Chimp who saw sky for the first time now thriving in Fort Pierce chimpanzee sanctuary

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Chimp who saw sky for the first time now thriving in Fort Pierce chimpanzee sanctuary
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A heartwarming viral video showed the moment Vanilla the chimpanzee was stunned when she gazed for the first time at the open sky. And now, Vanilla is running the show at Save the Chimps sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida.

If you've purchased A&W soda in the last 7 years, you may be eligible for compensation“I think it sends a great message that we’re giving these chimps an opportunity to live their best life here,” Nicholas said.

“These chimpanzees are robbed of the opportunity to live really as chimpanzees, so this is a wonderful opportunity,” Tavares said. “We have chimps here that worked in circuses it’s really sad because in order to try to tame them they would remove their teeth, remove their testicles,” Tavares said. “We have a huge challenge, two and a half tons of food every day coming in and being washed, disinfected, distributed — chimpanzees build a nest every day and there’s so many bales of hay coming in,” said Tavares.

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