Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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2024 Wrap-Up

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Happy New Year, everyone! Please check out Katelyn’s first of the year blog and look out for the New Year party video coming tomorrow!
I thought I would leave you with our end of the year wrap-up. Our long time follower, Ozzie, sums up our year so perfectly! I have linked some of the blogs for all of you to enjoy.
And with much anticipation, here it is:
“Ozzie’s Annual CSNW New Year’s Gongs:

My annual year in review! This one has been a tough one. But without further ado:

2.Willy B Brando swaggers unconfidently to second in charge.
3. Cy wins the Easter Egg hunt!
4. Jamie forces JB into thigh high psychedelic boots for a march around the hill!!! Cher applauds Jamie from Malibu!
5. Gordo thrives in his PRT training.
6. Rayne masters her beauty regime
7. Annie turns 50!!!! Banana cream pies all around!
8. Gordo screams at wounds but can’t stop looking and screaming.
9. Dr Z’s patients of the year: Honey B loses an eyelid; Willy B almost loses a toe; Meredith goes to the big hospital
10. We do have a new category: Video of the Year. Hands down? Pan Hibernatus.
11. Two biggest achievements this year: everyone goes out onto the Bray (some in the heat of battle but everyone has been out now!)
12. Burrito climbs a tree. This one was a particularly bittersweet moment for me. My partner of 25 years died and this was the last video she saw. Tears of joy.
13. Finally: in memoriam. This year saw the passing of so many supporters of the sanctuary. We also sadly lost our beautiful big boy Nutmeg. And we sweetly remember Jody – every day.
And thus we end 2024 – a rough year for everyone except Burrito who held all of us on his laughing shaking shoulders.”

Thank you so much, Ozzie!

Bonus photos from today!

Burrito looking for pomegranate seeds:

Neggie eating some black-eyed peas:

And Jamie:

Tune in tomorrow for the New Year party shenanigans!

Busy Busy Busy

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We have so much fun watching the chimps forage and open their new presents on Christmas! But as you can imagine, the next day it is a mess! Between the clean up of the party and shoveling snow it didn’t leave us with a lot of time in the chimp house. However, while the humans may have been busy, the chimps on the other hand, had a lovely calm day- eating snow, nesting, and watching a little bit of TV! I hope you all have a lovely relaxing day after Christmas too!

Here are a few pictures I was able to capture in between cleaning!

The handsome Cy:

Mr. Willy B:

Mave & Dora nesting and grooming:

Raynie:

Dora:

Snow Snack Delivery Service

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Nothing is better than having someone bring you something you really want. Jamie, would have to agree. As you will see in the video Jamie and friends are able to grab their own snow whenever they want, but sometimes the snow just tastes better when someone delivers it to you! As for Cy’s group, they are still California chimps at heart. Some individuals were excited for snow, but most needed a little flavoring to make it exciting more exciting.

Christmas is just around the corner and we have a few more Chimp-mas items still on our Wish List!

This mornings view:

Jamie requesting snow after they received access to Young’s Hill this morning:

Snug as a Bug

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Thank you Diana G. for the wearable nesting blanket! The blanket hoodie is so cute, the front is Honey B and the back has a picture of Negra. We thought it was only fitting for Honey B to receive this wonderful hoodie first. Before giving Honey B the hoodie, we showed her that it was more than just a blanket, but that you could wear it too! She seemed pretty excited. Honey B didn’t put it on, but she did nest with it right away.

Gordo playing chase and inspecting the hoodie:

Bonus of little Honey B:

Cozy and Warm

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Burrito’s group received an item from the Comfort and Joy online auction today! We put out the Wearable Fox Blanket Hoodie. I was fortunate enough to try it on for the chimps before we left it in the Playroom. It was very cozy, so much so I think it is in a nest right now. Thank you so much to Diana K. for donating this wearable blanket for the chimpanzees, I know Burrito and Negra are going to love it

It was a hard day to get photos of the chimps, but here is a series of Negra eating an apple from this weekend:

And sweet Terry:

We are overjoyed with the generosity for Giving Tuesday. Big thanks to everyone who donated to honor Jody’s legacy and provide care for the chimpanzees. It means the world to us.

Thanksgiving 2024

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We have so much to be grateful for here at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. We are beyond grateful for the residents that we are so lucky to care for, but we are also incredibly thankful for our community at CSNW as well. We would not be able to give such quality care without the unwavering support of our avid followers, donors, and volunteers. Your generosity ensures that the chimps and cows have the resources they need to live their best lives. Your belief in our mission helps us to continue providing lifelong care, compassion, and sanctuary for these extraordinary beings. We are so thankful for each of you who plays a role in making this sanctuary a place of healing, peace, and love.

Menu:

Celebration Field Roast

Green Beans

Mash Sweet Potatoes

Cranberry Sauce

Hawaiian Rolls

Mini Apple Pies

& Cider

Off With Your Head

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Today, we put out two new stuffed animals that I thought Burrito would really like. However, Burrito never got the chance to play with them… Interestingly enough, Foxie who never really has cared about stuffed animals gravitated to them. She played/inspected them for a short time and then moved on. Later, Sabrina and I went to clean the front rooms, when we happened upon a crime scene, a rather graphic one at that. Both victims, stuffed animals, had the same fate- both had been decapitated, that is a pattern! But who would do that?

Foxie is known to be:

Sweet:

Silly:

Kind:

Loving:

You’d never know the more sinister side:

Again, we apologize for such disturbing photos. We suspect the stuff animals only made it 30 minutes after Foxie received access to the Playroom. The evidence does show that Foxie was last seen with the victims and was heard beating her babies, which is a common game she plays, in the front rooms where our first victim was found. This game is reported to get a little loud and often involves a hammer, spatula, or object to “hit” the babies. Foxie was also seen fleeing the crime scene. So we are pretty sure it was Foxie, the one you’d never suspect…

Victim #1, found in Front Room 1:

Victim #2, found in Playroom :