by Caitlyn Hume | Apr 22, 2019 | Ike
Ike arrived at the PRC in 1996 with a group of 6 other young chimpanzees rescued from a now-closed biomedical research lab in New York (LEMSIP). Ike and his chimpanzee friends were all under the age of 5 years old when they arrived at the PRC. These youngsters were...
by Becca Banks | Feb 15, 2019 | Bailey, Bubbles, Carlos, Ciera, Dehlia, Dewey, Jane, Jax, JennyG, Louie, Luke, Martina, Noelle, Opal, Peanut, Rodney, Sawyer, The Chimps, The Monkeys, Victoria, Zulu
Happy Valentine’s Day! At the Primate Rescue Center, we are so fortunate to have supporters who show us love. Whether it’s by sharing our social media posts, donating to our fundraisers or sending goodies for the primates – we feel the love! We are so grateful and we...
by Becca Banks | Jan 10, 2019 | Breanna, Ciera, Events, Jenny, Martina
As we look forward to everything 2019 has in store, we reminisce about the extraordinary memories that were made during the 2018 holiday season. November and December were some of the busiest, and most exciting, months of the year at the Primate Rescue Center. Not...
by Laura Clifford | Dec 3, 2018 | Events, The Chimps
It’s that time again – Chimpmas is right around the corner! All of the chimps sat down to make their Chimpmas lists and they are so excited to share their requests with you! We will be sharing each chimps’ wish on our social media pages but here is the...
by Becca Banks | Nov 24, 2018 | Events, Ways to Help, Zulu
The Primate Rescue Center receives no direct funding from the government. We rely on donations from passionate individuals to support the apes and monkeys in our care! Like many non-profits, we make the majority of our yearly budget in the last 6 weeks of the calendar...
by Laura Clifford | Nov 14, 2018 | Food & Enrichment, Jenny, Noelle, Toby, Tonya, Victoria, Zulu
We are so pleased to now be partnering with our local Whole Foods store located in the Summit at Fritz Farm. We go through a lot of food each week to feed the 9 chimpanzees and over 40 monkeys at the PRC and we are fortunate that a large percentage of their diet is...