Any of several efforts by opponents “could be the cause of a halt in all medical research with chimpanzees,” he said. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" ><a title="blocked::http://www.humanesociety.org/ http://www.humanesociety.org/" href="http://www.humanesociety.org/" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://www.humanesociety.org/" style="color:#004276;">The Humane Society</span></a> of the United States and other groups pushed the <a title="blocked::http://www.nih.gov/ http://www.nih.gov/" href="http://www.nih.gov/" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://www.nih.gov/" style="color:#004276;">National Institutes of Health</span></a> to commission a report on the usefulness of chimps in research, due this year. The society also joined with the <a title="blocked::http://www.janegoodall.org/ http://www.janegoodall.org/" href="http://www.janegoodall.org/" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://www.janegoodall.org/" style="color:#004276;">Jane Goodall Institute</span></a>, the <a title="blocked::http://www.wcs.org/ http://www.wcs.org/" href="http://www.wcs.org/" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://www.wcs.org/" style="color:#004276;">Wildlife Conservation Society</span></a> and others to petition the federal Fish and Wildlife Service to declare captive chimps endangered, as wild chimps already are, giving them new protections. A decision is due by next September. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >In addition, the <a title="blocked::http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-810 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-810" href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-810" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-810" style="color:#004276;">Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act</span></a>, now in Congress, would ban invasive research on all great apes (including bonobos, gorillas and orangutans). Representative Roscoe Bartlett, a Maryland Republican who is one of the bill’s sponsors, says it would save taxpayers $30 million a year spent on chimpanzees owned by the government. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Mr. Pacelle says that invasive research on chimpanzees is expensive, that there are alternatives and that chimps in research studies suffer painful procedures and isolation. “This is an endangered species that is closer than any other species genetically,” he said. “And we shouldn’t abuse our power.” </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Dr. VandeBerg, on the other hand, says that stopping research with chimps would be a threat to human lives. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >“Any reduction in the rate of development of drugs for these diseases will mean hundreds of thousands of people, really millions of people, dying because it would be years of delay,” he said. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >If human lives can be saved, Dr. VandeBerg said, “it would be grossly unethical not to do research” on chimpanzees. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >There are 1,000 chimps housed in research facilities in the United States, including at the New Iberia Research Center. The center, part of the <a title="blocked::http://www.louisiana.edu/ http://www.louisiana.edu/" href="http://www.louisiana.edu/" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://www.louisiana.edu/" style="color:#004276;">University of Louisiana at Lafayette</span></a>, occupies 100 acres in the heart of Cajun country about 130 miles west of New Orleans. It houses 360 chimpanzees, 240 of which belong to the university and 120 to the N.I.H., and more than 6,000 other primates, mostly rhesus macaque monkeys. It has faced accusations of chimp mistreatment in the past, and some violations of animal care standards were found, and corrected, according to Department of Agriculture inspections. The latest, in July, found some outdated drugs for the animals. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >On a recent visit, some of the chimpanzees were in 34-foot-diameter geodesic domes, some in smaller outdoor cages, and some, less than 10 at that time, said Dr. Thomas J. Rowell, the director of the center, were in active studies and held in indoor cages about <u>6 feet by 5 feet and 7 feet high, one chimp per cage.</u> * The physical procedures involved in the studies, he said, involved injections, blood samples and liver biopsies, the latter done under sedation. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Many studies last only a couple of days, Dr. Rowell said, but a few are longer. A study near completion had been going on for four months. He passionately defended the center’s treatment of chimps, emphasizing the veterinary care and efforts to enrich the chimps’ lives with more interesting environments. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Using captive chimpanzees for research in this country dates to the 1920s, when Robert Yerkes, a Yale <a title="blocked::http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/psychology_and_psychologists/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/psychology_and_psychologists/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/psychology_and_psychologists/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/psychology_and_psychologists/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color:#004276;">psychology</span></a> professor, began to bring them into the country. During the 1950s, the Air Force began to breed chimps for the space program, starting with 65 caught in the wild. Chimps were also bred for <a title="blocked::http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/aids/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/aids/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/aids/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/aids/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color:#004276;">AIDS</span></a> research in the 1980s, which met a dead end. By the mid-1970s, support for preservation of threatened species had grown, and the importing of wild-caught chimps was prohibited. In 2000, a federal law was passed requiring the government to provide for retirement of chimps it owned after their use in experiments was over, and <a title="blocked::http://www.chimphaven.org/ http://www.chimphaven.org/" href="http://www.chimphaven.org/" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://www.chimphaven.org/" style="color:#004276;">Chimp Haven</span></a> opened near Shreveport, La., to care for these chimps and others. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >It was an attempt to bring some semiretired chimps at the <a title="blocked::http://www.releasechimps.org/labs/labs-with-chimpanzees/alamogordo-primate-facility/#axzz1dLiIPKdD http://www.releasechimps.org/labs/labs-with-chimpanzees/alamogordo-primate-facility/#axzz1dLiIPKdD" href="http://www.releasechimps.org/labs/labs-with-chimpanzees/alamogordo-primate-facility/#axzz1dLiIPKdD" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://www.releasechimps.org/labs/labs-with-chimpanzees/alamogordo-primate-facility/#axzz1dLiIPKdD" style="color:#004276;">Alamogordo Primate Facility</span></a> in New Mexico back into the research pipeline that prompted part of the recent surge of opposition. The N.I.H. wanted to move about 200 chimps it owned from Alamogordo to the San Antonio center, which is part of the Texas Biomedical Research Institute. The Humane Society lobbied to prevent the move, and the N.I.H. relented, asking the Institute of Medicine, an advisory board, for the report on chimps in experimentation this year. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Chimp Haven, one potential retirement destination, now has 132 chimps on 200 acres of pine woods. Chimps live in a variety of cages and enclosures, including concrete-walled play yards of about a quarter of an acre, open to the sky, and two forested habitats, one four acres and the other five, bounded by a moat and fences. But chimps at research centers might not move at all, even if research is stopped. They might simply stay where they are, exempt from invasive studies. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Whatever the decision, both researchers and advocates know that chimps are only one tiny piece of animal research, one part of a bigger debate. </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Kathleen Conlee, senior director for animal research issues at the Humane Society, says that the current discussion about chimps points the way to the future. “This,” she said, “is the kind of rigorous analysis we should be applying to all animal research.” </span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><span class="ecxitalic1"><b><i><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:</span></i></b></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >Correction: November 14, 2011</span></i></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >A previous version of this article gave an incomplete name for a bill now in Congress. The bill is called the <a title="blocked::http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-810 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-810" href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-810" target="_blank"><span title="blocked::http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s112-810" style="color:#004276;">Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011</span></a>.</span></i></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >*The attached photo shows one of the cages the rescued chimps (now at the Fauna Sanctuary) lived in for years while enduring painful experiments. The cages (including the floors) were made of metal bars; they were hauled up to the ceiling each day where they then lived in isolation-- no enrichment or direct contact with any other chimps (though in the wild they live in extended families). </span></i></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p style="LINE-HEIGHT: 17.6pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style=" ;font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';color:black;" >** This year’s film ” Project Nim” shows the quality of the lives of some of the scientists doing these experiments.</span></i></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;" ></span></p>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-12315947957600894322011-11-16T13:36:00.000-05:002011-11-17T12:01:00.852-05:00Wildlife at Fauna<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUW9cBQPshsAt88P8eiTBikbQsRRUO3TjpZGDGPGbFlAN31SjkT-YyGVWPRhzJCWCTT6g2GOBNB_x2A8_VQ1ExARhLWKWETLq3XOekSu_loVOoh5y8TFvX5M9i3RU1ZHJvIzvxk9cbu_Qy/s1600/DSC01471.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUW9cBQPshsAt88P8eiTBikbQsRRUO3TjpZGDGPGbFlAN31SjkT-YyGVWPRhzJCWCTT6g2GOBNB_x2A8_VQ1ExARhLWKWETLq3XOekSu_loVOoh5y8TFvX5M9i3RU1ZHJvIzvxk9cbu_Qy/s400/DSC01471.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673438054828254370" border="0" /></a><br />Early morning at Fauna. 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7ioyiDrbC5PCGHSJ1H87Eu5UJIrkza6xtqA96nv-C77lwDBlsTnZbqDd91XUKZ1TNwLQthFWYSPAkmrrsvRtPHWtAIJ59FBOHEg5KYYffhjyFEJ-8_u0kPiHWLfg4NsudirK9uGqLUGM/s400/Theo+May+2011+IA+%25283%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640009461448195426" border="0" /></a><br />Room Enrichment after cleaning / <span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;" >Les activités d’enrichissement après le nettoyage</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQt7CyLfp4J8wi-NZuC2gH4d-BYYDNucu-0z2OUV9Z-2Jbpa9NoseCIDyLbHf9Deg1uD3iKiA7XQ-hy9r9RcU0Ip4gY3sWE1_SW4MeSzMVAUmoKrUkgsvqPDwA0tqTBdt5EySEgeuz2-C/s1600/Theo+May+2011+IA.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQt7CyLfp4J8wi-NZuC2gH4d-BYYDNucu-0z2OUV9Z-2Jbpa9NoseCIDyLbHf9Deg1uD3iKiA7XQ-hy9r9RcU0Ip4gY3sWE1_SW4MeSzMVAUmoKrUkgsvqPDwA0tqTBdt5EySEgeuz2-C/s400/Theo+May+2011+IA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640009468900505970" border="0" /></a><br />Baboons and other Monkeys do not like direct eye contact, it is perceived as a threat.Here Theo caught us looking at him, that is the reason for the wide eye direct look. He is challenging us , therefore we simply shift our eyes to another location and he is fine and continues on with his game. / <span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;" >Les babouins et les autres singes se sentent menacés lorsqu’on les regarde droit dans les yeux. Quand Theo nous surprend à le regarder directement, il nous lance un regard de défi, les yeux grands ouverts. Dès que nous détournons notre regard, il reprend ses activités.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFT54n6n4MekbmrN23hqqdi5GDhAgnl-bIvspuJ2bDnY8_U98QBLrhXgbkjB5G6VNFMiaKmn5gf9cM4J9rJ0RvDVbK-5EphW6XovZR0B9QqHoQazKIBGvroAVVd93V9DJbxcZIUBwHssy/s1600/Theo+May+2011+IA+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFT54n6n4MekbmrN23hqqdi5GDhAgnl-bIvspuJ2bDnY8_U98QBLrhXgbkjB5G6VNFMiaKmn5gf9cM4J9rJ0RvDVbK-5EphW6XovZR0B9QqHoQazKIBGvroAVVd93V9DJbxcZIUBwHssy/s400/Theo+May+2011+IA+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640009452634542322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_2_-1h1VzXUBVp8AoyXPw-8YooMe7gP_YqzquYkFjfv8s5YccUxZrjv8XMvMgle1bZkI3o4j3HpzvByN0Q5DCCr9yraNCZFluRKcXkn7ovF86dgTFpofkhjrqmpoOxXaHHzmCzKgD-mq/s1600/Theo+July+2011+IA.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_2_-1h1VzXUBVp8AoyXPw-8YooMe7gP_YqzquYkFjfv8s5YccUxZrjv8XMvMgle1bZkI3o4j3HpzvByN0Q5DCCr9yraNCZFluRKcXkn7ovF86dgTFpofkhjrqmpoOxXaHHzmCzKgD-mq/s400/Theo+July+2011+IA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640005191823562210" border="0" /></a><br />Having fun totally trashing his new grass, looking for bugs we presume. / <span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;" >Il s’amuse à démolir la pelouse nouvellement installée. Peut-être qu’il y recherche des insectes?</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRYnKz9CsiauFqae9MdOTMztQYEZhK1ePpM4lU7QRqHcB0sZqiYRdUkN4HQ_iAUumvT2wEOORXgWFeAjmrfelyKGUm2eh1x-0dxD82r58KB0tN4zKMes3yXSLGQP0RouP_nPOCkZ8D3Zb/s1600/Theo+July+2011+IA+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRYnKz9CsiauFqae9MdOTMztQYEZhK1ePpM4lU7QRqHcB0sZqiYRdUkN4HQ_iAUumvT2wEOORXgWFeAjmrfelyKGUm2eh1x-0dxD82r58KB0tN4zKMes3yXSLGQP0RouP_nPOCkZ8D3Zb/s400/Theo+July+2011+IA+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640005187711351810" border="0" /></a><br />Where are the bugs? / <span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;" >Où sont donc les insectes?</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16zp8t-lBQllywZErG1M9Pdn-zuQsWQ0_zmRSKI5n5wHN7FiKt2KDMXAdJ2idjWpObX-lhGMrTCqcVZhGmTckddD4oezAeWhPlhEZwTZosCE8IVgfpNVA1yiS3K41tzgxkye6AXKWoxnl/s1600/Theo+July+2011+IA+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16zp8t-lBQllywZErG1M9Pdn-zuQsWQ0_zmRSKI5n5wHN7FiKt2KDMXAdJ2idjWpObX-lhGMrTCqcVZhGmTckddD4oezAeWhPlhEZwTZosCE8IVgfpNVA1yiS3K41tzgxkye6AXKWoxnl/s400/Theo+July+2011+IA+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640005186542935010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_dJEIbfy8Vf6jC1pxaDEHo1fnrr5SyLVPZFesmwjuDpJy8RXpXQPrK9kjuDBJQbAzbBTQn9X5KSUTcd3OZAqyw31ODINPu96lDqLtR9cq1nmW89zxJGGrNqi5jz8YY9rn7pt_7QfoUhW/s1600/Theo+June+2011+IA.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG_dJEIbfy8Vf6jC1pxaDEHo1fnrr5SyLVPZFesmwjuDpJy8RXpXQPrK9kjuDBJQbAzbBTQn9X5KSUTcd3OZAqyw31ODINPu96lDqLtR9cq1nmW89zxJGGrNqi5jz8YY9rn7pt_7QfoUhW/s400/Theo+June+2011+IA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640005200769108450" border="0" /></a><br />A new place to sit and rest, as well as, showing us his amazing teeth / <span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;" >Un nouvel endroit pour s’asseoir… et nous faire voir ses crocs impressionnants.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcCBa_uPpyNvwp70xx2eP6Q98PE3wp7JUlGggwuTyMsPoMA6TvRwjW09D9v8eRqZoSfY2PvmVpKqZQpqXfldp8cwDQrLlxu5F9at33IB1MOjRrSr2EgGyB5yQFUO99jq9x5VW1CgmLhQR/s1600/Theo+June+2011+IA+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcCBa_uPpyNvwp70xx2eP6Q98PE3wp7JUlGggwuTyMsPoMA6TvRwjW09D9v8eRqZoSfY2PvmVpKqZQpqXfldp8cwDQrLlxu5F9at33IB1MOjRrSr2EgGyB5yQFUO99jq9x5VW1CgmLhQR/s400/Theo+June+2011+IA+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640005197697688850" border="0" /></a>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-57300741131360860212011-11-05T12:25:00.000-04:002011-11-10T11:35:41.440-05:00From the Chimp HouseHere are some pictures of the amazing theme days that Natasha has been putting together these past months..<br /><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Voici quelques photos des merveilleuses journées thématiques organisées par Natasha ces derniers mois.</span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU6kKQ-GMDwscSRYb9Km4xVDzgZ6XPJbkJtwwdto4r123bPQcZI2YxvG2yJGE42hM1VOTwHG5Ix0Ct51pDmF9MMolJT9YIrz4MIAMpcvMKUHrvObwFdF0Zhe-JupHZJxnQze_RAr4pt-T/s1600/Pool+Shark+party+July+2011+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU6kKQ-GMDwscSRYb9Km4xVDzgZ6XPJbkJtwwdto4r123bPQcZI2YxvG2yJGE42hM1VOTwHG5Ix0Ct51pDmF9MMolJT9YIrz4MIAMpcvMKUHrvObwFdF0Zhe-JupHZJxnQze_RAr4pt-T/s400/Pool+Shark+party+July+2011+%25283%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660832080293667250" border="0" /></a><br />Pool Shark Party /les requins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmf32AzmGr90ZVdRuv3_NJ0zannjSxAcCQYMlHyBUm5pqz4tTFDy3z8BlVsAdYS9QZ8zXpIJ2SN_KotGuM2vlJQqr-tmxqLzwAHHSXTYpJdPw5pCbXnXUAhxrEsliCk1aVAEFNqY9PhvW/s1600/Pool+Shark+party+July+2011+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Losing one of our great ape residents is the hardest and saddest part of our work in providing sanctuary care for them. This week, our hearts are breaking with the loss of our first chimpanzee resident at the Center for Great Apes - our precious Grub.</span></div> <div> <img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 1px 5px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Grub" alt="Grub" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/19a%20Grub%20arcus.jpg" align="left" height="171" width="147" /></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Grub was the most wonderful chimpanzee and had many fans and friends, both chimp and human. He passed Tuesday in my arms after a sudden illness that was advanced and terminal. He was 20 years old.</span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">While I know that Grub is not suffering and is out of pain now, my grief comes from a sense of great loss in not having him physically in our lives anymore. But I realize that all the wonderful qualities and intelligence expressed by Grub...along with the joy and sweetness he brought to others... are always in our thoughts and memories and did not pass away with him.</span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Today, still in the blur of tears and sadness, I want to remember the happiest part of Grub's life and the things</span> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">that made Grub such a special and dear fellow.<img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 4px; FLOAT: right; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Grub, Christopher and Pongo" alt="Grub, Christopher and Pongo" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/3%20Grub%2C%20Chris%2C%20Pong%20at%20tourist%20attraction%20ape%20nursery%20in%20Miami.jpg" align="right" height="120" width="202" /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Grub has been in my care since he was 12 weeks old, when he arrived at a Miami tourist attraction in 1991 where I was already volunteering to care for infant orangutan Pongo. As I helped to take care of several infant apes there, I became more aware of issues around the retirement of hand-raised apes used in entertainment and also as pets. It was Pongo and Grub (and concern for their future) who provided the impetus to start a sanctuary for orangutans and chimpanzees coming out of these situations. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">It is because of Grub that over 30 chimpanzees have had a home at our sanctuary over the past 18 years.</span></div> <div> <img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 1px 4px; FLOAT: right; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Grub and Noelle" alt="Grub and Noelle" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/11%20grub%20%26%20Noelle.jpg" align="right" height="130" width="193" /></div> <div><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 1px 4px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Grub and Kenya" alt="Grub and Kenya" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/5%20Grub%20%26%20Kenya.jpg" align="left" height="134" width="200" /></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Grub grew up with Kenya (now 18), Noelle (17) and Toddy (39). Two years ago, former Hollywood performer Mowgli (12) joined this group and became Grub's best male friend. Grub has lived and played with other chimpanzees here too - Brooks, Angel, Kodua and just recently, Chipper. But, Noelle and Grub had a special bond, and they spent many hours in play and grooming sessions.</span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">His most amazing relationship was with our young handicapped chimpanzee, Knuckles, who arrived at the Center nearly 10 years ago <img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 1px 4px; FLOAT: right; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Knuckles with Grub" alt="Knuckles with Grub" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/12%20Grub%20with%20laughing%20Knuckles.jpg" align="right" height="179" width="195" />when he <img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 1px 4px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Grub tickles Knuckles" alt="Knuckles and Grub" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/13%20Knucks%20touched%20by%20Grub.jpg" align="left" height="168" width="187" />was two years old. Knuckles had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and had difficulty walking. Grub, Kenya and Noelle all accepted Knuckles into their group for limited playtimes. Grub was the most gentle with him and seemed to be fully aware of his limitations and specialness. However, when Mowgli joined the group, he was not so gentle with Knuckles and would playfully try to poke him or pull Knuckles' hair through the wire mess when Knuckles visited Grub's group. But, Grub would keep an eye on Mowgli, and if he saw that Mowgli was getting to rambunctious with Knuckles, Grub would either gently put his hand on Mowgli's arm to stop him...or give him a stern eye to warn Mowgli not to touch Knuckles.</span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 1px 5px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Grub and Golden Retriever Joe" alt="Grub and Golden Retriever Joe" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/15%20Grub%20wth%20Joe.jpg" align="left" height="132" width="216" />Grub's gentle nature was also evident in his love of dogs. As a youngster, Grub grew up around several dogs that lived at the tourist attraction. He giggled in games of chase with the dogs and would be "over the moon" when they licked his face! As he grew in strength, we had to limit his direct contact for the safety of the dogs. Grub had a golden retriever friend in Wauchula (Joe) who was the happy recipient of monkey chow biscuits that Grub would toss to him... and then play "chase" as Joe ran around the outside of Grub's habitat.</span></div> <div> <img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 1px 4px; FLOAT: right; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Artist Grub painting a new masterpiece" alt="Grub painting" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/18%20P3120013.jpg" align="right" height="148" width="212" /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">While Grub was a well-known chimpanzee artist (once featured on the NBC Today Show) and loved to paint, the most striking activity that most people will remember him for was his penchant <img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 1px 6px; FLOAT: left; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Grub makes a mask for Jane Goodall" alt="Grub and Jane Goodall" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/jane%20mask.jpg" align="left" height="183" width="275" />for mask-making. He learned to make masks when a volunteer in Miami, made one for him from a paper plate when he was only three years old. He didn't want to wear it...he wanted <em>her</em> to put it on. From that one time, watching the volunteer tear out eye holes, he began to experiment with paper bags, cereal boxes, wrapping paper...and when he couldn't find paper in his habitat, he would pick up fallen leaves and m ake tiny masks from those. His joy seemed to be in presenting these "Grub-masks" to visitors at the Center and watching them wear the masks. In fact, he made a beautiful mask from a red cereal box for Jane Goodall when she visited him in 2005. I will miss those special gifts from Grubby.</span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; MARGIN: 1px 4px; FLOAT: right; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid" title="Grub making a mask for the next Center visitor" alt="Grub making a mask" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Grub/20.jpg" align="right" height="178" width="170" /></span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">In mourning the loss of Grub, we also must celebrate his life and continue to provide a home with quality care for the other 43 chimpanzees and orangutans who are here at the Center now...in large part because of Grub.</span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I am grateful to all the caregivers, staff, board members, and volunteers who have helped provide Grub and his chimpanzee family with a happy life at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I am also very thankful for all our members and supporters who help make this all possible <em>each</em> year for EVERY great ape at the sanctuary.</span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></span> </div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">With love and in memory of our dearest Grub,</span></div> <div> <img style="MARGIN: 1px 4px; FLOAT: left" alt="" src="http://content.delivra.com/etapcontent//CenterforGreatApes/Patti%20full%20sig%20transparent.png" align="left" height="42" width="169" /> </div> <div align="center"><span style="COLOR: #000000"></span> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><em><strong>If you would like to make a contribution in memory of Grub, <a title="http://tracking.etapestry.com/t/21419382/495426664/54286786/0/" href="http://tracking.etapestry.com/t/21419382/495426664/54286786/0/">please click here.</a> </strong></em></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><em><strong>Your donation will help continue the care for his chimp family and orangutan friends</strong></em></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman,Times; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><em><strong>and is greatly appreciated.</strong></em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.centerforgreatapes.org/residents-details.aspx?id=18">http://www.centerforgreatapes.org/residents-details.aspx?id=18</a>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-18759949629155954552011-10-14T11:03:00.007-04:002011-10-14T11:38:50.059-04:00Grub – losing a friend - By Gloria Grow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG38L3p75uiiMim_92fbqBDyOMGKDBxuh3qztCxb8U3r15gzoCsTfgfW-rWYmj3FK3hosEsFtv5KJsNtrO8DBeawk0vCyI1JhgZr3WzDrDWNCT-k_sIjeH8Zkrap5S_huoyclJlmhewPS/s1600/1%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG38L3p75uiiMim_92fbqBDyOMGKDBxuh3qztCxb8U3r15gzoCsTfgfW-rWYmj3FK3hosEsFtv5KJsNtrO8DBeawk0vCyI1JhgZr3WzDrDWNCT-k_sIjeH8Zkrap5S_huoyclJlmhewPS/s400/1%255B1%255D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663366780077641362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On October 6th I learned of the death of a very dear and special friend, and one of the most remarkable chimpanzees I have ever known. Not only was he kind, sincere, intelligent and oh so very loving, he made us all feel he was our best friend. He had the ability to make you feel special, welcomed, and appreciated, so much like his human Mom, Patti. In so many ways he was just like her, and the world will never be the same without him.<br /><br />I cannot even begin to imagine what this means to Patti, he was like a son to her and the loss will be great. So many of us in this work have lost amazing chimpanzees in our lives, and we have grieved deeply, in some cases after knowing them for just a short while. I cannot even begin to imagine the pain of losing someone you raised from the time they were a baby, as Grub was. He was a family member, like son, a deep and powerful bond. <br /><br />I don’t even know what a day in the life of everyone at Center for Great Apes will be like for a long time. Grub was loved and cherished by all around him, Pongo, and Christopher who were raised with him, and to think of what Noelle, Kenya , Toddy, Mowgli the brother he was so recently reunited with, and dear Knuckles will go through is just so painful. It will take a strong group of people to try to console and comfort each other, to help each other go through the grieving process, and to continue to move forward for the living.<br /><br />Patti wrote that to know Grub is without pain now is most important, and for him surely this is a peaceful and wonderful place, but for those left, it will be awhile before his presence will not be missed.<br /><br />Dearest Patti, my heart breaks for you, for them and for everyone who knew and loved Grub. He was a true Angel, and he will be deeply missed.<br /><br />Deepest condolences to my dear friend Patti, all the wonderful caring staff at The Center for Great Apes, and especially to Grub’s immediate chimpanzee family.<br /><br />“Let my heart be broken by the things that break the heart of God.” -<br /><br />Good bye dear friend,<br />GloriaFauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-9075661369009107782011-10-13T11:56:00.000-04:002011-10-14T11:34:27.640-04:00Amazing VolunteersThese past months we have been blessed with an amazing volunteer Isabel Martin, Isabel lives in Toronto and has been studying in Anthropology with a focus on primatology. She came to Fauna with great references from two other sanctuaries she had volunteered at. The first was the Koko Foundation in 2009 <a href="http://www.koko.org/foundation/">http://www.koko.org/foundation/</a> and CHCI in 2010 <a href="http://www.cwu.edu/%7Ecwuchci/">http://www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci/</a> . Isabel has been helping out with various jobs here at Fauna. Most of her time has been spent helping to make wonderful enrichment for the chimps..Here are some fun things that she has been hard at work putting together. More to come...<br /><br />Thank You Isabel!<br /><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">C<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;">es derniers mois, nous avons eu la chance d’avoir parmi nous une bénévole hors du commun, Isabel Martin. Originaire de Toronto et diplômée en anthropologie, avec une spécialisation en primatologie, elle nous a été chaudement recommandée par deux sanctuaires où elle a œuvré, soit la Fondation Koko en 2009 (</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a title="blocked::http://www.koko.org/foundation/" href="http://www.koko.org/foundation/">http://www.koko.org/foundation/</a>) et le CHCI (Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute) en 2010 (<a title="blocked::http://www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci/" href="http://www.cwu.edu/%7Ecwuchci/">http://www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci/</a>). Pendant son séjour à la Fondation Fauna, elle a contribué à de nombreuses activités, en particulier aux activités d’enrichissement. Voici quelques-unes de ses initiatives. À suivre…</span><span style="font-family: arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt;"></span></p></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;"> </span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Merci, Isabel!</span></p></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hhhtNCCPtlO77VPgT8BCqOFVA0D5FnrKX5KqHokg6Yf1RFzcTRWKoahKya_dl31CBBUXD5K5czs8pCTE-f8sPc5szkWdeguN8OojMh2ZcBugZdLOp5Ae2o21oGwwqlTWgUvR1JGT8AND/s1600/IMG_0203.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hhhtNCCPtlO77VPgT8BCqOFVA0D5FnrKX5KqHokg6Yf1RFzcTRWKoahKya_dl31CBBUXD5K5czs8pCTE-f8sPc5szkWdeguN8OojMh2ZcBugZdLOp5Ae2o21oGwwqlTWgUvR1JGT8AND/s320/IMG_0203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635963017169623378" border="0" /></a><br />Canada Day<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7XmTdygRcFk1E_c8LBI4Xjf09vI_lT3e4s1IERTUvwKly1mJktzizjeMBdEuqIjlSBmkkuzfPmAc_3oTGCj-sG953oFmcJGSOGJtc3u-DSgf8xiyYkmPh7TDPRUcKAqj6jg-KxZzZHrY/s1600/IMG_0201.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Having spent the previous two summers volunteering at other primate sanctuaries, I thought I knew what was in store for me, but boy was I surprised! Although feeling intrepid at first, everyone here greeted me warmly and made me feel part of the Fauna family. Especially at the chimp house where I met twelve of the most beautiful and charming chimps on this planet. Each one has a big personality--like Toby’s soft demeanour, Yoko’s readiness, Petra’s budda-like quiet presence, and Rachel’s grace--and meeting them underscored for me how important it is that we continue to create a better world for all chimps who are suffering in labs, circuses, and road-side zoos. We have to make that day today and not wait for tomorrow. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Although I initially spent a lot of time working on the farm (I never knew how much I loved goats!) and at the monkey house where I was always first greeted with a hello by Darla, the work at the chimp house exercised my skill set in a very good way. I was put on smoothie patrol, coming up with new and tasty smoothie ideas for the chimps, who always showed up like clockwork when smoothie time rolled around. We experimented using some odd combinations to be sure (tomato, spinach and apple anyone?), so naturally there were some misses. But happiness reigned in my heart when there were hits. One particularly good one to try and currently in season is the ABC smoothie (AvocadoBasilCorn). Unusually good and chimp-approved! Here it is: In a blender add one ripe avocado, corn niblets from one ear of corn, 1 cup of frozen orange segments,1small lemon piece, 1 1/2 frozen bananas, 6-7 basil leaves, 1 cup of soy and add some water to thin out. Invite two friends to join you because this recipe makes 3 smoothies.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Enjoy! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Also, one of the great honours I had was to work with Tasha, an animal-care worker, on weekly enrichment theme ideas for the chimps who are a demanding but appreciative audience. Some of the things they enjoyed this summer were our mardi-gras hoops, the jello-enhanced pool sharks and the metre-long paper hotdog with all the real fixins as well as the accompanying food enrichment using all of their favourites: green mango salad, tapioca pudding parfaits, honeyed popcorn and frozen jello pops. The food was always a hit! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It’s always incredibly hard to leave when the summer is over. It just doesn’t seem fair-time has allowed bonds to grow, you fall in love with the big apes, and you hope that they have come to like you too. Chimps are ironically the best teachers on how to be human, showing us that all emotions are ok, no judgments, just express what you’re feeling and then move on (or go eat!). Everything they feel is BIG and urgent, but then it passes and then they go lie down, take a walk, hang out with each other, groom one another or interact with their human friends. Although each one has had an incredibly difficult, trying life before Fauna, they laugh, love and play because that is what a day is made for. They are my kind of people.</span></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" lang="FR-CA" >Une Note de Isabel:</span></p> <p style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left: 0cm;text-align:justify"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;">Bonjour, je m’appelle Isabel et j’aimerais partager avec vous l’expérience extraordinaire que j’ai vécue comme stagiaire bénévole à la Fondation Fauna au cours de l’été qui s’achève.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Ayant passé les deux étés précédents comme bénévole dans des sanctuaires pour primates, je croyais savoir à quoi m’attendre, mais quelle surprise!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Je me sentais un peu intimidée au départ, mais les gens ont été tellement accueillants à mon égard, comme si je faisais partie de la famille.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>À la maison des chimpanzés, j’ai fait la connaissance de douze des plus magnifiques et adorables chimpanzés de la planète.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Chacun et chacune d’entre eux a son tempérament bien particulier.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Toby est tout en douceur, Yoko est prêt à tout, Petra a la présence apaisante d’un bouddha et Rachel possède une grâce hors du commun.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>À les côtoyer, j’ai compris à quel point il importe de poursuivre nos efforts en faveur de tous ces chimpanzés qui mènent une existence misérable dans des laboratoires, des cirques ou des jardins zoologiques. Nous devons le faire avant qu’il ne soit trop tard.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" lang="FR-CA" >Au début, j’ai surtout travaillé à la ferme, où je me suis découvert une affinité particulière pour les chèvres, et à la maison des petits singes, où Darla m’accueillait chaque jour.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Plus tard, à la maison des chimpanzés, on m’a affectée à la brigade des «smoothies», ces délicieux breuvages nourrissants dont raffolent les chimpanzés.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>J’ai mis à l’essai plusieurs nouvelles recettes qu’ils ne se faisaient pas prier de déguster, l’heure venue.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Une combinaison tomate, épinards et pommes?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Pourquoi pas?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Même si certains mélanges ont eu moins de succès que d’autres, j’étais ravie chaque fois qu’une de mes innovations trouvait preneur.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Une des réussites de la saison actuelle est composée d’avocats, de basilique et de ma</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;">ï</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;">s et porte le sceau d’approbation des chimpanzés.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>En voici la recette :</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" lang="FR-CA" >Dans un mélangeur, incorporer un avocat mûr, les grains d’un épi de maïs, une tasse de quartiers d’orange congelés, un petit morceau de citron, une banane et demie, congelée, 6 ou 7 feuilles de basilic, une tasse de lait de soya et un peu d’eau pour éclaircir le tout.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Cette recette donne trois portions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Bon appétit!</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" lang="FR-CA" >J’ai eu aussi beaucoup de plaisir à travailler avec Tasha, qui s’occupe des activités d’enrichissement hebdomadaires pour les chimpanzés, une clientèle plutôt exigeante, mais qui sait apprécier ce qu’on lui offre.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Ils ont bien rigolé avec les anneaux de mardi-gras, les requins au jello et les hot-dogs en papier tout garnis, d’un mètre de long, sans compter leur enrichissement préféré- les gâteries dont ils raffolent : salade de mangue verte, parfaits au tapioca, ma</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;">ï</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;">s soufflé au miel et sucettes glacées à la gélatine.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style=" ;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:100%;" lang="FR-CA" >C’est extrêmement difficile de partir à la fin de l’été, après s’être épris de ces grands singes, qui parfois, même, nous le rendent un peu.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Chose surprenante, les chimpanzés sont passés maîtres dans l’art d’exprimer ses émotions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Avec eux, tout s’exprime, sans jugement, dans l’instant présent, puis on passe à autre chose- ou alors, on va grignoter quelque chose.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Tout ce qu’ils ressentent est important, tout de suite.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Et puis, ça passe et ils vont faire la sieste, ou une promenade, ou rejoindre leurs amis, se faire la toilette, peu importe.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Même si tous ont eu une vie douloureuse avant leur arrivée au sanctuaire, ils savent encore rire, aimer et s’amuser, un jour à la fois.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Quelle leçon de vie!</span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTamkhgngDLhBRpKGIpZfxYNcckxdBbeiXzXjkG9sl2oMV2A4qig-TNd8LOi9dbS0Dr6nc4YAm6MVDkaIFvO7-HOcyjwWmfVZ79gbl2t4Vh0LI5SZ3QEtMWMjBgdMLJDFBOcD_QokL8dqA/s1600/Dale+hepburn+Aug.+2011+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTamkhgngDLhBRpKGIpZfxYNcckxdBbeiXzXjkG9sl2oMV2A4qig-TNd8LOi9dbS0Dr6nc4YAm6MVDkaIFvO7-HOcyjwWmfVZ79gbl2t4Vh0LI5SZ3QEtMWMjBgdMLJDFBOcD_QokL8dqA/s320/Dale+hepburn+Aug.+2011+%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638516821699599890" border="0" /></a><br />Dale Hepburn has been a Fauna volunteer for two years now. Her very first visit was organized by her son Jeff as a surprise in April of last year, Dale had no idea she was coming to see the chimps and visit the sanctuary so you can imagine her surprise. Dale then spent the following months buying and receiving donations of items for the chimps and brought a similar amount of gifts on her very first volunteer day in June 2010. Here are some of the great gifts Dale brought along on this trip. We always wonder how she manages to fit it all in her car, but she does.<br /><br />Thank you Dale!<br /><br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dale Hepburn nous a rendu visite pour la deuxième année de suite. En avril dernier, son fils Jeff avait voulu la surprendre en organisant pour elle une visite du sanctuaire qui l’avait enchantée. Par la suite, Dale s’est affairée à acheter et à recueillir de nombreux dons d’articles pour les chimpanzés, qu’elle nous a rapportés lorsqu’elle est revenue pour une semaine complète de bénévolat, au mois de juin. Cette année, elle récidivait! Voici quelques-uns des cadeaux qu’elle a rapportés. Nous nous demandons bien comment elle réussit à tout faire entrer dans sa voiture…</span></p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;"> </span><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Merci, Dale!</span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyD4mmb4SUaXmtXME1RAtEEzM2fuuA-GvDcgS9pX70Px71rP6uorV8aV1ogCuZT3nhi_M7gWA9gPRU0ljJK3NlalnY-68hxOsM_dltM1ojuRZVNXo03l9IlSmdRClU9Sh5ph5cON8jfzn/s1600/Dale+hepburn+Aug.+2011+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyD4mmb4SUaXmtXME1RAtEEzM2fuuA-GvDcgS9pX70Px71rP6uorV8aV1ogCuZT3nhi_M7gWA9gPRU0ljJK3NlalnY-68hxOsM_dltM1ojuRZVNXo03l9IlSmdRClU9Sh5ph5cON8jfzn/s320/Dale+hepburn+Aug.+2011+%25284%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638519203652643010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-fgXaYiKye7RKDMFdR6OFdYSNWr2DgRngiTS6M9FI8nOhaED3O5TzmvGOufm3-jHGDpFoXBVFpqVh4Ppa3lh-uC_jz8R7_wLUiUoYMHtj0hddBZuQTR0SlZb2iRzvmU-n962m8XQtg-n/s1600/Dale+hepburn+Aug.+2011+%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgWpkW8PVMEHKHSA1z8QXjjss_SEl1fPe3b0CsQtVO75cL1WzbffZ98K-WptMTBwgwo8yfuYpUDCFC4R2KxVapT7x37IILTRW7AlhzDBP5su0xnEx2BFa5aWSYmPJ70J0t4-j-uKWhnWY/s320/Dale+hepburn+Aug.+2011+%25286%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638516823156709394" border="0" /></a>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-77151227220128436062011-10-07T14:19:00.000-04:002011-10-07T11:56:28.728-04:00Fauna on the Montreal Dog Blog by Nat Lauzon<div><p>N<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9gB8q34ch76qmyERFscb536I90XWfhkRUPJGgrUD22XpCQsA2Uhq3bSNhk1kjzPBUgydxNZtS905FkqJ2l6endW5nsJfplNnvw5w0DrGKCGBC7qMTBBTAqAWq9GsfqME-juqiwuhhG6Q/s1600/nat+lauzon.jpt.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9gB8q34ch76qmyERFscb536I90XWfhkRUPJGgrUD22XpCQsA2Uhq3bSNhk1kjzPBUgydxNZtS905FkqJ2l6endW5nsJfplNnvw5w0DrGKCGBC7qMTBBTAqAWq9GsfqME-juqiwuhhG6Q/s400/nat+lauzon.jpt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650056202371977554" border="0" /></a>at Lauzon formerly from Mix 96 came by this past August to interview Gloria and write a story for her blog called "Montreal Dog Blog" </p>Her is her story entitled "This one's for you Pepper!"</div> <div><strong><br /></strong></div> <div>As you may recall, several blogs ago I wrote about <a title="cruelty-free beauty" href="http://www.montrealdogblog.com/8090/cruelty-free-beauty">Cruelty-Free Beauty</a> and how we should all be aware that animal testing exists, and that it all comes down to consumer choices – there are many products today that don’t test on animals, and it’s up to all of us to make better and more ethical choices if we want the future of research to change and not involve animal testing!</div><br /><div>After I wrote this blog, I had the chance to go with MDB creator Nat Lauzon to visit the <a title="fauna foundation" href="http://www.faunafoundation.org/" target="_blank">Fauna Foundation</a>. Our mission was to meet the Fauna Team, get to know the chimps and what they have been through, learn what it takes to keep the Fauna thriving, and of course..to deliver lots and lots of toys to the chimps who call <a title="fauna foundation" href="http://www.faunafoundation.org/" target="_blank">Fauna</a> home. I know that neither one of us will forget that day and all we learned from the experience.<br /><br /></div> Our road trip started early. First stop-to pick up all the goodies. Luckily, Natalie Gore, Owner and Founder of <a title="bailey blu" href="http://www.baileyblu.com/" target="_blank">Bailey Blu </a>in NDG, allowed us to advertise her store as the drop-off spot for all the toys. Thanks to Natalie and to everyone who donated toys and other needed items. We had 6 bags, overflowing with rattles, videos, hairbrushes, toothbrushes, little tyke toys and so much more – even a couple of hula hoops and 48 bananas I picked up along the way…:)<br /><br />Click on the link below for the full article<br /><a href="http://www.montrealdogblog.com/9409/pepper/">http://www.montrealdogblog.com/9409/pepper/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">A special message from Gloria</span></span><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> <o:targetscreensize>1024x768</o:TargetScreenSize> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal"> The Montreal Dog Blog’s Shelly and Nat</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Visitors to Fauna are always a delight and this summer was no exception. This summer we had the opportunity to spend time with some of our cherished supporters, new and long time volunteers, and first time visitors. Among the new supporters we found two special people, we now call friends.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I had the pleasure of meeting Shelly Elsliger and Nat Lauzon when they came for the first time in July.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Nat is well known for her years as being a radio host in Montreal for Mix 96 (now Virgin Radio).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A lot of Montrealers have grown up listening to Nat.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>She has always been a friend to animals and has been involved in animal welfare issues in and around the area.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Unfortunately her voice can no longer be heard daily as she recently left Virgin Radio to concentrate on her animal projects and voice work.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Shelly is a career advisor at Concordia University in Montreal and also uses her power of words as a blogger.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>She lends her expertise to cover not only animal topics, but likes to concentrate on sustainable living, educating readers on cruelty free product shopping.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Both her and Nat are the main reasons that the Montreal Dog Blog is so successful today.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">They have produced an amazing and much needed Blog that is specific to Montreal and addresses many of the questions and concerns people living with companion animals have. It is a concise and accurate tool for anyone who cares about animals.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">I think the Blog is a wonderful resource and I was delighted to hear of its popularity and success. There is such a need for this information, and I was very interested in meeting the people behind the Blog.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">They had contacted us after learning about our work and the chimps to ask if there was anything they could do to help. A sanctuary like ours is always in need of something, so naturally we do have a very long list of items on our wish list, and that seemed like the perfect place to start. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>They spread the word on their blog about Fauna, asking people to donate what they could from our wish list of items we would like for the chimps, and they had a wonderful response. </p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">A few weeks later, Shelly and Nat were delivering a van full of goodies to Fauna, and it was like Christmas in July.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">I met Shelly and Nat at the office, saw all the wonderful gifts they brought, and then off we went to the chimp house so they could meet our amazing residents.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When we arrived at the gate, there to greet us were Pepper and Sue Ellen. They were sitting up high in the new section of sky walk<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(an elevated section of caging), a wonderful location right at the front gate, with a perfect view of everyone who comes to the chimp house or passes by in a day. With Fauna’s 15 or so employees, volunteers and contract workers there is an awful lot to see in a day, and it is wonderful to see that Pepper and Sue want to be a part of the action, it helps pass the long days and gives them so much to look forward too, never knowing what wonderful surprises we have in store for them. Today’s surprise would be two special new friends. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I would have the chance to introduce Nat and Shelly to our new socialite Miss Pepper and her best friend Sue Ellen. For all the years Pepper hid in the back of the chimp house or hid up high in the building out of sight, these past few months have shown us a new and very exciting side of Pepper. A side of her we didn’t really know about. </p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">I don’t know what happened exactly, or why she came out of hiding- all I do know is that it has been a remarkable breakthrough for this very special soul. From terrified, aloof, shy and introverted Pepper to the outgoing, outspoken super social Miss Pepper- the transformation has been simply magical. When we opened the gate Pepper just greeted us with the warmest welcome, I know she was curious to see the cast I had on my leg, and I am sure that was part of the excitement as well as the site of new people.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Pepper was so excited, we hadn’t seen each other for a few days after my accident, so to have a nice visit was really important.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I knew Pepper would want to see why I had a cast on my foot, and to see for herself what was up. She is very compassionate and concerned about others so for her to need to see was very special and important to her and to me. I had the choice of going up the stairs to be close to her and leave my guests behind, or invite my guests to come up with me. Pepper did not appear to be stressed at all by the guests and was interacting right away with them, looking them in the eye, greeting them with her gestures and in general just interested in a visit with me, my cast and new people. She wasn’t too bothered at all by the visitors, and I knew how important it was to Pepper to see me close up after such a time away from her, and it didn’t feel right to stay so far away and not interact with her at this time. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I decided to invite my guests to follow me up the stairs to the mezzanine level, explaining to them what they had to do, and how they should react in this area where visitors are not usually able to go because it is more dangerous and stressful for the chimps. There is always caging and lots of bars between the chimps and the humans, but it can and is very dangerous if you are not careful, and I trusted that my guests would pay close attention to everything we discussed earlier about safety.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Pepper was there, Sue Ellen right beside her and Chance was off in the background. I could see right away that Shelly and Nat were not sure what to do or how to act, but within minutes Pepper and Sue showed them.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It is amazing to meet a chimpanzee in person, and to feel the energy that is exchanged between them and us. I know how impressive it is and I could see that my guests were feeling it too. When Pepper responded to my comments and questions, when she went to bring over the empty water bottle asking for something to drink, how she passed me the cup I asked her for, we were in a conversation and to see that is rather impressive and overwhelming. I know it was for me the first time I met chimpanzees at CHCI, many years ago, and I can only imagine what my visitors were feeling.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">We sat for more than 20 minutes admiring Pepper, chatting with her and talking about her life in the lab and her life at Fauna. I could see that Pepper had two new admirers, and I was so happy for her that she had been recognized as the truly amazing soul she is.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Nat and Shelly were clearly moved by the whole experience and it made me feel very much at ease with them, knowing they understood how special this moment was. We left Pepper and Sue Ellen after a lovely visit with them. We went for a little walk to see who else might be outside before going into the building, and as we went around the corner heading towards Billy’s Island we noticed we had two followers, there they were again, Pepper and Sue Ellen following us to see where we were going next. They had gone into the building, up two sets of stairs, crossed over the tunnel, down another ladder into a night room, then out into the sky walk heading towards the Island. It was a long walk for them, but they really wanted to stay with us. </p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">I knew they must be completely comfortable, because they wanted to continue the visit. We were delighted to see them again, and knowing that Pepper had chosen to spend time with these enlightened guests was lovely. They were definitely worth Pepper’s time, and that was obvious.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Pepper is a wonderful judge of character and would never participate in a visit if she did not want too. Pepper sat looking at us then requested my hand for grooming. While she was grooming me she kept looking at Nat and Shelly and I knew she was curious about them and would probably like to engage in a grooming session, a very important social activity for a chimpanzee. It is difficult for me to just allow a chimpanzee to touch a human through the bars, the risk is high and can be extremely dangerous. </p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">So, I knew what Pepper wanted, but I was processing. It is always a risk, and not something I would do just because a human wanted an interaction with a chimp. I would do it if the individual chimpanzee was inviting the interaction maybe. Well, it was as though she was reading my thoughts, and helping me make the decision. Pepper turned her back to us, a clear and obvious invitation, and usually a safe interaction, she looked over her shoulder at me. I respected her invitation and touched her back, then she glanced towards Shelly and Nat, that was it, they had been invited to groom her. Indicating that she was the one in control, and she was making the decision. I could never have asked her to do that, and I wouldn’t ever ask her to allow someone to groom her, and she wouldn’t do it anyway even if I did ask her too. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">It was lovely to see Pepper so at ease and feel comfortable enough with them to invite and initiate contact. My darling Pepper, after 14 years here at Fauna, coming out of her secret world, a world of loneliness and fear is truly heartwarming.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>She didn’t stay long- but it didn’t take long for her to not only allow someone to touch her- but for her to touch someone in the most remarkable way.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Pepper has magical powers, she can melt your heart, open your eyes, and fill you with so much love your heart can barely stand it. That is how we feel around her.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">Thank you Shelly and Nat, for taking the time to spread the work about Fauna and our mission. We need friends like you and we hope you can be there for the chimps for a long time.</p> <p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" class="MsoNormal">The chimp’s wish list is a long one, and never a day goes by where we aren’t trying to find another new way to help them stay active, emotionally healthy and stimulated by their environment. We will always need you in our lives to help us make their lives in captivity better.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-67568056969658161602011-10-07T13:40:00.000-04:002011-10-07T11:51:03.493-04:00WINDOWS WITHOUT BARS FOR THE CHIMPSWe have joined the Aviva Community Fund Competition in order to replace the windows in the chimphouse and finally remove all the bars the are blocking the wonderful views for the chimps. Please pass this on to anyone and everyone and make sure you go vote every day starting at noon today!<br /><br /><a title="blocked::http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf11543" href="http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf11543">http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf11543</a><br /><br />Thanks for all your continued support.Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-44139294512156688052011-10-07T12:14:00.002-04:002011-10-07T12:16:40.756-04:00Project R&R Action alert<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgnlTNoFt7VVA0lH3mss-ls4XCl_M3qTF5mKlpoR8mDF3gVLGZLCeM6_5mJitUjNF_ycR9iL5thcxH5PfOQ5EPE91fy3w2BoJWOlh0iuA0Wn6eNckGDH5Z8t6IjKeTmOZepVtPXoa9bjf/s1600/12600.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisgnlTNoFt7VVA0lH3mss-ls4XCl_M3qTF5mKlpoR8mDF3gVLGZLCeM6_5mJitUjNF_ycR9iL5thcxH5PfOQ5EPE91fy3w2BoJWOlh0iuA0Wn6eNckGDH5Z8t6IjKeTmOZepVtPXoa9bjf/s400/12600.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660784845012635074" border="0" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:120%;"><strong>Captive Chimpanzees Require “Endangered” Status </strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:120%;">NEAVS, along with other organizations, filed a petition spearheaded by HSUS with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) requesting that the agency “uplist” the status of captive chimpanzees from threatened to endangered. FWS agreed to review the request: “Based on our review, we find that the petition presents substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that listing all chimpanzees as endangered may be warranted.”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:120%;">The Endangered Species Act protects wildlife and promotes conservation, but captive chimpanzees who are only listed as threatened are deprived of protections afforded their free-living kin, who are listed as endangered. Captive U.S. chimpanzees are used in entertainment, invasive research, and are kept as exotic pets.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:120%;">The petition states, "It is clear that exploitation of this species for biomedical purposes has not positively benefitted chimpanzees in captivity or in the wild…and undermines chimpanzee conservation." The petition further argues that this unusual split listing is "scientifically unjustifiable."<br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Click on the following link for the full Alert:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a title="blocked::http://my.neavs.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=3541.0" href="http://my.neavs.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=3541.0">http://my.neavs.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=3541.0</a></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:120%;"></span></span></p>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-77172955647482802962011-10-04T13:39:00.000-04:002011-10-07T11:50:42.737-04:00Fauna E-News Available Now! / Bulletin de Nouvelles !<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;" >Message From Gloria</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" name="LETTER.BLOCK11"><em>Hello everyone,<br /><br />With summer over and fall just around the corner, we look back and feel blessed for the time spent with those we love. We have had our fair share of losses here at Fauna. Many of them were seniors whose lives have come to a natural end, such as our Terrific Turkey Agnes. But some of those losses were unexpected, which is always so difficult for all of us.</em></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Click on the following link for the full e-news:</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs025/1103523274568/archive/1105684009928.html">http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs025/1103523274568/archive/1105684009928.html</a><br /><br /><br /><a name="LETTER.BLOCK7"><span style="color: rgb(103, 156, 165); font-family:Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18pt;" >Message de Gloria<br /><br /></span></a><a name="LETTER.BLOCK7"><span style="font-family:Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>Bonjour à tous,<br /><br />Avec un autre été qui s'achève et l'automne à nos portes, nous sommes reconnaissants du temps qui nous est accordé auprès de tous ceux qui nous sont chers. Cette année encore, nous avons dû composer avec la perte de plusieurs résidents du sanctuaire. Certains d'entre eux étaient très avancés en âge, comme notre dindon Agnès, alors que d'autres départs nous ont pris tout à fait par surprise, ce qui rend toujours les choses plus difficiles à accepter.<br /><br /></em></span></a><em><a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs025/1103523274568/archive/1107891860269.html">http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs025/1103523274568/archive/1107891860269.html</a><br /></em><a name="LETTER.BLOCK7"><span style="font-family:Century Gothic,ITC Avant Garde,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><p style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;"><em>Bonjour à tous,<br /><br />Avec un autre été qui s'achève et l'automne à nos portes, nous sommes reconnaissants du temps qui nous est accordé auprès de tous ceux qui nous sont chers. Cette année encore, nous avons dû composer avec la perte de plusieurs résidents du sanctuaire. Certains d'entre eux étaient très avancés en âge, comme notre dindon Agnès, alors que d'autres départs nous ont pris tout à fait par surprise, ce qui rend toujours les choses plus difficiles à accepter.</em></p></span></a>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-23324901189943231592011-10-01T11:58:00.000-04:002011-10-07T12:14:05.370-04:00The Chimps Of Fauna Sanctuary book by Andrew WestollBy buying the book through our amazon.ca link below, 4% of the sales will go to the Fauna chimps. Please tell your friends about this opportunity to help Fauna.<br /><br />For more ways to help visit the HOW TO HELP page. <a href="http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/donate.html">http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/donate.html</a><br /><br />For more information on what is new at Fauna visit the NEWS AND MEDIA section. <a href="http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/news_events.html">http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/news_events.html</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm-ca.amazon.ca/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&npa=1&bg1=FFFFCC&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=faunafound-20&o=15&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1554686490" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><br /><br />Cliquez sur le lien du site Amazone.ca pour acheter le livre d'Andrew Westoll et 4% du produit de la vente sera versé à la Fondation Fauna. Faites-le savoir à toutes vos connaissances.<br /><br />Pour contribuer autrement, consultez l'onglet <a href="http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/donatefr.html" class="maindark"> </a><a href="http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/donate.html">http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/donate.html</a>.<br /><br />Pour les plus récentes nouvelles au sujet de la Fondation, consultez l'onglet <a href="http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/news_events.html">http://www.faunafoundation.org/html/news_events.html</a>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-70425236179142900022011-10-01T11:33:00.000-04:002011-10-07T12:13:29.428-04:00Urge the Government to Protect Captive Chimpanzees<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xdsFxjKPFoxIHzR5SD4P1BZR-cMWl-SpWsII88sPYl194gQTwyueQlsXmbWWJiSgwMhRJrBg6eusMvbUJfn6ndaLuwUbadnThviZfMtsL8Z7Gqybpukc0sXLwbZYxjWKYb0k_t-txIeX/s1600/17568.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xdsFxjKPFoxIHzR5SD4P1BZR-cMWl-SpWsII88sPYl194gQTwyueQlsXmbWWJiSgwMhRJrBg6eusMvbUJfn6ndaLuwUbadnThviZfMtsL8Z7Gqybpukc0sXLwbZYxjWKYb0k_t-txIeX/s400/17568.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650013254122606098" border="0" /></a><br /><p dir="ltr">The Endangered Species Act is meant to protect wildlife and promote conservation, but current regulations deprive captive chimpanzees in the U.S. of protections normally afforded to threatened and endangered species. As a result they are frequently used in entertainment, invasive experiments, and kept as exotic pets. Studies have shown that using captive chimpanzees in these ways contributes to the mistaken belief that chimpanzees are not in danger of becoming extinct in the wild, which contributes to their decline. </p> <p dir="ltr">The <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOOpksBROnMp1pxiHt62VF5XQUG2aLDsVllM9ExfpGS4En3LGK7aHj4PAISURVdoiSRTqiU0GRhfaIXkWYf2eNklZhcmyBVtxQuqHH2zqCY_JOCvlJNazMqm00YSbN6YeJyWgKfoQc4ri/s1600/baby_chimp_nirc_180x154.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOOpksBROnMp1pxiHt62VF5XQUG2aLDsVllM9ExfpGS4En3LGK7aHj4PAISURVdoiSRTqiU0GRhfaIXkWYf2eNklZhcmyBVtxQuqHH2zqCY_JOCvlJNazMqm00YSbN6YeJyWgKfoQc4ri/s400/baby_chimp_nirc_180x154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650013359164535026" border="0" /></a>Humane Society of the United States, along with other conservation and animal protection organizations, filed a legal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service asking the agency to list all chimpanzees as "endangered," which would help protect captive chimpanzees in the U.S. The agency is soliciting public comment on this issue. It's very important that they hear from you! </p> <p><strong>TAKE ACTION</strong> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Please contact the Fish and Wildlife Service and ask them to recognize captive chimpanzees as an endangered species. Please note that your comments will be available for public viewing. <a href="http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2011/09/chimpanzee-protection.html" target="_blank">Click here</a> </strong>for more information.</p><p dir="ltr"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:130%;">Click on the link below for full information and to <span style="font-size:180%;">Sign Petition</span></span><br /></p><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=5176">https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=5176</a>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-78399837466504870132011-09-30T15:02:00.003-04:002011-09-30T15:11:30.191-04:00NEWS RELEASE BUAV CALLS FOR AN END TO MONKEY SLAUGHTER ON MAURITIUSThe BUAV is calling for an end to plans for the slaughter of thousands<br />of monkeys by Noveprim, one of the main primate dealers on Mauritius and<br />a company which is 47% owned by Covance UK, an animal testing facility<br />in the UK. The mass slaughter was revealed following a tip-off received<br />by the BUAV and reported in the UK Sunday Express Newspaper:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/271963/Horror-of-monkey-cull-on-tropical%20-island">http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/271963/Horror-of-monkey-cull-on-tropical<br />-island </a><br /><br /><br />The BUAV was informed that the slaughter, which would take place monthly<br />until 2012, was due to a company down size.<br /><br />BUAV's Chief Executive, Michelle Thew stated:<br /><br />"The BUAV is appalled to learn of this monkey slaughter. It is totally<br />unacceptable that monkeys who have been exploited for years are now<br />simply discarded because they are of no further use to the company. We<br />call on the Prime Minister of Mauritius to stop this senseless slaughter<br />and instead allow these monkeys to be released into the wild so that<br />they can live out the rest of their lives freely. We urge the people of<br />Mauritius to speak out against this terrible cruelty."<br /><br />Mauritius is the world's second largest exporter of long-tailed macaques<br />for the research industry, exporting up to 10,000 animals each year. In<br />September 2010, the BUAV released the findings of its investigation into<br />the monkey trade on Mauritius which contained shocking evidence of the<br />cruelty and suffering involved in the trapping and breeding of wild<br />monkeys for the international research industry, in particular the UK,<br />USA and Europe. In 2009 Noveprim reportedly supplied 60% of the total<br />number of primates imported by the European Union.<br /><br />To find out more about the BUAV investigation on Mauritius:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.buav.org/our-campaigns/primate-campaign/buav-primate-trade-invest%20igations/trading-in-cruelty">http://www.buav.org/our-campaigns/primate-campaign/buav-primate-trade-invest<br />igations/trading-in-cruelty</a><br /><br />Please support the BUAV campaign by contacting the Mauritius High<br />Commission/Embassy in your country to protest these killings:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maurinet.com/tourist_information/mauritian_embassies_foreign_coun%20tries">http://www.maurinet.com/tourist_information/mauritian_embassies_foreign_coun<br />tries</a><br /><br />In the UK write to:<br />Mauritius High Commission<br />londonmhc@btinternet.com<br /><br />Also, send an email to the Mauritius Prime Minister at<br /><br /><a href="http://www.buav.org/take-action#media-item-id-7">http://www.buav.org/take-action#media-item-id-7</a>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-90351610190872437992011-09-23T14:24:00.000-04:002011-09-23T15:30:58.506-04:00Saying goodbye to Tom's tree / Adieu à l’arbre de Tom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynLKRIQeYf4iR54_1UPRjPUOGu6neUxgKzUx1h3aQ7hjFQTQTwnC1BRu67pjsHw85nCfc_EhJMutQDxdvsdcJrUicmLpBaqBO95qHsMJM8_cpfmXt76phk6RjUosTNLk05ILUtKzp-A4R/s1600/%252829%2529+November-Tom+in+treerev.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 346px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynLKRIQeYf4iR54_1UPRjPUOGu6neUxgKzUx1h3aQ7hjFQTQTwnC1BRu67pjsHw85nCfc_EhJMutQDxdvsdcJrUicmLpBaqBO95qHsMJM8_cpfmXt76phk6RjUosTNLk05ILUtKzp-A4R/s400/%252829%2529+November-Tom+in+treerev.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640042935755521810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">photo by / photo par Kim Belley</span><br /><br />This past month an extremely hard decision had to be made about having what we all know now as "Tom's tree" taken down. It was sick and would have infected the rest of the tree. Another big risk was that it could have fallen from decay and possibly seriously injured one of the chimps, or fallen on the electric fence. Therefore it was taken down on August 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>. All our hearts sank when we heard the loud crash of Tom's tree when it came down, remembering Tom's first day on the islands and his amazing dash straight to the tree and his heroic climb up to the very top.<br /><br />It has left a big whole in every ones heart and I am sure the Chimps will feel it as well..<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">C’est à contre-coeur que nous avons récemment pris la décision de faire abattre ce que nous appelions l’arbre de Tom. Une bonne portion de l’arbre étant malade, il risquait de contaminer la partie encore saine, et aussi de tomber sur quelqu’un et de causer des dégâts. Bien sûr, nous avons eu le coeur lourd en entendant le crac assourdissant qu’il a fait en tombant. Nous nous sommes tous rappelé le premier jour oû Tom a mis le pied sur l’île pour se diriger en courant vers son arbre et l’escalader jusqu’en haut.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy0J3GTW5gNWL1qczlxbDUgRxit7XVzPX0yL5itmWRc1BT8Uo0aQzOJ8bXsd5tGVNXls0BvuCP-sRljNyTpALoiwgZEYzaOsD4I932vVJ8ztNesQXFQtpt-FZyYciHjG0zBgUh5U3AKk0/s1600/IMG_0396.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy0J3GTW5gNWL1qczlxbDUgRxit7XVzPX0yL5itmWRc1BT8Uo0aQzOJ8bXsd5tGVNXls0BvuCP-sRljNyTpALoiwgZEYzaOsD4I932vVJ8ztNesQXFQtpt-FZyYciHjG0zBgUh5U3AKk0/s400/IMG_0396.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640042925262723970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM8LcNgiqM9XhTFJMj2mBcCZX_NjuMB3kFXCFkjiIILX5Zlmh5txLJBjGBzYtIDHOPebcUiZqbDpWTRGeWZ3nXa6aInqETdui9AlArfJBs-frgbLywWGmXEXVHx8LMI9BMkEpCBihId8O/s1600/IMG_0403.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM8LcNgiqM9XhTFJMj2mBcCZX_NjuMB3kFXCFkjiIILX5Zlmh5txLJBjGBzYtIDHOPebcUiZqbDpWTRGeWZ3nXa6aInqETdui9AlArfJBs-frgbLywWGmXEXVHx8LMI9BMkEpCBihId8O/s400/IMG_0403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640042929456277746" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photos by / photo de : Laurence Levesque</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilaW4CEbqF7omJeRxYZCPamj4PokygErG1kLNwYM-dNqjfWU03g39yiy6HX5JGA5dK421iqNYp-XLKPv_zUOSHq6iNqvDjQ1PQ6oml2dm6SMcTdypLdFYiA1qhyqiq02Hs-vWNlryoMMN/s1600/IMG_0406.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilaW4CEbqF7omJeRxYZCPamj4PokygErG1kLNwYM-dNqjfWU03g39yiy6HX5JGA5dK421iqNYp-XLKPv_zUOSHq6iNqvDjQ1PQ6oml2dm6SMcTdypLdFYiA1qhyqiq02Hs-vWNlryoMMN/s400/IMG_0406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640042932290345330" border="0" /></a><br />As a tribute to Tom a carved wooden bench will be made in his honour. / <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:85%;" >Un banc sera sculpté à même le tronc de l’arbre de Tom.</span>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-77812765969276406632011-09-16T14:47:00.007-04:002011-09-30T14:51:27.307-04:00Baby Snapping Turtle at Fauna/Tortues serpentinesMore than 15 little turtles were spotted crossing the Fauna drive way from a garden area to the pond. Traffic was halted and all the little guys and girls were brought over closer to the water.<br /><br />Here is a look at one of the babies and a photo of an adult taken in 2011.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbSI5xAesO72_THPJoXUj6OL6F_46I1sI2BqroD0EjZArGLfVplxGUIWAhA29MTSyKI-udwEH9nx41e1p3hHZehnyFL-TmEl93t4U9Fsz6xVolMYOXk6aEiPtJJvjPFqYGWWop3I7sKio/s1600/Turtle+Sept+2011+Serpentint+turtle+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbSI5xAesO72_THPJoXUj6OL6F_46I1sI2BqroD0EjZArGLfVplxGUIWAhA29MTSyKI-udwEH9nx41e1p3hHZehnyFL-TmEl93t4U9Fsz6xVolMYOXk6aEiPtJJvjPFqYGWWop3I7sKio/s400/Turtle+Sept+2011+Serpentint+turtle+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653034699899080402" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Une quinzaine de bébés de tortue serpentine ont été aperçus traversant le chemin qui longe l’étang. Toute circulation a été bloquée, le temps de récupérer les petits et de les ramener en toute sécurité plus près de l’eau. <br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Voici l’un des bébés, ainsi qu’une tortue adulte.</span></p><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhienqkF4SovtjIAbUjgvDrGvHmAtDrzESppvL68r-a4JT14Xt4nWMqgCQeeZGIoYD92cqRvq-e3oSyOyAVIHOWqh3mM9iHQ7-XpduTz1cVuo3pxaglxS2TCSyglYaxH3oL8HQm_MGU3NZu/s1600/Turtle+Sept+2011+Serpentint+turtle.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhienqkF4SovtjIAbUjgvDrGvHmAtDrzESppvL68r-a4JT14Xt4nWMqgCQeeZGIoYD92cqRvq-e3oSyOyAVIHOWqh3mM9iHQ7-XpduTz1cVuo3pxaglxS2TCSyglYaxH3oL8HQm_MGU3NZu/s400/Turtle+Sept+2011+Serpentint+turtle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653034702971800514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA6u6Uz-s4fMAnEvVK3FV4h9gCcced_14hZh1XeK-GvUEJ5ccH_KfHpbf6nblKB_SltBmoiAIwUg0iLfNXcgaF2xuSw7HJVMddbHjNsJnJyd7KknSlshyphenhyphenidR9RRqAAs8JKF2kVxv-5SI6/s1600/Turtle+May+2010.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnA6u6Uz-s4fMAnEvVK3FV4h9gCcced_14hZh1XeK-GvUEJ5ccH_KfHpbf6nblKB_SltBmoiAIwUg0iLfNXcgaF2xuSw7HJVMddbHjNsJnJyd7KknSlshyphenhyphenidR9RRqAAs8JKF2kVxv-5SI6/s400/Turtle+May+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653034695446605554" border="0" /></a>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-56234487073834613372011-09-13T13:54:00.008-04:002011-10-07T12:24:40.979-04:00Dearly Departed<span style="font-family:arial;">Last week Mike, one of our animal care workers came in one morning to find that our sweet turkey Agnes has passed away. Agnes was a very old turkey who spent her life happily living with all the pot-bellied pigs, as well as, all our rooster and chickens. She had been feeling under the weather lately and we had expected that she might leave us soon, but it is never any easier for us, even if it is inevitable.<br /><br /></span><span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >La semaine dernière, Mike un de nos préposés aux soins des animaux est arrivé un matin pour se rendre compte qu’Agnès, notre charmante dindonne, n’était plus des nôtres. Elle était très avancée en âge et menait depuis toujours une existence heureuse auprès des cochons vietnamiens, du coq et des poules. Malgré le fait qu’elle n’avait pas l’air dans son assiette dernièrement, à un point tel que nous craignions qu’elle ne nous quitte avant longtemps, ce n’est jamais facile de perdre un de nos résidents, même lorsque c’est inévitable. </span> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrx6g-xvALV-2nSRsJ0o-5tLcShMty7BByIvYA76bTPzQERFp8XfSCnh3Snjch7Jk_BTsdz3zFC-t8M3W075ByCePf1QMS9N6dxYFDOINWvKDFIqPoILYDGqenuHM-HKb3TpmlS6lbb-s/s1600/Agnes+%252C+Philippe+november.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 388px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrx6g-xvALV-2nSRsJ0o-5tLcShMty7BByIvYA76bTPzQERFp8XfSCnh3Snjch7Jk_BTsdz3zFC-t8M3W075ByCePf1QMS9N6dxYFDOINWvKDFIqPoILYDGqenuHM-HKb3TpmlS6lbb-s/s400/Agnes+%252C+Philippe+november.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653020322421540146" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVJ6C2D4Up7V2PsVjH-NBGw-R3OiXMgGPLFXZOPqcdUcjklUe6OVMezI3yGTzJ-0wiwSY3s0YkLs9Q0kpk65sumFEh29aF8xdESdFRbG_cajDoSMAfpqYb0A6cNtrP1PqEMsB82BYrjl0/s1600/%252812%2529+Pot+Bellies+3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVJ6C2D4Up7V2PsVjH-NBGw-R3OiXMgGPLFXZOPqcdUcjklUe6OVMezI3yGTzJ-0wiwSY3s0YkLs9Q0kpk65sumFEh29aF8xdESdFRbG_cajDoSMAfpqYb0A6cNtrP1PqEMsB82BYrjl0/s400/%252812%2529+Pot+Bellies+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655609779969611026" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">And Willie one of our oldest pot-bellied pig, also passed away this past Saturday.. / </span><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:100%;" >Willie, un de nos cochons vietnamiens nous a aussi quittés il y a quelques semaines.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">They will all be missed by their human and non human friends at Fauna</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:100%;" >Ils manqueront à tous leurs amis de la Fondation Fauna.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-71550954076052604532011-09-12T13:18:00.001-04:002012-01-26T12:27:25.653-05:00Darla & Newton<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOCPbe14ouSdLS1ueb07LPPTjUROedAHrA5vFULtPfAlGVS47j7QFN98aYykETIZwDBZELbiSCY-hOKrjzHiRGWqyWU-GxV3ymKdftKvNNQkSRXEm09A9p5buzP6VmAhB2sMxT4Y7h7bL/s1600/Newton+July+2011+IA+.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOCPbe14ouSdLS1ueb07LPPTjUROedAHrA5vFULtPfAlGVS47j7QFN98aYykETIZwDBZELbiSCY-hOKrjzHiRGWqyWU-GxV3ymKdftKvNNQkSRXEm09A9p5buzP6VmAhB2sMxT4Y7h7bL/s400/Newton+July+2011+IA+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640020668111987522" border="0" /></a><br />Newton & Darla foraging for peanuts under their new grass!!<br /><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;" >Darla et Newton fouillent pour trouver des arachides sous la pelouse.</span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEMYHzAkzsLwwhibq_uwyni_4b8YiNXtDlEWot17ilNzlg4sV9VvtsC1G5PG8PFx6Zhdv0S_slL91XkAjJ9SLpd0mkvQnRmX0NDSOPe1xkYl_8ESyvpXd37v5j4X3OFUB2OpHGTuW85j9/s1600/Newton+July+2011+IA+%25281%2529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEMYHzAkzsLwwhibq_uwyni_4b8YiNXtDlEWot17ilNzlg4sV9VvtsC1G5PG8PFx6Zhdv0S_slL91XkAjJ9SLpd0mkvQnRmX0NDSOPe1xkYl_8ESyvpXd37v5j4X3OFUB2OpHGTuW85j9/s400/Newton+July+2011+IA+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640020667723046354" border="0" /></a><br />Newton<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_d_vtM_ExjfPPuhR35yl8mScniRh-gPl1i-88Vr9Nzd98anF5AHSNQVTIepK0-1v2QnL5yI_9ByZxIa92StUoiHoiJmM4epItpiIQGi267HFrkQfZ5SFt6j_vpsTILbRg48g2Ix-Y98T/s1600/Darla+July+2011+IA+.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_d_vtM_ExjfPPuhR35yl8mScniRh-gPl1i-88Vr9Nzd98anF5AHSNQVTIepK0-1v2QnL5yI_9ByZxIa92StUoiHoiJmM4epItpiIQGi267HFrkQfZ5SFt6j_vpsTILbRg48g2Ix-Y98T/s400/Darla+July+2011+IA+.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640020664521762930" border="0" /></a><br />Darla..<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photos by/Photo par : Isabelle Alarie</span>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1815761969117921104.post-56668258840540636102011-09-08T15:32:00.012-04:002011-09-23T15:05:12.263-04:00Great Gifts for the Chimps/Des cadeaux pour les chimpanzee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhei9JWEE8LAyooLp2-KT_S1W590fnYprjV202kX1oJBDCrC5dd-XxaVWUGXtJL0OoCs-CyjDZcSz5QCS7bIs2R6awAf0hWaGjUOJonbPX6Sr7s2UMBLoQlar_5VuU_J0vPNqlK_-o9MuOE/s1600/Evelyn+Anty+Powich+July+2011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Dawn Killen Courtney, Liz Thibault, Evelyn Anty Powich..<br /></em>Fauna teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027182771963461117noreply@blogger.com0