Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Archives for March 2011

Spring Fever

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The other day it was finally warm enough that I could open the barn doors in the playroom. Because of the cold it’s been a while since we could do that, so the chimps were so excited! Everyone started pant hooting and ran over to enjoy the fresh air. Jody immediately began to build a giant nest using several blankets and a sleeping bag but alternated between nesting and chasing silly Annie and Missy around the playroom. Jamie put her hands in the kiddy pool and chased folks around with it. Everyone was super playful and goofy, and spent quite a bit of time hanging out and enjoying the sun and spring-like air.

Here are a couple of photos of Jamie relaxing in the green hand chair donated several months ago by volunteer Pam:

And Jody in her sleeping bag nest:

Happy Spring, everyone!

NutsOnline.com Care Packages for the Chimps

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Highest quality nuts from NutsOnline.com
Highest quality nuts from NutsOnline.com

NutsOnline.com is a company that sells nuts and dried fruit and, lucky for us, they have lots of unsalted and unsweetened options. They support many different sanctuaries and animal organizations, and now, that list includes CSNW. We recently joined forces with NutsOnline.com and now they have a care package that is specifically designed for the Cle Elum Seven! The care packages are $28 and include 1 pound bags of Mixed Nuts (In Shell), Raw Pumpkin Seeds (In shell), Hard shell Pecans, Blanched Hazelnuts, White Popcorn Kernels, and Organic Tropical Dried Fruit Mix- all perfect ingredients for our Night Bags! These care packages are available anytime through this website, which can also be easily accessed through our wishlist.

Another good decision

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Another company, Capitol One, has pulled their ad which had a chimpanzee “actor” and has pledged not to use primates in advertising again!

Read the full announcement sent out to Primate Patrol members a few days ago.

Thank you to everyone who reaches out to these companies to let them know why they should not use chimpanzees and other primates in their advertisements. You are making a difference!

New Mirror

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Not long after the chimps arrived, supporter Tamela found an acrylic mirror that we hung on the playroom wall. It has gotten pretty scratched up in the last 2.5 years, so J.B. just recently replaced it with a new one. And not unlike her reaction when it was first hung in January of 2009, Jamie spent a good deal of time trying to figure out how to remove it.