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Archives for November 8, 2016

From blue cement floors below, to blue skies above

November 8, 2016 by Anna

Just over eight years ago, the Cle Elum 7 were living in the windowless basement of the Buckshire Corporation in Pennsylvania. Their entire world consisted of four attached 6×6 cages.

Here’s a little perspective on just exactly what that meant for the chimpanzees:
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Take a moment and imagine only being able to climb as high as that cage ceiling or walk as far as the beginning of one wall to the end of the other. It’s truly inconceivable.

A huge part of sanctuary means providing a new multidimensional expansive world for the chimpanzees to enjoy.

When Missy climbed to to the tallest structure on Young’s Hill this morning, she was around 20 feet in the air with an unimpeded view of a lush green valley and rolling mountains. The sun could warm her back and the breeze could tickle her skin. She had 2 acres of grassy hill to run and play on, with several comfortable indoor areas to nap and groom in.

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What a difference 8 years can make.

Filed Under: Chimp histories, Chimpanzees in Biomedical Research, Missy, Sanctuary, Young's Hill Tagged With: Buckshire, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum 7, Missy, Sanctuary

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