by Primate Rescue Center | Mar 6, 2023
Toby Resident Toby is a former pet who arrived here in 1995 after his former owners, in a failed effort to keep their monkey “tame,” had him castrated. As the only male in his group of four, Toby is adored by companions Maddie, Tonya, and Zoe, who take turns grooming...
by Primate Rescue Center | Mar 6, 2023
Opie Resident Opie was rescued from a squalid situation as a pet. Perhaps this is why he is now the cleanest and most well mannered monkey at the PRC! He keeps his enclosure and toys spotless and always is sure to finish every bite of his...
by Primate Rescue Center | Mar 6, 2023
Hazel Resident Rescued: 1998 Hazel is the largest—and as best we can tell the oldest—of the PRC chimpanzees. She was most likely caught in the wild, as this was how captive chimpanzees were typically acquired in the 1960s and early ’70s. Her earliest years are a...
by Primate Rescue Center | Mar 6, 2023
Noelle Resident Become My Pal Rescued: 1996 Noelle was born on December 22, 1994, at LEMSIP, the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates. Immediately after birth, Noelle was pulled away from her mother to be raised by human caretakers in a nursery...
by Primate Rescue Center | Mar 6, 2023
Rodney Resident Become My Pal Rescued: 1996 Rodney was born on November 25, 1994, at the Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP), a biomedical research laboratory in New York that has since been closed. In the laboratory, Rodney was...
