12.279 signatures against the transference of gorilla León to a Brazilian zoo
GAP Project Spain (PGS) announced that the petition against the transference of gorilla León to Belo Horizonte zoo, in Brazil, has already reached, in a week, 12.279 signatures. A copy of this petiton has been sent to CITES Comission on Spain and on Canary Islands (where León lives, at
GAP Project Spain are reporting back German Schwaben Park Zoo, located in the woods Welzheimer, 45 minutes northeast of Stuttgart, which abuses of 44 chimpanzees according to a well-documented denunciation of the organization Animal Equality, in Germany. At first , the Zoo , which uses chimpanzees in a circus show, accepted to transfer the
CAMPAIGN TO BAN THE TRANSFERENCE OF GORILLA LEÓN, WHO LIVES WITH HIS FAMILY IN SPAIN - TO BELO HORIZONTE ZOO, IN BRAZIL. Sign this petition developed by GAP Project Spain (PGS). There are already more than 9000 signatures. https://www.change.org/es/peticiones/loro-parque-no-env%C3%ADen-al-gorila-le%C3%B3n-al-zoo-de-belo-horizonte-en-brasil#
Alejandra Juarez is the representative of GAP Project in Argentina. She owns a sanctuary of bugio monkeys at Cordoba hills: www.proyectocaraya.com.ar In the zoo of this city, there is a lonely chimpanzee called Toti. During months, with the authorization of the zoo directors, Alejandra has been visiting
Envio de gorilas para Zoológico de Belo Horizonte é questionado internacionalmente
Diante de uma resposta do Zoológico Espanhol Loro Parque - que insiste em enviar um gorila macho, de nome Leon, ao Zoológico de Belo Horizonte, por um pedido especial da Fundação John Aspinal, da Inglaterra, o Projeto GAP Brasil e Proyecto Gran Simio, da Espanha, fizeram responsá
Among the most nefarious things that men have done with the animal kingdom, the greatest sin is the destruction of family ties . In circuses, zoos, breeding and pet shop centers, they care little for the emotional bond between mothers, fathers and children of any kind. Perhaps the most dramatic cases
The connection Conakry: Chinese zoos prey African fauna
An extensive and meticulous work done by a group of defenders of wildlife and the organization Pax Animalis unveils a route created by traffickers of African animals to supply the newest Chinese zoos . From 2009 to 2012, more than 130 infants and young chimpanzees, as well as 10 gorillas, were smuggled from Guinea-Conakry, in
Belo Horizonte Zoo insists on being graveyard of gorillas
If it was not enough the death of gorilla Idi Amin, months ago, shortly after the arrival of two young gorillas, and the death of one of them, called Kifta, without plausible explanation, the Zoo of Belo Horizonte is now preparing to receive two other gorillas - one male and
Twenty years ago, Peter Singer and Paola Cavalieri launched the world's first Statement of Defence of the Rights of the Great Apes. The most recognized anthropologists, philosophers and biologists of the time signed the declaration . To consolidate that action, a book was published, edited by Peter and Paola, under the
First images of Peter Singer visiting Sorocaba Sanctuary
Check the first images of Peter Singer's visit to GAP Sanctuary of Sorocaba, in Brazil, on August 29th, 2013. Singer was one of the founders of The Great Ape Project. Related news: https://www.projetogap.org.br/en-US/noticias/Show/4796,meeting-peter-singer https://www.projetogap.org.br/en-US/noticias/Show/4789,peter-singer-our-most-illustrious-visitor [caption
Those who weeks ago thought that the fight to stop the torture of chimpanzees in North American laboratories was about to end up were cheated . The announcement made by NIH - National Institute of Health of USA, which ntended to deliver the chimpanzees it owns to a Federal Sanctuary, retiring
ew York Times gave space to a defender of the torture with chimpanzees, John L. VandeBerg, director of the Southwest National Primate Research Center, a known breeding and torture center of chimpanzees. Hypocritically, he complains that the ban on NIH - National Institute of Health - to use more chimps
In 1993, Peter Singer and Paola Cavalieri edited the book "The Great Ape Project - Equality Beyond Humanity", which was the beginning of a struggle for the basic rights of the Great Apes in our societies. In that book, in the first pages, it was written the text of the World
The way a country treats its animals is a way to scale up its political system and if the government is really appropriate, fair, ethical and serving its population. Cuba considers - according to its leaders - a country like all that talk. However, the facts show another dramatic reality.
(Huffingtom Post)SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Costa Rican officials say they plan to close both of the country's public zoos next year so that animals can be freed from their cages. But the foundation that runs the animal parks said Saturday it is trying to keep them operating.
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