The first social group of nine retired research chimpanzees from the New Iberia Research Center arrived at the new Project Chimps sanctuary in northern Georgia on Sept. 8.
Project Chimps, a nonprofit organization, secured an agreement with the 小蝌蚪APP小蝌蚪APP檚 NIRC to resettle and provide lifetime care for the center小蝌蚪APP檚 entire research chimpanzee population. This was the first of many transfers that will be made to relocate all 220 chimpanzees from New Iberia, La.
NIRC chimpanzees will be moved in small social groups, according to Sarah Baeckler Davis, president and CEO of Project Chimps. Each group will be composed of up to 10 chimpanzees.
Dr. Francois J. Villinger, NIRC director, said, 小蝌蚪APP淲e are pleased the first group of chimpanzees made it safely to Georgia and expect other transfers to go as smoothly. We feel confident that Project Chimps will provide them with the high-quality care that they have been accustomed to receiving.小蝌蚪APP
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Baeckler Davis said Project Chimps is 小蝌蚪APP済rateful for the assistance of NIRC in working toward this day. We will be actively fundraising to secure support from the public to ensure the expeditious resettlement of the chimpanzees.小蝌蚪APP
Project Chimps has said the New Iberia Research Center was among the first non-federal research programs to arrange to release all of its research chimps.
小蝌蚪APP officials say they've been planning retirement and sanctuary for its chimpanzees for more than two years, and "the vast majority" were never part of any research.
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