Fauna Foundation
The Fauna Foundation is the only accredited
LEMSIP.[2]
It is the first sanctuary to accept chimpanzees with HIV.
Fauna Sanctuary is accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries[3] and is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charity in the United States.[4]
In 2012, author
Charles Taylor Prize for his non-fiction book The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary, detailing his encounters with the chimpanzees at the foundation.[5]
In August 2013, chimpanzees Loulis and Tatu from the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) moved to the sanctuary.[6]
References
- ^ "Find a Sanctuary". Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Animal Farm: Former lab chimps and other cast-off critters find sanctuary at the Fauna Foundation, by Mark Slutsky, August 22, 2002, Montreal Mirror
- ^ "Fauna Foundation". Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries. August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "History". Fauna Foundation. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ Chimp sanctuary tale wins $25K Charles Taylor Prize at CBC.ca, posted March 5, 2012; retrieved March 5, 2012
- ^ "CWU Chimpanzees Arrive Safely at Canadian Sanctuary". Central Washington University. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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