More Than 100 (retired) Chimps Moved To Chimp Haven

From the Humane Society of the United States:

In case you haven’t already heard, we have a fantastic chimpanzee update to share with you. All of the federally owned chimpanzees from New Iberia Research Center — more than 100 individuals — have�officially moved to Chimp Haven, the National Chimpanzee sanctuary in Keithville, Louisiana.

This is the largest group of government-owned chimpanzees to be retired, and, with this transfer, Chimp Haven’s population has doubled in less than two years. This very significant development comes as a direct result of the decision by the National Institutes of Health to work with Chimp Haven and The Humane Society of the United States on a plan to transition the nation’s population of nearly all government-owned laboratory chimps to sanctuaries.

We couldn’t be more thrilled for the chimpanzees who will now get to live out the remainder of their lives climbing trees, relaxing in the sun, and living in larger social groups. The HSUS extends our congratulations to Chimp Haven for this amazing milestone and looks forward to more great news like this in the future as the National Institutes of Health continues its plan to retire more than 300 federally owned chimpanzees.

46 year-old Julius will join his siblings in Chimp Haven.
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Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2014/07/13/more-than-100-retired-chi..

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