Over the years, Jungle Friends has been asked to take in hundreds of monkeys from research laboratories. Many of these monkeys were born in the wild, captured for research, and lived for decades in small cages. Others were born in captivity and have never been outside. They have sacrificed for research that benefits humans, and we believe in giving them a life as close to natural as possible for the remainder of their days. Every day, more and more of the laboratories using monkeys in research are proving that they agree with us. So many, in fact, that we have recently doubled in size to accommodate a large group of cotton-top tamarins retiring from research at a major university that is helping fund their retirement. We are extremely happy with this trend of retiring the monkeys from research, but not all of the labs provide funding and there is never enough for unforeseen circumstances. We need your help!
Please help us offer a safe haven to these monkeys who have had so little.
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Meet Some of Our Retired Research Monkeys The first photo you’ll see is of Kari Bagnall, Founder of Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, with Howard, a monkey once used in cocaine studies. Kari first met Howard at the laboratory — an encounter that would change countless lives. That moment inspired Jungle Friends to open its doors to many more monkeys being retired from research, offering them the lifelong sanctuary they deserve. Next, meet Leo, once part of a cognitive research study, seen here performing his tasks in the lab. Then witness the powerful moment when the last of the monkeys from the iron toxicity study arrive at Jungle Friends — unloaded from the transport trucks and temporarily housed in the Bob Barker Medical Clinic while we raised funds and built their outdoor habitats. You’ll also see the arrival of 26 squirrel monkeys released from FDA nicotine addiction studies — their crates lined up in the clinic as they awaited their first taste of freedom. Today, all of these monkeys are thriving in their naturalistic habitats, living their “Almost Wild” lives — feeling the sunshine, breathing the fresh air, and even stopping to smell the flowers.
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