The video below shows Jamie nesting with a bunch of the extra blankets we put out for the enrichment today. Have fun doing laundry tomorrow, Jackie!
Winter Break
It was gorgeous this afternoon! No wind (a rarity around these parts), clear skies and that welcoming yellow orb in the sky. Everyone except Burrito and Negra spent quite a bit of time on Young’s Hill enjoying this little break from winter. Burrito was very happy to grab snow from the raceway and Negra peaked out but went back to the warmth of her nest.
These two don’t spend much time with each other, but today Annie and Jody went on a little hike together:
Jody hid herself above the bamboo:
Annie found a perch:
Meanwhile, Missy was busy with a large piece of ice she found in a tire:
Jamie was busy trying to stuff a tie (with a troll doll tied to it) into one of the holes in the treat rock:
and Foxie wandered all around with her dolls:
First snow on Young’s Hill
The video below says it all, but I had to include this photo of Burrito too:
Lip Balm poll
I posted a little poll on Facebook yesterday asking what we should do about re-ordering lip balm. With the holidays coming, I’m stocking up on merchandise, and we have only 10 Burrito Pom Balms left!
If you have a Facebook account, go there to vote. If not, leave a comment below with your opinion among these choices:
a) Get more pomegranate lip balm featuring a different chimpanzee
b) Something new: get spearmint lip balm featuring a different chimpanzee
c) Re-order the Burrito Pom Balm
d) Forget about it
Thanks!
Brandon Wood’s Fundraising for Chimps
You may recognize the name Brandon Wood or Make a Chimp Smile from previous posts or from other organizations. He’s truly an inspiration to me and to anyone who knows about him.
Brandon is always busy helping chimpanzees. Recently he’s been busy sending out letters to representatives and the president, encouraging them to support the Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act. And now he’s doing a fundraiser for the Cle Elum Seven through his Etsy shop. He has really cool “chimp tags” and earth-friendly tote bags for sale, with proceeds going to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.
Show your support of Brandon and his work to help chimpanzees by shopping in the Make a Chimp Smile Etsy store and following his blog at makeachimpsmile.blogspot.com.
Here’s a photo of Brandon that I borrowed from his blog. He’s wearing and holding the chimp tags that he made to support great apes:
Thank you for all you do, Brandon!
Update: how you can help chimpanzees
For Seattleites and other Washingtonians who missed the talk on Wednesday, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has posted information about how you can help chimpanzees by contacting Senator Patty Murray. Time is of the essence, so do this today. Find all the info you need here (including a link for those who live outside of Washington): http://www.pcrm.org/email/murray_letter.html
For those who did come to the talk – thank you! It was great to see both familiar and new faces. As we said on Wednesday, we are hopeful that biomedical experimentation on chimpanzees in the U.S. can end soon. Jody’s son Levi and all of the chimpanzees still used as experimental subjects need your voices to make this happen.
PCRM’s Research Policy Specialist Noelle Callahan and Director of Public and Government Affairs Elizabeth Kucinich visited the sanctuary yesterday. Normally shy, Burrito spent the entire visit staring at Elizabeth Kucinich. I do believe he’s in love.
In the photo below, left to right, is Sarah, Noelle Callahan, me and Elizabeth Kucinich.
See you tonight, Seattle
If you live in Seattle, don’t forget to RSVP for tonight’s presentation about Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. You will also learn about how you can help chimpanzees still in research from Physicians Committee of Responsible Medicine director of public and government affairs Elizabeth Kucinich.
The talk and a letter writing session following the presentation is at Seattle Public Library 1000 4th Ave., Level 4, Room 2 and begins at 6:30pm. For more information and to RSVP, visit PCRM’s website.
See you tonight!
