{"id":65615,"date":"2023-09-26T13:02:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T10:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=65615"},"modified":"2023-09-26T13:02:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T10:02:06","slug":"after-living-in-a-roadside-zoo-all-their-lives-chimps-share-a-touching-hug-at-a-new-sanctuary-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=65615","title":{"rendered":"After Living in a Roadside Zoo All Their Lives, Chimps Share a Touching Hug at a New Sanctuary Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

As they entered a brand-new sanctuary, four chimpanzees who had been rescued from a roadside zoo were spotted cuddling and sharing a love hug.<\/p>\n

They were kept indoors by an exotic animal keeper whose facilities had received numerous complaints about animal cruelty <\/p>\n

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and who had recently been given a prison sentence when they were discovered in Ohio at a zoo called the Union Ridge Wildlife Center.<\/p>\n

The Florida’s Save the Chimps sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, was to receive custody of the four <\/p>\n

chimpanzees names April, Anna, Cash, and Lucy, according to an order from the Ohio Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n

The four chimpanzees can be seen bonding joyfully with one another in the quarantine area, where they will spend the <\/p>\n

next two months before being integrated into one of the sanctuary’s 12 chimp islands, which cover a total of 150 acres.<\/p>\n

Dr. Andrew Halloran, Director of Chimpanzee Behavior and Care at Save the Chimps, stated that these <\/p>\n

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chimps \u2018are extremely intelligent and deserve the opportunity to explore a larger world.\u2019<\/p>\n

The \u2018very sweet\u2019 chimps, whose ages vary from 13 to 26, are settling in well to their new environment, according to the sanctuary.<\/p>\n

\u2018We look forward to seeing them thrive on a vast island habitat with 15-20 new lifelong companions, <\/p>\n

with the freedom to choose where they want to be and who they want to be with,” stated Halloran.<\/p>\n