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Local Students & Teachers Team Up to Help Rescued Primates and Win National Contest
Nicholasville, KY - East Jessamine High School teacher, Gina Lyons, a volunteer at the Primate Rescue Center (PRC), teamed up with her high school’s photography club (led by EJHS teacher Lindsey Mulcahy) to create a narrated, photo DVD of rescue stories...
Our Sweet Suzie – Rest In Peace
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our dear Suzie. Suzie was an olive baboon who arrived at the PRC in October of 2009 after more than 20 years of social isolation in a private home. After authorities intervened, she...
Stan Lee and Dean Haspiel team up for the final Panels for Primates comic strip
Comic legend, Stan “The Man” Lee, and Emmy award winning artist, Dean Haspiel, created Even Gorillas Have Pride! to help the Panels for Primates comic anthology end with a bang! The Primate Rescue Center has been incredibly fortunate to be part of such...
So Hard To Say Goodbye
Caring for primates in the sanctuary setting is full of highs and lows. We rejoice when an introduction is successful - when formerly isolated pets find companionship and flourish under our care. The staff and volunteers at the PRC form very close and special bonds...
Can We Wrap That For You?
Primate Rescue Center staffers and volunteers will be staffing the “Charity Gift Wrap” Station at Joseph-Beth Booksellers at The Mall at Lexington Green on Thursday, December 23 - ALL DAY from 9am to 10pm. This is one of our favorite and most popular...
Monkey Bread Recipe
There are many conflicting theories about how “Monkey Bread” got it’s name, but the one thing everyone can agree on: it’s delicious! This easy recipe is a PRC staff favorite - great at holiday time or anytime! Grab the kids and a few simple...
The Dahlonega Five Chimps
We first learned about the five chimpanzees living in the hills of northwest Georgia in the summer of 1997. Kevin Ivester, a former board member of the Simian Society of America, explained that little was known about the animals because the owner kept to herself....
The LEMSIP Chimps
In 1996, New York University made the decision to close down the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine & Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP), which at the time housed nearly 200 chimpanzees and an even larger number of monkeys. All the animals needed to be...
