A Spanish parliamentary committee adopted resolutions in June that would extend some human rights to chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans, such as the right to life, freedom from arbitrary captivity and protection from torture. If passed, Spain would become the first country to explicitly recognize the legal rights of non-humans.

Spain’s legislation would outlaw using great apes in experiments, circuses, TV commercials, or films. Apes could be kept in zoos, but conditions would be improved.
 
“By granting them basic rights … we’re protecting their lives and keeping them from being tortured,” says Michele Stumpe of Atlanta, president of the Great Ape Project International, which has campaigned for 15 years for apes’ rights.

(Attorney Stumpe is also among the chimpanzee experts on the Advisory Board of Project R&R).

We are happy to report that the last remaining chimpanzees from the Buckshire Corporation are now spending their first summer in the comfort of sanctuary at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW) in Cle Elum, Washington. An exhausted but exuberant staff report that Annie, Negra, Missy, Jody, Jamie, Burrito and Foxie are settling in well after their cross-U.S. trek, arriving at CSNW on June 13th.
The group, now called the ‘Cle Elum Seven’, will live out the rest of their lives at the sanctuary, which offers them a drastic change from their years of laboratory confinement.   They will be able to sit in the sun, choose what they want to eat, and make night nests.  NEAVS/Project R&R was happy to contribute to the construction of both indoor and outdoor housing.  And,  we are sending bundles of cozy fleece blankets  - our NEAVS’ tradition to help assure that all chimpanzees rescued from labs have – at last – a good night’s sleep.

To learn more about these individuals and see photos and
video of the chimpanzees in their new sanctuary home visit: www.chimpsanctuarynw.org/blog.

We are happy to report that the last remaining chimpanzees from the Buckshire Corporation are now spending their first summer in the comfort of sanctuary at Chimpanzees Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW) in Cle Elum, Washington. An exhausted but exuberant staff report that Annie, Negra, Missy, Jody, Jamie, Burrito and Foxie are settling in well after their cross U.S. trek, arriving at CSNW on June 13th.
The group, now called the ‘Cle Elum Seven’, will live out the rest of their lives at the sanctuary, which offers them a drastic change from their years of laboratory confinement.   They will be able to sit in the sun, choose what they want to eat, and make night nests.  NEAVS/Project R&R was happy to contribute to the construction of both indoor and outdoor housing.  And,  we are sending bundles of cozy fleece blankets  - our NEAVS’ tradition to help assure that all chimpanzees rescued from labs have – at last – a good night’s sleep. 

Learn more about these individuals and see photos and
video of the chimpanzees in their new sanctuary home visit: www.chimpsanctuarynw.org/blog.