Take Action Thursday: McDonald’s exploits Suzy chimpanzee in new ad
A recent advertisement for McDonald’s restaurants in France features Suzy the chimpanzee demonstrating trained behaviors, such as jumping up and down and making “funny” faces. Unfortunately, what Suzy...
View ArticleTake Action Tuesday! Chimpanzee in new Comedy Central show
Tomorrow night, March 25, Comedy Central is planning to air a new TV show called Big Time in Hollywood, FL. The show’s previews contain footage of a chimpanzee in several scenes. The show was produced...
View ArticleTake Action Tuesday: Speak up for Eli chimpanzee
A few weeks ago, we alerted you to a new Comedy Central show called Big Time in Hollywood, FL, with reported footage of a chimpanzee in several scenes. We know now that chimpanzee is Eli, who lives at...
View ArticleNegra building trust and HOOT! tonight
Today is a big day for me—it is my last day as a staff caregiver at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. I am excited to say that I will be beginning a new position with an animal advocacy group where I can...
View ArticleToday is for Hope, Love, Home and Sanctuary
This day of sanctuary was also sponsored by our good friend, Kathleen Corby, in honor of two very special occasions. Today we celebrate both the honorary 42nd birthday of sanctuary royalty, Queen...
View ArticleTake Action Tuesday: Help Chimpanzees in Liberia
Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is part of a coalition of organizations working to help 66 chimpanzees who had been left to starve on a small group of islands in Liberia. Many of them were used for...
View ArticleTake Action: Trunk Monkey Ads
Today, we’re asking for your help. We’ve reached out to the Suburban Auto Group multiple times over the years about their “Trunk Monkey” ads using chimpanzees who were abused during their years in...
View ArticleThese resilient spirits
Foxie has become quite the celebrity. As Diana mentioned in her blog post several days ago, the story of Foxie’s history, her life in the lab, and her subsequent discovery of her love for troll dolls...
View ArticleTake Action Tuesday: Tell Geico to stick to the gecko
Go to the Geico Action Alert now. We are faced with constant reminders that many chimpanzees out there do not have the happy life that the chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest currently...
View ArticleTiny chimp, big world
We tend to equate mothers with maternity. But whether or not we find ourselves in the position of mothering children, I believe we are all mothers in some form, at some point. Maybe it’s mothering our...
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