Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

For Amanda and Ryan

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This special day of sanctuary was sponsored by Kailie Dombrausky and Josefine Holm “in honor of the love between Ryan Cunningham and Amanda Osborne and in celebration of their wedding. We wish you all the best of luck and love in the future! Josefine and Kailie”

Kailie and Josefine, thank you so much for including the chimpanzees in your celebration of Amanda and Ryan today!

Amanda (far right) is a former Central Washington University graduate student intern and current volunteer at the sanctuary:

All of us at the sanctuary wish Amanda and Ryan a beautiful day and lots of happiness in the years ahead!

Today is for Carrie!

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Sylvia Gandolfo sponsored this beautiful solstice day for Carrie Miller and shared this beautiful message:

“Cheers to Carrie and all of the chimps on this winter solstice. May Carrie’s and the chimps’ days and hearts be filled with warmth from the love and compassion we all have for each other.”

Sylvia and Carrie, from our hearts, thank you for always holding the chimps in yours. Your support makes a lasting difference in their lives and now for those to come.

Carrie, we hope you have a wonderful day full of the enchantment and beauty this time of year can bring.

This fella:

A calm December

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Heavy rains and mild temperatures have changed the December landscape at the sanctuary. Last week’s snow has all but melted away and the chimps have been taking full advantage of Young’s Hill. All but Negra were eager to start their exploration first thing this morning.

Annie, Foxie, Missy, Jody:

Jody leading the charge:

Friends Missy and Annie:

Foxie:

Happy Birthday, Nathan!

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Today was sponsored by Amanda Hahnemann in honor of her brother, Nathan Day, on his birthday!

Amanda, thank you so much for including the chimpanzees in your family celebration as you honor Nathan! All the primates here so appreciate you thinking of them!

Nathan, Happy Birthday! We hope you have the best birthday yet! Thank you for sharing it with the chimpanzees and for being part of making a difference in their lives.

Good friends, Burrito and Foxie:

Delicious

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We are so lucky to get an amazing weekly shipment of fresh produce because of an extraordinarily generous donation from Darwin’s Natural Pet Products. We never quite know what type of food is going to arrive each week and it’s really enriching for the chimps to have such a beautiful variety! Our last shipment included gigantic pomegranates that have been a perfect addition to both breakfasts and dinner forages. This morning Negra’s lips were positively dripping with their ruby red juices.

Today is for Angela!

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Today is sponsored by Michael Courtney in honor of Angela Courtney! Michael shared this really lovely message about today:

“Angela is the kindest, most compassionate person I know and her love for animals is limitless. She has long been following the daily lives of Burrito, Annie, Jody, and all of the others at the sanctuary and this is just a small, simple way for me to say thank you to Angela for being the biggest and best part of my life while also contributing to the incredible work that Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest is doing. From our home to yours. Happy holidays!”

Michael, we so appreciate you choosing to honor Angela in this way and for the difference you are making in the chimps’ lives!

Angela, thank you for being a light and inspiration in the world. And many thanks for being a part of the lives of these amazing chimpanzee people. All of us here hope you have a beautiful day and Happy Holidays to you both!

Burrito:

Jody (Burrito background:

Annie: