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Project Chimps was established in 2014 as a way to find the nation's research Chimpanzee population a sanctuary home to safely live in retirement. Because of changes to federal regulations and funding Chimpanzees are no longer used for invasive research procedures and therefore are in desperate need of permanent long-term care. Project Chimps which received its first nine chimps from the New Iberia Research Center on September 8 will eventually be home to almost 300 chimpanzees. Here, Buttercup, who is missing a finger on her left hand also emerged from the trip with swollen hands thought to have been caused by banging against her cage during transport.
CREDIT: Raymond McCrea Jones