Emily’s Giving Day (Week) for Apes

The Center for Great Apes has established a unique niche in the sanctuary world as the only accredited sanctuary for both orangutans and chimpanzees in the Americas.  The Center has also played a major role in ending the use of great apes in entertainment by accepting exotic pets and entertainment great apes as the owners and trainers agreed never to own or use a great ape again.  

For 30 years, CGA has provided excellent care to more than 85 great apes, with over 70 coming from the entertainment business and the exotic pet trade.  They once worked in circuses, movies, television, advertising, and live stage shows in nightclubs and major tourist attractions.

Funds from Giving Day for Apes will provide the food, space, veterinary care, and enrichment given daily to the apes.