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Dear Fellow Primates, |
September Online Auction Results |
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| Thank you for visiting the Primates Incorporated website. Please browse around our site to find out more information about us. Primates Incorporated aims to increase the retirement of monkeys from research facilities and private ownerships by constructing a secure, indoor/outdoor primate sanctuary in southern Wisconsin. | Thanks to everyone who participated in the auction! We raised $1376! |
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Rock the Monkey Events Summary |
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| Thanks to everyone for attending the rock the monkey benefits - we raised $453 and got a lot of publicity, which helped increased awareness about Primates Incorporated! Unfortunately the turnout was pretty low and so we are meeting to see how we can improve our fundraising strategies for next year. if you are from Madison and would like to attend our January meeting, please email amy@primatesinc.com. | ||||
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Our Mission |
Our Objectives |
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| Primates Incorporated will provide lifetime enriched care and improve the quality of life for nonhuman primates who come from the entertainment industry, research facilities, zoos, refuges, and private ownerships. | We plan to fulfill this mission by: Collaborating with an advisory board consisting of a combination of professionals with various backgrounds in order to provide the most appropriate accommodations for the primates Collecting behavioral information on animals prior to their placement, performing behavioral observations directed at improving their well being, and providing the rehabilitation results to the public via online resources and newsletters Educating the public about primate-related issues such as their habitat in nature, the importance of their psychological well- being in a captive setting, and progress made in the 3R’s of nonhuman primate research: reduction, refinement and replacement. |
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Did You Know? |
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| The 2007 USDA Animal Welfare Report indicates that 69,990 primates are housed in U.S. laboratories. We don't know how many primates are involved in terminal studies. What we do know is that there are researchers out there who are planning for the retirement of their primates from research as we speak. The problem is that it is hard to find funding to retire monkeys and it takes a lot of effort by both the sanctuaries and researchers to coordinate the retirement of the monkeys. If funding is not available and/or the primate sanctuary cannot accommodate additional primates, the researcher may get turned down, and then the primates will likely be sold to another study or kept on as a breeder. Primates Incorporated aims to build a sanctuary and serve as a prototype for other communities to establish their own sustainable sanctuaries so that the thousands of primates who have a chance at retirement can get the peaceful sanctuary they deserve. |
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We will now be having our meetings online, first starting with our new e-newsletter, and then we will have a comments corner to keep the collaborative effort going. If you are not on our email list, email amy@primatesinc.com.
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Resources |
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| Explore Animals - educational videos about animals explore.org View Gray Langur Monkeys in India at: http://explore.org/explore/india/films/84 |
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Buy Our T-Shirt |
Donate Online |
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Organic cotton t-shirts! $20 |
Donations can also be sent by mail to: PO Box 7384 Madison, WI 53707 We are an official nonprofit organization, and so donations are tax-deductible as charitable contributions.  |
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Purchase Our Fair Trade Coffee |
Help Us Find Land |
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Our Just Coffee "Upright Blend" is a natural selection of Maya super dark & Colombian coffees for survival of the fittest! |
We have teamed up with Have a Heart Farm, a non-profit animal sanctuary organization looking to establish themselves in southern Wisconsin, and are currently looking for 40-60 acres of land. We do not have enough money right now to buy the property outright, but would like an opportunity to lease the land until we can raise the funds to buy it. The sooner we have land, the sooner we can provide the many animals in need of retirement with a natural environment! If you know of a land owner who may be interested in providing us with a lease-to-buy option, please let me know! amy@primatesinc.com. |
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Become a Document Editor |
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| You can help us by volunteering 3-5 hours of your time. Please view our Volunteer section to obtain more information. See our Volunteer page for more info. | Email amy@primatesinc.com and
type "subscribe" in the body of the email. You will be informed of our monthly progress. |
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