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Updates June 7, 2010
IN THE NEWS
We were proud to partner with the KY Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources when emergency housing and waystation services were needed for two confiscated marmoset monkeys. Giz and MoMo were imported into the state illegally by a Marion County resident in violation of 301KAR2:082. Acting on a tip, KDFWR Law Enforcement officers obtained a court order and removed the animals from the private residence. It has been illegal since 2005 to import a long list of inherently dangerous animals to the Commonwealth - including ALL non-human primates. Too fragile for KY's cold winters, the marmosets will be transported to Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainesville, FL where they will live out their lives in the company of other marmosets.
For more information on this case, see:
Two marmosets confiscated from home - WKYT
Illegal Monkeys Confiscated In Marion County Set To Be Sent To Florida Refuge- LEX18
Marmosets visit Jessamine before being moved to Florida - Jessamine Journal
Many thanks to our members, supporters and dedicated teams of volunteers who helped make our 2010 Spring Fling a record-breaking success! Let's do it again next year!
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A Dream Realized – We hope you’ll enjoy this time-lapse video created during our “Room To Roam” chimpanzee enclosure expansion project. In retrospect, this project was completed in a remarkably short period of time! The Hayden Company of Nicholasville and Wilhite Limited of Lexington saw to the nuts and bolts of this amazing undertaking, while our loyal donors and supporters rallied to make this long-time dream a reality. The finished product is magnificent, and our troop of eleven chimpanzees is thrilled with the result.
Thank you to all who helped give our chimps “Room to Roam!”
PRC Video Tour – Check out our virtual tour! This short video takes you to the beautiful property our residents enjoy. Hear the sounds of our primate friends against the backdrop of a quiet Kentucky valley. Take the tour…
PRC Awarded “Best in America” Seal –
The Independent Charities Seal of Excellence is awarded to the members of Independent Charities of America and Local Independent Charities of America that have, upon rigorous independent review, been able to certify, document, and demonstrate on an annual basis that they meet the highest standards of public accountability, program effectiveness, and cost effectiveness. These standards include those required by the US Government for inclusion in the Combined Federal Campaign, probably the most exclusive fund drive in the world. Of the 1,000,000 charities operating in the United States today, it is estimated that fewer than 50,000, or 5 percent, meet or exceed these standards, and, of those, fewer than 2,000 have been awarded this Seal.
Animal
Underworld: Inside America’s Black Market for Rare and Exotic Species
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Ever wonder where your neighbor got her pet monkey? Chances are, she bought that monkey from a dealer, who very likely got the parents of that monkey from an AZA-accredited zoo—maybe even the zoo in your town! Animal Underworld takes the closest and hardest look ever at the sleazy world of animals dumped by zoos and research laboratories into the burgeoning exotic animal market. Green painstakingly documents the movements of hundreds of animals, from zoo exhibit to butcher block, canned hunt and backyard. If you care about animals, or wonder what you’re supporting when you buy a ticket to the zoo, this book is a “must read.”
-Rachel Weiss