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Online Store Discount

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The Thanksgiving discount for our brand new online store is still valid, so go get yourself some stuff and buy holiday gifts right now! Then enter the word Thanks as a discount code when checking out. Our store is the only place you can get:
 

Prints of the beautiful illustration by Philip Herman of the Cle Elum Seven on Young’s Hill:
 
youngs hill print

 

Ornaments / gift tags / wine bottle accessories with photos of the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees:

ornaments

 


2013 Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest calendars (buy 5 for bargain price):

2013 calendar cover

 

Cle Elum Seven long sleeve t-shirts (two styles and three colors – unisex and women’s):
 

Rain

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We’ve had a lot of rain at the sanctuary lately. We certainly need the rain, so I can’t complain, but the chimps are starting to remind me of myself when I was a kid and I couldn’t go out and play.

Today, when Burrito was outside in the rain, he made a face that we often see when the chimpanzees are uncomfortable. It’s close to what we would call a sneer but a sneer is usually seen more in fear or threat contexts. Burrito’s face says something more like “I know it won’t kill me but that doesn’t mean I have to like it.” Jody makes this face when she’s outside in the cold, and Annie often makes it when she has to walk through tall grass.

Take Action Tuesday: Decision in Las Vegas tomorrow

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Recently, Converse shoes had a poster in the UK subways featuring a fear-grimacing chimpanzee. After hearing from concerned advocates, they pulled the ads! And, they agreed to never use primates in promotions again. This great news demonstrates that letter writing really is very powerful, and every letter counts.

Since your letters make a difference for our chimpanzee friends, please take a minute to write a letter to the Clark County commissioners to urge them to deny Mike Casey’s permit application to continue to house his chimps in a residential neighborhood in Las Vegas. If you have already written a letter, please share the alert! You can use the sample letter as an example, or use your own words. Be sure to emphasize that this is not only a public safety concern, but it also the right thing to do. Chimpanzees don’t belong in back yards, at birthday parties, at car dealer openings, or on film sets. Captive chimpanzees suffer in these situations, and they belong in sanctuaries that can meet their needs. They get better when they get to a sanctuary (see Jamie below for proof of that). There is sanctuary space available for these chimps.

Here are just two examples of the way chimpanzees are affected by being in Mike Casey’s life:

  • Travis, born at Mike Casey’s former facility in Missouri and sold as a “pet” to a woman in suburban Connecticut, escaped from his owner, mauled a woman, and died after being stabbed by his owner with a butcher knife and then shot by police.
  • A trainer hit a chimpanzee on the German set of the movie Speed Racer (a production for which Mike Casey’s company was responsible) in front of an “animal welfare” monitor. You can read the full review at AHAfilm.org (and look for ratings and reviews – they don’t make it easy to link to specific reviews!).

The hearing is tomorrow – so don’t wait, write your letter today!

And for a reminder of what sanctuary can do, take Jamie (a former “entertainer”). Here she was in June 2008, shortly after her arrival:

Jamie

And here she is now:

Speak up on behalf of Jamie and all the chimpanzees out there who still need our help.

Sleeping Jody

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Since her injury, it’s been all about Jody on the blog this last week. We like to mix things up for you as much as possible, but I snapped a few photos of her in and out of sleep in the front rooms this morning and I couldn’t resist sharing them. She has one of the prettiest faces I’ve ever seen.

Missy in her element

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There is no doubt that Missy is the athlete of the Cle Elum Seven. Her strength, agility, and playfulness amaze and amuse us everyday. Young’s Hill is her playground. Whether she’s climbing the tall bamboo, sprinting up and down the hill, or walking “tightrope” on the fire hose, she’s always on the move.

Most of yesterday’s snow has melted, allowing the chimps to venture out onto the hill without having to walk in the cold stuff. There are still plenty of patches to eat, though, so there’s been lots of activity outside today despite the chilly temperatures. Missy has been having a great time.

She did quite a lot of tightrope walking:

She also did some sprints.

Missy is happy to play by herself, but sometimes she comes to a dead stop mid-sprint:

and looks behind her to see if anyone is chasing her.

Today she was on her own, but you can see by her playface below that she was okay with that.

Thank you, Charlotte Coulbert!

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Today is sponsored by Charlotte Coulbert.  Sponsoring a day is such a great way to help care for the Cle Elum Seven from afar, and we are so lucky to have incredibly generous supporters like Charlotte.

Thanks, Charlotte, for helping to keep Annie’s arms full of Brussels sprouts.