Emma and Jackson News

EMMA AND JACKSON ARE HOME IN BEND, OREGON FOREVER! 

Chimps Inc. is raising its glasses high and toasting to Emma and Jackson.  The two chimpanzees were removed from Primarily Primates (PPI) in 2007 and relocated to Chimps Inc. during the pendency of a lawsuit filed by the Texas Attorney General against the San Antonio group.  We are now thrilled to announce that Chimps Inc., the International Primate Protection League and PPI have settled the case; subsequently ending the two pending federal lawsuits.  This agreement affirms that Emma and Jackson are home in Bend, Oregon forever! 

 
Chimps Inc. hopes that this agreement will help demonstrate that animals are not just property, regardless of the current law.  Instead, these sentient beings have physical, emotional, and psychological interests that must be accounted for.  For Emma and Jackson that means that they can live their lives, unfettered, with a supportive chimpanzee family for the remainder of their 50+ years at Chimps Inc.  
 
Emma and Jackson have both shed many of the atypical behaviors that they arrived here with.  Our primary focus will continue to be facilitating Emma and Jackson in their development.  In doing so, we will carry on with integrating both of them with our other adult male, Herbie.  Providing further connections with adult chimpanzees will assist them in their physical and emotional growth, in addition to fostering healthy chimpanzee behaviors.  Furthermore, our extensive indoor and outdoor habitats allow Emma and Jackson to run, play and expend their energy.  Though Chimps Inc. has one of the largest enclosure spaces per individual chimpanzee, we will continue to concentrate on future expansion projects. 
 
The custody battle over Emma and Jackson is one of the most agonizing and taxing situations that our organization has ever been faced with.  It is because of our lawyer Bruce Wagman, from Schiff Hardin, and the support from all of our chimp friends, that we have overcome this hardship.  Thank you for supporting Chimps Inc. and our mission to provide the best life long care for chimpanzees.