Katelyn

Thanks so much to Debbie Reintzell for this lovely day of sanctuary for the chimpanzees in celebration of her friend, Debbie Anderson!

“I would like to sponsor December 30th in honor of my dear friend Debbie Anderson’s birthday! Debbie is a selfless individual always taking time to help others in need, friend or stranger.  When she’s not helping others in a specific way she is out volunteering her time with local charities to help make our community a better place. I am honoring Debbie this day in celebration of her birthday and in celebration of what caring, loving friendships mean to all of us. Reminding me of our precious chimps.”

Happy Birthday, from us all, Debbie! May it be the best one yet!

Honey B and Dora:

Jody and Foxie:

Annie and Missy:

Foxie and friends:

Dora and Lucky:

Our heartfelt thanks to Renee Parisio for sponsoring this day of sanctuary in memory of Sue Parisio and Nancy Fischlin, “sisters who loved animals”.

We really appreciate your choosing to honor and celebrate Sue and Nancy’s memories by contributing to the lives of our sanctuary residents, Renee. We hope your heart is full with their memory.

Half-sisters, Honey B and Rayne:

Besties, “Mora” (aka Mave and Dora):

Best friends, Annie and Missy:

Thanks so much to Adam Kurtz, for sponsoring this day of sanctuary and celebration for the chimpanzees!

“Party for the chimps! Hope you can give the chimps a chimp friendly pizza-like party on December 22.”

Thanks so much for giving the chimpanzees a special day, Adam! We could definitely see them enjoying veggie pizzas. 🙂 Sponsoring a day of sanctuary directly contributes to our ability to provide the chimpanzees with so many wonderful and exciting foods to eat and all the things that make up their days, moments, and lives in their sanctuary home. We are so very grateful for your support!

It’s kinda “Hawaiian roll season” this time of year and though bread and pasta are very rare and special treats in their diet, we can’t tell you how mad for them the chimpanzees are. Thankfully, they are just as excited about fresh produce, haha! But, I mean, bread, carbs…need we say more? Us too, chimpanzees, us too. 🙂

Queen Negra in a nest with a Hawaiian roll. Pretty much her dream life :):

Missy’s would be a supply of never-ending tomatoes:

Missy’s daughter, Honey B, and the ever-popular spaghetti boat:

Dora showing proof of their healthy diet! ;):

Burrito:

Jamie and one of her all-time favorites, mini-peppers:

Our heartfelt thanks to Dylan Most for this wonderful annual sponsorship of today in celebration of the winter solstice here in the northern hemisphere (or summer if you’re in the southern hemisphere)!

We appreciate you, Dylan! The first day of winter and our tilting toward the slow return of more light-filled days. We wish you, and everyone, all the magic and wonder and comfort this season of light and dark holds. Thank you for always holding the chimpanzees in your heart.

Foxie:

Though from many, many winters past, this photo of Jamie and Annie perfecting the shoveling that the humans had just completed always makes me smile:

Terry:

Our beloved Jody was the queen of foraging in all seasons and winter was for giant ice treats:

Truth be told, we are so far experiencing a relatively mild winter (sshhh…) and have had minimal snow and nary an icicle. But January and February tend to be doozies, so we’ll see what happens. Here are Missy and Jamie enjoying icicle enrichment from a past winter:

Negra:

A yawning Honey B:

Adventurous Annie:

Honey B, Dora and Mave: