Locked Away In
A Laboratory
Deep in the forests of Africa, infant chimpanzees were torn from their mothers and taken for laboratory testing. They spent years growing up behind bars, without family, freedom or the chance to simply be chimpanzees.
Today they are finally safe, but healing from a lifetime of trauma takes patience, specialist care and lifelong support.
Stolen From Home
Before they ever knew freedom, they knew loss.
Infant chimpanzees were captured from the wild for laboratory testing, separated from their mothers and transported thousands of miles away.
Many family groups fought to protect their young, losing their lives in the process. For every baby taken, countless others were left behind.
Locked inside laboratory cages, these young chimpanzees spent decades without trees, sunshine, companionship or the opportunity to live as nature intended.
Learning to Live Again
After decades of laboratory testing and isolation, their future seemed hopeless. Everything changed in 2009 when Gut Aiderbichl, working alongside world-renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall and other specialists, created a sanctuary where they could finally begin to heal.
For the first time they climbed, explored, played, built friendships and experienced the simple comforts they had been denied for so long.
Today, 27 rescued chimpanzees call the sanctuary home.
Each day is filled with nutritious food, enrichment, companionship and patient care from dedicated animal specialists. Healing takes time. One chimpanzee, Fips, spent 13 years building the confidence to fully explore the outdoor climbing structures, finally venturing out independently in 2024.
Every milestone is a reminder that with patience, compassion and expert care, recovery is possible.
A Life of Love
Although they escaped the laboratory, their journey isn't over.
These chimpanzees can never be released into the wild and will depend on specialist care for the rest of their lives.
Every donation helps provide:
• Expert veterinary care
• Fresh fruit and specialist nutrition
• Daily enrichment and stimulation
• Safe indoor and outdoor habitats
• Experienced caregivers
• Lifelong sanctuary
Together, we can ensure these remarkable animals continue to heal, thrive and live the peaceful lives they were once denied.
We Need Your Help!
We rely entirely on kind-hearted people like you. Your donation helps us feed, care for, and love these chimpanzees every single day so they can live out the rest of their lives in peace. Help us to give them the life they were so cruelly denied.
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