Gut Aiderbichl ´s Sanctuary for Traumatized Chimpanzees and other ...

Part I Opening of Outdoor Enclosure D.
Gut Aiderbichl ´s Sanctuary
for Traumatized Chimpanzees
and other Primates

CONTENTS
4-5 Foreword by Michael Aufhauser
6 Our Chimpanzees’ Story
7 A Lost Childhood
8 Images from 1992 and Today
10-11 Moritz Group Outdoor Enclosure
12-13 Planning, Construction and “Practice Tour”
14-23 Moritz Group Chimpanzees
24-25 The Best “Practice Tour”
26-27 Chimpanzees Waiting for the Great Outdoors
28 Living with Our Chimpanzees
29 Our Future
30-31 Our Thanks
32-33 Gut Aiderbichl
34-35 Become a Friend of Aiderbichl
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Chimp Betty
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Foreword Michael Aufhauser
This autumn, something truly special is going on at Gut
Aiderbichl’s Sanctuary for Traumatized Chimpanzees
and other Primates. The best possible happy ending is
just around the corner for the dramatic and moving story
of 38 ex-lab chimpanzees and five monkey apes.
When Gut Aiderbichl accepted the weight of responsibility
for keeping the animals, by offering them safety and sanctuary, their story was
already ongoing for several decades. Old film footage reveals crowds of people demonstrating
in front of Vienna’s town hall when these chimps were transported to
the research lab. Researcher and UN peace ambassador, Jane Goodall, personally
occupied a cage in the experimental lab in Vienna, and she has followed events
ever since. Jane and the chimps were reunited when several animals were supposed
to be transported to a zoo in Hungary.
Hope for Animals and the chimps’ carers found out what was happening; Vier
Pfoten started a campaign, Maggie Entenfellner mobilized her support and I personally
offered sanctuary to three of the youngest chimps.
In 2009, several hundred Friends of Aiderbichl – our animal sponsors, as well as
patrons – got in touch to pledge their help and support. But people are deluded
if they assume it’s thanks only to the hard work of animal protection campaigners
that this group of chimps can still live together, while also enjoying outdoor enclosures.
Without the support of the Austrian government, represented by Dr. Ulrich Herzog
for the state of Lower Austria, by Martin Tschulik (M.A.) for the municipality of
Gänserndorf, and the Mayor Dr. Robert Michl, and especially the pharmaceutical
group Baxter represented by Christian Hrobar (M.A.), what we are celebrating to-
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day would not be feasible. Basically, we are all in this together. Everyone can protect
weaker individuals in our world. Everyone has understood – and reacts accordingly
– that humanity need not exclude animals and the natural world.
Today, we are celebrating what has been under planning and construction since
2009. I wish to express my sincere personal thanks, in particular, to Renate Foidl,
Director of Gut Aiderbichl´s Sanctuary for Traumatized Chimpanzees and other Primates,
her Deputy Director Annemarie Kuti, whose team of carers all offer their help
on a voluntary (unpaid) basis. Sincere thanks go to Dieter Ehrengruber, Managing
Director of Gut Aiderbichl.
I have personally experienced the immense passion and commitment on the part
of all professionals in completing their work. To stay on budget, they frequently resorted
to employing the red pens. Sincere thanks to everyone, as well as Dr. Harald
Schwammer of Schönbrunn
Zoo, who also acted as voluntary
advisor and supported
our plans.
Last but not least, I wish to
thank all the members of
the press and media. The
story of our chimps always
needs acute sensitivity and
precise observation. I cannot
recall a single instant
of sensationlist reporting.
On the contrary, the tone
was always honest and objective.
Everyone knew this
was about more than just
good relations with animals.
Everything is at stake!
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OUR CHimpanzees’ Story
The Trauma of Captivity:
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.
Adult chimps are difficult to catch: they are highly intelligent, and also seven times
stronger than humans. The catchers wasted no time. They used brutal methods to
trap the young chimps.
Lebensraum der
Schimpansen
The mother–child relationship is as intense for chimps as for humans. Infants cling
to their mother’s belly for three years, and ride piggyback for four more years.
Shooting their mothers was the only way to catch the infants. But chimps live in
family groups. Family pulls together when other Heutiges family Verbreitungsgebiet
members are endangered.
Estimates suggest that twenty adult chimps were freilebender shot defending Schimpansen the infants.
Babies crammed into transit boxes were generally aged between one and four
Afrika - Heimat der Schimpansen und Bonobo
years. From Africa, they were sent to research labs all over the world. Our chimps
Portugal Spanien
Italien
mainly came from Sierra Leone and were intended for the IMMUNO lab in Orth –
then, located in Vienna.
Marokko
Tunesien
Afrika
Ägypten
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Elfenbeinküste
Ghana
Nigeria
Kamerun
Gabun
Zentralafrikanische
Republik
Kongo
Uganda
Chimpanzees still live today in those regions shaded in yellow. Bonobos live in the area shaded red.
Lebensraum der Schimpansen
Lebensraum der Bonobo
Südafrika
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A LOST CHILDHOOD
The Trauma of Isolation:
These infants experienced traumatic events and completed a long, torturous journey
– but the facts were totally overlooked. Immediately after their arrival at the
lab, they were locked in cages. Those animals destined for use in experiments were
kept in isolation – they had no contact with other animals. From now on, humans
usually approached them wearing protective suits, like space suits. Research ignored
the fact that these infants were still in their formative years. They spent their
youth, puberty and young adulthood in the same
conditions.
In 1991/1992, the animal research lab relocated
to Orth an der Donau where the cages were marginally
bigger (2x3m). Their occupants could see
other animals through bulletproof glass.
To make cleaning their cages easier, they still moved
around on a wire mesh floor. Humans only
ever approached chimps infected with the HIV
virus wearing protective suits. At least where noninfected
animals stayed, they encountered humans
without protective facemasks. Some impressive
black-and-white photos were taken in 1992. These
record the chimps’ isolation and despair.
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IMAGES FROM 1992 AND TODAY
Anton 1992
Anton today
Gabi 1992
Gabi today
Martha 1992
Martha today
Bonnie 1992
Bonnie today
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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, BAX-
TER 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 openair
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 experienced
carers treat the chimps kept in isolation for over 20 years as part of a resocialization
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 Republic
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.
Dec. 2009 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.
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2011 – MORITZ GROUP FINISHED
OUTDOOR ENCLOSURE:
2010
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High security outdoors and inside, a miniature jungle oasis.
Specially developed net enclosures for smaller groups and individuals.
The non-profit Gut Aiderbichl Foundation
Austria is responsible for the construction
of the outdoor enclosure. Work must be
finished on (the available) budget.
It’s a tough job for Dieter Ehrengruber
who also has to consider safety and
security as top priorities.
Standing shoulder to shoulder with other
professionals – a friendship develops.
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Chimps Moritz, Anton and David 13

Chimp MORITZ
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
Probably, Moritz was born free in 1983 in Sierra Leone (Africa). In 1986, he was
kept in captivity and isolation for animal research. All experiments on him were
stopped in 1997. In 2002, the doors of his cage were finally opened and he resettled
among the group living at Gänserndorf. Moritz remains traumatized to a
degree even now. He has the highest rank in his group and can be very dominant
and energetic. Anton and Susi are his best friends in the group. He treats them with
great sensitivity. He acts like a father to the young chimps and knows the games
that will thrill the entire group. During his first excursion to the 2000-sq.m. open-air
enclosure, it was as though he were embracing the world. He inspected every nook
and cranny and made an important discovery. When he gripped an electric wire, he
got a slight shock. But he was not in shock and, at first, just sat down and reflected.
His new world also had limits, but they were also for his own protection.
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Chimp ANTON
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
Born free in Sierra Leone in about 1982. In 1986, the chimpanzee catchers trapped
him. The last images, which must have affected him, would be of his dying mother.
It was dark in the cage in which he was flown out of Africa. His “home” for the next
20 years was a cramped cage in the research lab. After the lab’s takeover by Baxter
pharmaceuticals group – the company did not conduct research with chimps – Anton
was set free. That was in 1997. In 2002, he also resettled in Gänserndorf and
moved into spacious living quarters with the Moritz Group. Moritz is his best friend.
He is one of the three group leaders and helped rear the three youngsters David,
Alfred and Xsara.
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Chimp HELENE
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
Presumably, she also hails from in Sierra Leone (Africa) and was probably born in
1982. Trapped in the wild, she was taken from her family and mother and was used
for animal research from 1986. She lived in an isolation cage. In 1995, while in
captivity in the lab, she was forced to mate and gave birth to Alfred in 1996. Fortunately,
Alfred also now lives with the Moritz Group. Helene is the highest-ranking
female. But she’s not entirely let go of Alfred. If he’s acting out and being rowdy,
she still reprimands him. Otherwise, she spends lots of time with her best friends
Bonnie and Susi, or enrages Moritz. She only needs to ignore him and he quickly
loses control.
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Chimp ALFRED
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
Born on 25.11.1996 – Helene’s son – in an Austrian research lab. In 2002, he relocated
to the monkey house constructed by the Baxter group at Gänserndorf. Alfred
sees David, who was also born in the lab, as his best friend. He takes a notable
interest in all female members of the Moritz Group. During those initial moments
when we practised opening the gates to the new external enclosure, things were
overwhelming for him. It was totally different for the others not born in captivity.
Basically, Alfred was new born right now. Suddenly he saw clouds, butterflies, green
grass and earth. His natural instinct supported him at this moment.
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Chimp SCHUSCHA
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
Probably born in 1982 in Sierra Leone (Africa). In 1986, aged four years, she was
kept in isolation at the research lab. Schuscha’s cage was only just bigger than her
and had a mesh floor. In 1992, she was given a slightly bigger cage. But she was
alone, in isolation from her peers. In 1997, she was released from the research lab
and gradually got to know other chimps. All the chimps started a process of resocialization.
Schuscha gave birth to her son David in 1998, and one year later Xsara
arrived. Since then, the female chimps are all given contraception.
Schuscha’s role in the Moritz Group is highly important. She knows how to calm
Moritz and Anton if tension mounts up between them. Schuscha was one of the
first to climb the tallest tree in the open-air enclosure. Her son David followed her.
The family pet, Xsara (her daughter), was the only one not to go outdoors – on the
first occasion.
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Chimp BONNIE
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
In the Moritz Group’s indoor enclosure, Bonnie – born free in 1982 in Sierra Leone/
Africa – behaves rather reserved and unsure of herself. This is a welcome weaker
group member for the leader, Moritz. He intimidates her with his urge to impress.
She then goes to Helene who comforts and embraces her. Like a sun worshipper,
Bonnie occasionally sits on the windowsill and looks longingly outdoors. Her favourite
diversion is mutual grooming. When we practised opening the gates for the
group on 20.08.2011, she seriously impressed us. Outside in the spacious enclosure
in the sun and breeze, she suddenly showed us that she is a confident climber: she
can remember everything from her days in the jungle. But she was only four years
old when her Mum was shot and she was transported to the research laboratory.
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Chimp SUSI
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
Our chimp Susi was born in 1974 somewhere in Africa. She already arrived at the
research lab in 1976. She is now aged 37 years and has not been outdoors for
33 years. When she joined the Moritz Group, she first had to learn to forget. She
was used for hepatitis research. And always kept in isolation. What would she do,
we wondered with some concern, when the gates to the outdoor enclosure were
open How would the older, traumatized chimp deal with this We watched spellbound.
A miracle happened. She stepped upright into the enclosure – towards the
sun, like a symbol of gratitude and dignity. And we were even more sorry at the
thought of the chimpanzees maybe having to leave planet Earth, perhaps in the
next decade if nothing is done. That’s the last curtain call to our nearest relative –
primates like the ape.
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Chimp LINGOA
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
In 2003 when Gänserndorf Safari Park looked after the chimpanzees, Lingoa arrived
at the monkey house from a German outdoor park. She is blind in one eye. She
was introduced to the Moritz Group in 2006 as a ward of Anton the chimp. Gradually,
she has made friends in the group – Xsara und Bonnie. But she’s also put out
feelers to the top ranks. She tries to win acceptance from Moritz and Alfred. On the
day the gates were opened for the very first time, she was brilliant. She practised
daring walks on a suspended beam. Moritz and Alfred seemed really impressed.
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Chimp XSARA
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
Born in the research lab on 02.02.1999 as Schuscha’s daughter. She never had
to undergo experiments. Immediately after the takeover by the Baxter group, all
experiments using chimps were stopped in 1997. She relocated in 2002 with her
Mum and brother David to the Gänserndorf monkey house. The spacious and wellequipped
quarters that were home to the Moritz Group were the backdrop to her
youth. This was a safe and very restricted world. Xsara is unusually charismatic. The
male chimps are given milk with higher fat content (3.5%) while the females only
get low fat milk (1.5%) to drink, so every day Xsara repeats the same ritual. She
sweetly persuades the male chimps to swap milk with her. If visitors drop by, she
loves presenting herself in front of the reinforced glass. Her youth has been protected
and she enjoys many liberties not available to others. If she hits one of the
cables, her Mum Schuscha hurries up to her. If nothing else works, Moritz, the Boss,
personally lends a hand. When the gates were opened on 20.08.2011, Xsara was
the only chimp not to go outdoors. The diva was stubborn and pretended to sulk.
That also happens with some humans who are accustomed to being spoiled.
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Chimp DAVID
The Moritz Group, aka Group of Ten. Outdoor Enclosure D.
He was born in 1998 in the research lab, but he never had to endure experiments.
His Dad, Speedy, died in 2011 in the lab. His Mum, Schuscha could not breastfeed
him, perhaps because of an infection. Schuscha was especially attentive to David,
but his carer – Beatrix, at the time – still had to bottle-feed him for several months
at home. He already participated in the resocialization scheme in 2000 before the
chimps relocated to the monkey house at Gänserndorf. On a trial basis, four isolation
cages were opened so they could be linked. David was therefore able to live
together with his Mum, Schuscha, and his sister, Xsara. Helene and her son Alfred
as well as Bonnie the chimp were also members of this group.
David is now developing into an adult chimp. He is going through puberty. He
would dearly love to earn acceptance from the leaders. He’s already made a name
for himself as the “Discoverer”. If a new object appears, he’s the first to inspect it.
He shows that he’s a multi-talent during grooming sessions. This habit is taken very
seriously in the chimps’ world.
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Chimp Moritz
Chimp Helene
MORITZ GROUP
IN THE NEW OPEN-AIR ENCLOSURE

Chimp Anton
Chimp Schuscha

The following chimpanzees will all experience the great outdoors this year:
Babby Boy Group (with 4 members)
Babby Boy
b. 1981, in captivity
Fips
b. 1981, trapped in
the wild
The Mens’ Group (currently 7 members)
Betty
b. 1978, trapped in
the wild
Kathi
b. 1982, trapped in
the wild
Holophernes
b. 1983, trapped in the
wild
Maxi
b. 1978, trapped in
the wild
Gogo
b. 1974, trapped in
the wild
Blacky
b. 1984, trapped in
the wild
Jakob
b. 1983, trapped in
the wild
Johannes
b. 1981, trapped in
the wild
Isidor
b. 1978, trapped in
the wild
Gabi Group (with 5 members)
Gabi
b. 1979, trapped in
the wild
Clyde
b. 1982, trapped in
the wild
Ingrid
b. 1997, trapped in
the wild
Martha
b. 1978, trapped in
the wild
In Sympathy!
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Pünktchen
b. 1983, trapped in
the wild
IVAN
Michi
They died shortly before
the outdoor enclosure
was finished.

Dorli Group (currently with 3 members)
Dorli
b. 1978, trapped in
the wild
Individuals House A.
Carmen
b. 1977, trapped in
the wild
Pumuckl
b. 10.04.1982, NL
Jelle
At Gänserndorf since
2003
Peter
b. 1983, trapped in
the wild
Guiseppe
b. 1996, USA
Juppi
At Gänserndorf since
2010
Karl
b. 1986, in captivity
Merlin
b. 1989, in captivity
Pinochio
b. 1987, in captivity
Rene
b. 1989, in captivity
Spätzle Group (currently with 4 members)
Spätzle
b. 1983, trapped in
the wild
Star
b. 1973, trapped in
the wild
Benjamin
b. 1984, trapped in
the wild
Denise
b. 1974, trapped in
the wild
Individuals House B.
Peppi
b. 1975, trapped in
the wild
Fiffi
b. 1985, trapped in
the wild
Thomas
b. 09.04.1986, NL
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LIVING WITH OUR CHIMPANZEES
It is a constant challenge to find highly qualified carers for our adult chimps. If they
keep to the rules, carers are reminded never to touch their wards. Safety gates
and reinforced glass prevent direct contact. A close encounter with an adult chimp
could be life threatening.
Renate Foidl and Annemarie Kuti got to know our chimps 19 years ago after an
animal carer visited their school. Thunderbolts and lightning! They decided and
promised to work for the chimps, and never to abandon them. And they’ve kept
their word: even from 2004 to 2009, when the chimps were part of Gänserndorf
Safari Park’s bankruptcy case, they were constantly concerned for the future of their
chimps.
They lived with the uneasiness and fear that every month could be the last for the
chimps, and their work might stop. The chimps have been amazingly lucky with
their female carers, Renate, Annemarie – and also Bianca and Bettina. These ‘Wonder
Women’ have given the chimps a voice! And they fight for them. In fact, it’s fair
to say that Renate and Annemarie have given the chimps a precious gift – a major
part of their lives.
A Day in the Life of Gut Aiderbichl´s Sanctuary for Traumatized
Chimpanzees and other Primates:
The daily meeting of our carers adjourns with a generous breakfast for
the animals in the living quarters. The chimps are treated to exotic fruits
and seasonal fruit. Or, breakfast is served in spacious feeding boxes
so the living quarters are free for essential cleaning. Usually, the
morning agenda involves an activity program. The repeated focus
is resocialization, enrichment and so forth. Medicines must be
dispensed and much more. It’s crucial constantly to monitor temperature
and humidity and to keep an eye on the condition of safety gates, clean the
reinforced glass, feeding kitchen and much more.
Lunch is from 12 noon to 1 pm. A new development is opening the gates
to visit the outdoor enclosure. The monkeys can enjoy their afternoon!
Meanwhile, animal carers complete essential jobs like doing accounts,
placing orders, writing up reports on the monkeys’ behaviour and devising
enrichment tasks. In the early evening, the chimps really have something to look
forward to – half a litre of milk and a balanced wholefood meal with a great choice
of fruits and vegetables.
At twilight, they then go to their nests and other resting places, which they have
found, and constructed by themselves. A structured daily routine is vital.

OUR FUTURE
A chimp – if he or she is lucky – can live for 60 years. Our three youngest born in
the research lab – Xsara (12), David (13) and Alfred (15) – still have very long life
expectancy. Currently, it costs EUR 55.00 to maintain a single chimp for a day. Michael
Aufhauser has personally pledged his funding support for our three youngest
chimps until the end of their natural lives – if, for some reason, the Foundation lacks
sufficient funds.
Obviously, we urgently need the help of every additional supporter of the non-profit
Gut Aiderbichl Foundations in Austria, Germany and Switzerland! If you can, please
go ahead now and pledge us your support. An Aiderbichler called Toni Meggle,
for example, requested a gift donation go to Gut Aiderbichl´s Sanctuary for Traumatized
Chimpanzees and other Primates instead of receiving flowers and gifts
on his birthday. Other Aiderbichler have made similar pledges. The Gut Aiderbichl
community of animal sponsors is also familiar with our ‘Plus Card’: all Friends of
Aiderbichl can extend their membership by making an additional donation to Gut
Aiderbichl´s Sanctuary for Traumatized Chimpanzees and other Primates for as little
as EUR 5.00 every month. This is a great way to help out and many of our animal
sponsors pledge their permanent support for our traumatized chimps.
Renate Foidl Annemarie Kuti Bettina and Bianca (6 years with our chimps)
Our promise to traumatized chimps and monkeys will continue long after the animals
currently resident at Gut Aiderbichl´s Sanctuary for Traumatized Chimpanzees
and other Primates reach the end of their natural lives. Our other Gut Aiderbichl
estates also help primates in dire need. But we urgently need well-qualified carers,
space and vital financial assistance. We also see Gut Aiderbichl´s Sanctuary for Traumatized
Chimpanzees and other Primates as a major bonus in terms of media and
public relations. For us, education is crucial. We also want to ensure that our efforts
help the chimps maintain their freedom. And we strongly emphasize a real possibility
that – within the next 15 years – all apes could be faced with extinction.
Please give us your support! Become a Friend of Aiderbichl – with a
‘Plus’ Animal Sponsorship: make a donation or remember us with a parting legacy.
Gut Aiderbichl Foundations are not liable for inheritance tax and pay no taxes
for donations given as gifts. In Germany and Switzerland, donations to non-profit
animal protection organizations are tax deductable. These rules will also soon be
enforced in Austria.
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OUR THANKS …
TO OUR CORPORATE SUPPORTERS
EBNER
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5302 Henndorf · Landesstraße 5 · Tel 06214 /85 51 · Fax 06214/8497 · E-Mail: schlosserei.ebner@gmx.at
© we r b e k a e f e r. at
Hessestraße 4, 4844 Regau
Tel.: 07674/64250-0, Fax: 07674/64250-20
Email: office@kleemayr.at, Internet: www.kleemayr.at
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Chimp Martha
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Paradise for rescued animals
What is Gut Aiderbichl all about
A total of 2,000 rescued animals are under the protection of the Gut Aiderbichl animal sanctuary
until the end of their natural lives. Our animals can live with us in the best conditions. Over 200
employees help care for the animals.
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Our main headquarters is in Salzburg. The first estate was created in 2001, when Michael Aufhauser
decided to turn his private riding stables into a unique place for humans and animals to get
together. His motto: “Even if we were to succeed in protecting animals from humans, our success
would amount to nothing. We will only make a real difference when animal protection is no longer
needed. Then, we’ll truly change something: OURSELVES”.
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Gut Aiderbichl – Sponsors’ and Membership Card
It’s that easy to become a Friend of Gut Aiderbichl! From only 10.00 euros per
month, you can arrange an animal sponsorship and join our network of members.
Your help goes to maintaining our Henndorf and Deggendorf estates with their
many animals, not to mention supporting the goals of Gut Aiderbichl a unique
place for humans and animals to come together. Simply inform us about an animal
you want to adopt. Or, your sponsorship can help all our animals.
You will receive from us an animal sponsorship certificate with a corresponding
membership card entitling you to year-round free entry to Gut Aiderbichl in
Henndorf (nr. Salzburg) and Deggendorf (Bavaria). You can also bring your friends
and family (up to four persons) who are entitled to free entry when you are with
them as a member.
For all members not living nearby, we have arranged something special: Members
and animal sponsors can use a personal code to access our live web cameras
– every day!
We will send you the Gut Aiderbichl Magazine at least three times a year – it’s
packed with fascinating news for Friends, Sponsors and Patrons of Gut Aiderbichl.
Several times a year you’ll also receive personal invitations from Michael Aufhauser
to our sponsors’ meetings where we present a report about the latest
developments at Gut Aiderbichl and you can hear more about our plans.
We offer reasonably priced bus transfers and exclusive trips for our sponsors,
members and patrons. And much more!
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Please support the Gut Aiderbichl Foundations:
With the “Plus Card”:
Gut Aiderbichl membership can also be extended with our ‘Plus Card’ enabling you
to support our non-profit foundations. Your support is in the form of a gift donation,
since we do not specify reciprocal offers, and we claim a tax refund on your
gift aid (in Germany and Switzerland). You can name a symbolic adopted animal,
or support the foundation of your choice, or make a donation to Gut Aiderbichl´s
Sanctuary for Traumatized Chimpanzees and other Primates. Your gift donation can
help Gut Aiderbichl Carinthia, Gut Aiderbichl Iffeldorf, Gut Aiderbichl France, Gut
Aiderbichl Gänserndorf and all our other sanctuaries and estates as well as our
projects for cats.

ab € 10 monatlich
DONATIONS:
Account holder:
Gut Aiderbichl Stiftung Österreich,
Johannes-Filzer-Straße 5, A-5020 Salzburg
Bank name:
Raiffeisenbank Henndorf am Wallersee
Account number: 90134
Bank sort code: 35024
IBAN: AT58 3502 4000 0009 0134
BIC: RVSAAT2S024
from e 10,- monthly
Vorname:
Zuname:
Straße: Strasse:
PLZ, Stadt:
Telefonnr.:
E-Mail:
Geburtsdatum
Einzugsermächtigung
Konto – Nr.:
BLZ:
Bank:
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Ort Datum Unterschrift
from e 15,- monthly
(Inner Circle)
ab € 15 monatlich
from e 85,- monthly
(Ultra VIP)
PLUS
PLUS
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Aiderbichler Gut Patenschafts- Sponsorship und and Mitgliedskarte
Membership Card
Your animal sponsorship card entitles members to year-round free entry to Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf
Die Patenschaftskarte berechtigt u.a. zum ganzjährig freien Eintritt auf Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf
near Salzburg and Gut Aiderbichl Deggendorf in Bavaria – and many more great offers!
bei Salzburg sowie Gut Aiderbichl Deggendorf. Die Karte erneuert sich automatisch jährlich, es
Membership is automatically renewed every year, unless it is cancelled. No cancellation period!
sei denn, sie wird gekündigt. Es besteht keine Kündigungsfrist!
For Für alle Tiere animals von Gut at Aiderbichl Gut Aiderbichl
Symbolische Patentiere
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Aiderbichler PLUS-Karte
Unterstützen Sie zusätzlich unsere vielen Höfe der gemeinnützigen Gut Aiderbichl Stiftungen
mit einer Spende. In diesem Fall handelt es sich um eine Spende ohne Gegenleistung. Dieser
zusätzliche Betrag ist in Deutschland und der Schweiz steuerlich absetzbar.
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Gut Aiderbichl´s Sanctuary for
Traumatized Chimpanzees and
other Primates
Guts- und Stiftungs-Gesamtverwaltung
Johannes Filzer Straße 5
5020 Salzburg
Austria
Telephone +43 (0) 662 62 53 95
Email: info@gut-aiderbichl.com