Rescue Stories

Bisou Bisou the Spider Monkey came to the PRC in 1993 from Beverly Hills, CA where she had reportedly been found roaming the streets. Dahlonega Five The Dahlonega Five came to the PRC in 1998, after more than 20 years of life as “pets” in Georgia.
Mighty Mighty the Sulawesi Macaque has lived at the PRC since 1995, when Baby, the Sykes guenon monkey she was housed with injured her owner in a savage attack.

Petey the spide monkey Petey the Spider Monkey was confined by his owner to a tiny 2 x 2 x 2-foot cage, not nearly big enough for him to stand or even stretch out in.
Pozna and Martina Pozna and Martina found themselves in a difficult spot in 1996 when New York University decided to shut down LEMSIP, which housed nearly 200 chimpanzees and an even larger number of monkeys.