Depois de anos em cativeiro a servir de cobaias num laboratório austríaco, foram levados para o santuário de Gut Aiderbichl (também na Áustria) destinado a acolher animais traumatizados.
A reacção destes nossos primos ao "ar livre" não poderia ser outra: abraçaram-se, choraram, riram-se, espantaram-se, exploraram o terreno, etc., como nós faríamos nas mesmas circunstâncias...
O vídeo é maravilhoso:
Boas Notícias - Áustria: 38 chimpanzés libertados de laboratório
A sua história completa pode ser conhecida em http://www.gut-aiderbichl.com/videos/Schimpansen-Heft%20eng.pdf
Eis um resumo:
"During the 1970s and 1980s, animal research laboratories relied heavily on chimpanzees.
After the AIDS epidemic, there was an upsurge in demand for chimps.
Monkey catchers swarmed around the African rainforest to trap baby chimps for research.
1997 - After a takeover, IMMUNO lab in Orth an der Donau changes ownership: BAXTER pharmaceuticals is the new owner. BAXTER prohibits the use of chimps in research and they are free!
1997-2002 - After the IMMUNO takeover and acquisition of the chimps and monkeys, BAXTER accepts moral responsibility and plans to thank the animals for their immense sacrifices for humanity. Following the negotiations with Gänserndorf Safari Park, BAXTER sets up a model monkey enclosure in the safari park grounds. Large open air enclosures are planned. BAXTER gives the safari park an enviable sum of money to care for all the monkeys.
2002 - The chimps and several apes leave the lab and move into their new enclosure. Plans start on the construction of large outdoor enclosures. Researchers and expe- rienced carers treat the chimps kept in isolation for over 20 years as part of a reso- cialization scheme, so they can live together with others. This process is extremely tricky – and, it is unfinished, even now.
2004 - To everyone’s horror, Gänserndorf Safari Park goes bankrupt. All recently begun work on the outdoor enclosures grinds to a halt. Even the chimps and monkey apes are now in receivership.
2009 - After several years of fruitless searching for solutions, in February 2009 the Repub- lic of Austria turned to Gut Aiderbichl with a proposal for the Gut Aiderbichl animal sanctuaries group to consider incorporating the Gänserndorf enclosure and its forty resident chimps and five monkey apes. At the Ministry of Health in Vienna, Michael Aufhauser and Dieter Ehrengruber sign an agreement with the state of Lower Austria, the Republic of Austria, the Baxter group and the municipality of Gänserndorf on behalf of the non-profit Gut Aiderbichl Foundation Austria. The Gänserndorf monkeys are now Aiderbichler! Renate Foidl, Director of Gut Aiderbichl ́s Sanctuary for Traumatized Chimpanzees and other Primates, and Annemarie Kuti spent 18 years as trusted companions and carers for the monkeys. They and their team also joined with the other Aiderbichler, at Gut Aiderbichl ́s Sanctuary for Traumatized Chimpanzees and other Primates.
2010 - Gut Aiderbichl’s long-term mission is to highlight the plight of animals used in research by caring for the Aiderbichler chimps. The crucial message: chimps in the wild are also an endangered species on the brink of extinction. The exhibition about the chimps in Henndorf near Salzburg and in Deggendorf in Bavaria is a first step towards achieving this goal. The resocialization and enrichment programs for the chimps are ongoing and being intensified. Work now starts on planning and constructing the chimps’ outdoor enclosure."
2011 - A construção da nova casa destes nossos primos fica pronta para os receber!
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