Wild Futures Newsletter Winter 2019

Newsletter
No. 47
Protecting primates and habitats worldwide Registered charity No: 1102532
IN THIS ISSUE: Monkey Sanctuary Update, Kirsty’s Story, Campaigns Update and more…

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I witnessed devastating
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through my years w/ fab
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outcome & protections
implemented.
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This is good news.
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@wildfutures
The festive season is approaching fast. For millennia in
the UK, no matter your creed, this has been when we
take the time to celebrate with those that matter to us;
our families and friends; traditionally with food prepared,
shared and enjoyed together. We human primates are
essentially social creatures who thrive on this time of
giving and receiving, making memories in the warmth of
our homes on cold winter nights. Of course, for many, this time of year can be especially
difficult when these opportunities are simply not available. Our primate cousins who share
their forever home at the Wild Futures Sanctuary also share that need to live and socialise
with their own monkey families and friends. They and all the primates caught up in the
primate pet trade have suffered the loss of family and lived in cruel cages with diets that
often cause chronic health problems. So far from their natural habitat, these individuals,
each with their own personality and character, depend on us humans to defend their
welfare and provide a quality of life.
The Wild Futures mantra is always that we must turn off the tap, not just mop up the mess.
We have lobbied, educated and campaigned for effective legislation for many years and
our supporters have joined us all the way, not the least by signing our petitions to end the
primate pet trade. Suddenly, it looks possible that we as a country may be taking another
step towards this goal: See our Campaigns update in this issue to see why there may be a
cause for hope. We know there is cross party support for change, rest assured that we will
do our best to make those changes as meaningful as possible.
The upswelling of interest and passion around the climate crisis, personified by a young
Swedish girl addressing the United Nations, also spurs us on. Every species of primate
depends on us for their survival, from every forest or savannah they call home.
Meanwhile there are so many monkeys who need help. Please remember to put the Big
Give date in your diary – for one week in December your donations will be matched,
making double the difference to the beautiful marmosets in our care.
Every person who supports Wild Futures by giving their time or money, from pocket money
savings to corporate sponsorship, makes it possible for our charity to make a monkey life
better. The Wild Futures team will be raising a glass to you all this Christmas – Thank You!
Best Wishes,
Rachel
Wild Futures, Murrayton House, St Martins, Looe, Cornwall PL13 1NZ
Tel: 01503 262532 • Email: info@wildfutures.org
Web: wildfutures.org • monkeysanctuary.org • adoptamonkey.org
@wildfutures
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Jerry
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We’ve had another busy summer season
with lots of visitors learning all about
the monkeys at the Sanctuary, the UK
primate pet trade, and British Wildlife!
Thank you so much to everyone that has
visited this year.
With lots of sunshine over the past few
months, the monkeys have been spending
lots of time outside foraging, grooming and
relaxing in the warmth! But the sunshine
in Cornwall is never that reliable, and
with winter fast approaching, we spent our
summer months making sure the monkey
enclosures were ready for another winter.
We even built a second silo to store the
pellets for our biomass boiler, which is
a sustainable heat source and the most
economical way for us to heat all the indoor
enclosures to over 20 degrees all year round!
Grips
Since our last newsletter, we’ve sadly
experienced more loss with Mickey, Grips,
and Josh all passing away. Both Mickey
and Josh died due to age-related health
issues, and Grips due to complications from
his diabetes. We remember Mickey as a
courageous and friendly monkey, whose
small size and stature never held her back.
Grips was a young, bright and very intelligent
monkey, who loved his food! Josh will
always be remembered as a calm, confident
alpha male who always wanted to make
new friends. They are all dearly missed.
We’ve had many tough moments over
the past few months and our amazing
supporters have helped us through,
with kind words, offers of support, and
donations for the monkeys. We remain
positive by focusing on some of our
triumphs over the last few months. Olly,
who we rescued back in March, has now
successfully socialised into the weeper
capuchin group. We are so excited to
see how this continues to develop for the
whole group as they adjust to their new
social environment!
As you may already know, we regularly swap
which enclosures the capuchin groups are
in, as a form of environmental enrichment,
but it’s been some time since the woolly
monkeys and the capuchins did a swap, so
we did just that! They all loved the change
of scenery and the chance to explore new
spaces, particularly Pablo who really enjoyed
being back in the ‘gym’ enclosure, which is
one of his all-time favourites!
Pablo
The Barbary macaques have been relaxing
and having a chilled-out summer! They’ve
really enjoyed foraging through the lush
vegetation within their enclosures; some
of their favourite plants to eat grow during
the summer months and there is plenty to
go around!
Donkey
The marmosets have been very active
jumping and playing on their new
hammocks, ladders and swings –which are
made by our interns from donated firehose!
We are also very excited to be taking part
in the Big Give Christmas Challenge again
this year. We are raising money for a brand
new marmoset enclosure. Find out more
on page 8 and keep an eye on our social
media for more updates!
Beattie on a fire-hose ladder
Donating gifts in kind is a wonderful
way for companies and individuals
to donate items for the monkeys
or the charity directly. Receiving
gifts in kind is also a great way for
us to be able to provide things for
the monkeys that they may not
normally get, and also gives us
equipment to use that we would
not be able to buy ourselves.
We want to say a huge thank you to:
• ASSA ABLOY Ltd (Yale
Locks) for their loyal and longterm
donations of padlocks and
snib locks.
• Eliza Tinsley for their continuing
donations of rings-on-plates and
bolts to help us hang enrichment
for the monkeys.
• Corinna Thuelen and Gabi
Douglass for continuing to go
above and beyond to support Wild
Futures.
• Viridian for their life-giving
donations of vital vitamins for the
monkeys.
• Tecni Ltd for continuing to
donate clips so we can hang ropes
and other items in the monkey
enclosures.
• TESCO Ivybridge for continuing
to collect nuts for the monkeys to
enjoy.
• Jane Goldsack and Graeme
Sandford for their continued
support and food parcels for the
monkeys.
• Rob Griffith and BMc Equip for
donating a much-needed printer
and copier for our offices.
• Cireson for continuing to
donate essential funds every
quarter to help us continue our
work.
• Radioswap for an amazing
donation of 15 radios so the team
can communicate and keep safe.
Find out more about the important
day-to-day items we are in need
of at www.wildfutures.org/
waystohelp/parcels-for-primatesmonkey-wish-list-appeal
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Kirsty’s Story
Kirsty was kept as a pet in a couple
of different places before arriving at
The Monkey Sanctuary in 2011, but
like many of the monkeys we rescue
from the pet trade, a lot of her history
is unknown. We do know that she was
initially kept as a pet with another
monkey called Archie and when they
were rehomed to a new owner, Archie
sadly passed away.
Kirsty was then put with two weeper
capuchins, Gucci, who she shared a
cage with, and Kwango, who lived in
an adjacent cage. As Kirsty is a different
species of capuchin to Gucci and
Kwango, she would have struggled to
communicate with them effectively, as
their vocalisations and behaviours are
different, which could have caused
issues in certain scenarios. Sadly, their
cages were barren, and they were
provided with little stimulation to keep
their intelligent minds active.
Kirsty’s Old Home
Kirsty lived there for 11 years until
their owner became too unwell to care
for them, and all 3 were rescued by
Wild Futures. Kirsty initially seemed
very timid, but that all changed when
she first spotted other black-capped
capuchins here at the Sanctuary!
Finally able to communicate with
monkeys of her own kind, Kirsty
grew in confidence day by day, and
was soon meeting many other blackcapped
capuchins and making lots of
new friends.
Kirsty’s integration with an existing
black-capped group at the Sanctuary
meant a separation from her longterm
companion Gucci, but Gucci
and Kwango joined a group of weeper
capuchins just like them – so it was a
happy ending for all.
Kwango and Kirsty
Kirsty arrived with a few health issues,
including an abdominal hernia, low
body weight, and cracked teeth. She also
displayed abnormal behaviours of overgrooming
and hair-plucking. Primates
will naturally groom themselves and each
other in the wild, but in an unnatural
setting, they often over-groom themselves.
Bald patches on Kirsty’s legs and tail
In some cases, like Kirsty’s, they continue
to pick out their fur until the skin hardens
to protect itself so no more fur grows
back. Kirsty has bald back legs and a bald
tail, all due to the boredom and stress she
experienced during her time as a pet.
Currently, Kirsty lives with Tam, Joey and
Charlie Brown. Even though she is the
only female in the group, and low ranking,
she does not let the boys boss her about –
if she wants something she will get it! She
likes to spend a lot of her time foraging
for bugs and grubs in the lush vegetation
within her enclosures, and is happy to do
this alone or with the other boys.
Kirsty and
Gucci still get to see each
other from time to time when their groups
are moved to neighbouring enclosures.
Kirsty at The Monkey Sanctuary
Even though they speak a different
language and cannot really understand
each other’s behaviour, they both go
over to greet each other and make lots of
happy noises, so their bond has clearly
never gone away!
Kirsty in the trees
You can adopt Kirsty and help
support Wild Futures by visiting
adoptamonkey.org
Foraging in the grass
Kirsty
Campaigns update:
We have recently had some exciting
developments with our campaigns work
and we want to take this opportunity to
update you.
Old home of a rescued pet capuchin
In July we attended a round table meeting
with other animal welfare organisations
regarding the exotic pet trade. We, along
with others, advocate the introduction of a
positive list to regulate which animals can
be kept as pets in the UK. Although we do
not outwardly campaign against the exotic
trade as a whole, we do not agree with
any wild animal being kept in a domestic
setting, so working together with people to
introduce a positive list will help protect
not just primates but all wild animals in
the trade. It was a really inspiring meeting
with good connections being made and
lots of ideas on how we can work together.
Old home of a rescued pet marmoset
Not long after our meeting on the exotic
trade, we were contacted by Labour MP
Luke Pollard, as he wanted to visit the
Sanctuary to launch the news that the next
Labour government will end the private
ownership of primates in the UK. It was
great to meet Luke and talk about Labour’s
manifesto for animal welfare, where they
not only state they will end the UK primate
pet trade, but also regulate sanctuaries
and rescue centres, another cause close to
our hearts.
It was an extremely promising visit, and
fantastic news that we strongly welcome!
In response to Labour launching their
manifesto, the Government highlighted
that they are also working on ending the
UK primate pet trade!
What an exciting couple of days having the
two main political parties in the UK talking
about primates as pets and bringing that
trade to an end!
We have had a lot of cross-party support
over the years for our campaign to end
the private ownership of primates in the
UK, with voices from Conservatives,
Labour, Liberal Democrats, and Scottish
National Party all adding their support to
the campaign.
Rescued capuchins socialising
As we write this article, we have received
news that the Government has committed
to a consultation on the trade and keeping
of privately owned primates, including an
option to ban, which is fantastic news.
That, along with the Labour Party
committing to ending the trade and private
ownership of primates, is something we
have fought hard on for many years.
Let us keep the momentum going to
ensure that all parties agree. Let your MP
know that a ban is a must by writing to
them today!
We will be talking with MPs from various
parties to make sure their promises are kept
and we are hoping to work with them to
guarantee the best results for primates in
the trade. We will keep you updated as
much as we can!
Thank you for your continued support,
we could not have got this far without
your help.
Thank You
Funders
Over the last two years, we
have been applying to grant
making trusts for help with
our core funding and also for
monkey welfare.
Trust fundraising refers to the
process of asking for support
from trusts and foundations
that are empowered to make
grants for charitable purposes.
We send in applications to
trusts and foundations that
we fall into the criteria for,
and we are delighted to have
been successful in some of our
applications, and wish to say a
huge thank you to the following
organisations for supporting us.
The 29th May 1961
Charitable Trust
Michael Chamberlayne
Charitable Trust
The Spear Charitable Trust
The Walker 597 Trust
The Marsh Christian Trust
Mrs D M France-Hayhurst
Charitable Trust
The H B Allen
Charitable Trust
Marjorie Coote Animal
Welfare Charity
The Beryl Evetts & Robert Luff
Animal Welfare Trust Ltd
Michael and Shirley Hunt
Charitable Trust
Oliver
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Staff Profile – Hayley Oliver
What challenges have you faced during
your time at Wild Futures?
Roccita’s Red
Lentil Chili
Ingredients
• ½ tsp pepper
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp coconut or olive oil
• 1 tbsp coriander
• 3 garlic cloves (diced)
• 150g dry red lentils
• 400ml water or
vegetable stock
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• 1 sweet potato
(chopped into chunks)
• 1 onion (chopped into chunks)
• 2 carrots (chopped
into chunks)
Method
1. Heat oil in large pot over a
medium heat.
2. Add onions, cook
until softened.
3. Add garlic, coriander, salt,
pepper and thyme. Cook
until brown.
4. Add sweet potato, carrots,
lentils, tomatoes and water/
stock.
5. When pot comes to a boil,
cover and turn heat to low.
Let simmer.
6. Leave until sweet potato
and carrots are soft, around
30-40 minutes.
Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from
www.emilieeats.com
How did you first get involved with
Wild Futures?
Whilst travelling in South America
I assisted some primatologists and
PhD students with their research on
endangered primates. Their enthusiasm
and dedication was infectious, and I fell
into a vocation without realising it. Seeing
wild monkeys is incredibly moving and
a sentiment which forever remains. I
returned to the UK and volunteered at
Wild Futures for three months and was
astounded to hear that the rescued
monkeys had been previously kept
as pets. It was such a stark contrast to
the wild monkeys I had just seen. The
hard work and dedication of Wild
Futures to rehabilitate these monkeys
was completely commendable, and a
worthy cause I wanted to get involved
with. I stayed for a year and a half,
only leaving to do my MSc in Primate
Conservation. I returned as an intern
and was later employed as a member of
the Primate Care Team. I am extremely
proud to work for Wild Futures, and feel
incredibly fortunate to have my role in
an organisation which is as dedicated
and ambitious as they are.
What is your role?
Hayley making Enrichment
As a Primate Caregiver, I work with the
Barbary macaques, the woolly monkeys
and the marmosets. We provide a high
level of care to all the species here, and
although it is hard work at times, the
benefits to the monkeys that we see
is the reward. I am also the Volunteer
Coordinator, managing our volunteers
and their rota. We have around 100
volunteers every year and it is always
refreshing to have new people come in
with their enthusiasm and ideas.
As a small charity it can be a challenge
to work within the constraints of our
budgets. We are very lucky to have
an amazing amount of supporters that
send vouchers or resource and food
donations, which help provide the
items that we so desperately need.
What inspires you?
On marmoset routine
How hard people work! Their endurance
and resilience is astounding. I work with
some amazingly tenacious people, and
they all do what they do because this is
not a job; it most certainly is a vocation
and the cause means everything.
What do you hope to achieve in
the future?
I hope to continue to make life for the
monkeys I work with the best it can be.
I also hope that a ban on the UK primate
pet trade is introduced; I think it would be
a real achievement for us and all the hard
work that Wild Futures has done. I feel
a real sense of change in attitudes from
the public towards primate exploitation,
whether as pets or as entertainment,
which brings a real relief. I believe, within
my lifetime, I will see great changes with
regards to how we treat animals and how
we protect natural areas around us.
Hayley with Volunteers
Can you find them all?
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Questions:
1. How many species of
monkey are known to exist?
Under 100, 100-200,
or over 200?
2. Do all monkeys live in trees?
3. True or false: monkeys
are mammals?
Noodle
Introducing Noodle, our office dog! Noodle comes into the office with Becky
(Finance Administrator) and makes sure to keep away from the monkeys!
She is very good at distracting the office team by asking for lots of
cuddles! Noodle has a fact that she would like to share with you all:
‘Unlike dogs, primates do not make good pets! It makes them
sad and stressed, when they should be happy and free!’
Can you guess what this
zoomed in picture is of?
Answers:
1. Over 200! 2. No, some species of monkey live on the ground! 3. True!
Picture answer It’s a marmoset’s ear!
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The Big Give
Christmas
Challenge
One Donation -
Twice the Impact!
We are so excited to be taking part
in this year’s Big Give Christmas
Challenge, thanks to some wonderful
supporters who have pledged £2,000
between them. A huge thank you to
our pledgers this year:
Bromhead Accountants
Gibson’s Ice Cream
Publicity South West
Viridian
We have also been lucky enough
to receive support from The Reed
foundation who have pledged a
further £2000 in matched funding!
This year we are aiming to raise
£8000 in just one week to build
another marmoset enclosure to
give a more suitable forever home
to our rescued marmoset family!
The Christmas Challenge 2019 will
take place from 12pm (midday)
Tues 3rd December – 12pm
(midday) Tues 10th December
If you donate through our Big Give
Challenge between those dates your
gift will be doubled by matched
funding from our pledgers! That
means if you donate £10.00 it will
automatically double to £20.00!
Remember, save the date as donations
will not be doubled until midday on
Tuesday 3rd December, and look out
for more information from us closer
to the time on our Facebook and
E-news on how to donate!
Please put the date in your diary to
make double the difference!
Wildlife Myths
Ducks like to eat bread
Whilst ducks will eat bread thrown to
them, it isn’t always good for them at
all. Bread is a carbohydrate and has
little nutritional value for birds. It can
fill them up and stop them eating food
that will give them the nutrients they
need. If ducks are regularly fed bread it
can cause them dietary problems.
There are plenty of items to be
found in most people’s kitchens that
will not cause ducks any problems
should you want to feed our quacky
friends. Any oats and grains, carrot
peelings (chopped), defrosted frozen
sweetcorn and peas, lettuce (in small
pieces), seeds, and you can even buy
duck food!
Duck
Bats are blind
It is a common myth that bats are blind,
but in fact, all species of bats can see;
some even better than humans! What
is true is that bats are nocturnal and
their ears are more important than
their eyes as they use echolocation to
navigate their environment and catch
insects. Sadly, many species of bats are
in decline in the UK and need our help!
To make your garden bat friendly, you
can put up bat boxes and have plants
such as, evening primrose, dahlia,
honeysuckle and thyme that will entice
nocturnal insects that the bats can
feed on!
Bat
Milk is good for hedgehogs
Not true! Hedgehogs are lactose
intolerant and milk can give them
diarrhoea! Providing water in a shallow
bowl is much better for them. To make
your garden hedgehog friendly, provide
lots of vegetation for them to hide in or
even buy/make a hedgehog house that
can give them somewhere to hibernate
for the winter. Leaving food out such as
tinned dog or cat food, is also a huge help
as it will help them fatten up to survive
their winter hibernation!
And do not worry about fleas – any fleas
a hedgehog may carry are hedgehog
specific – they will not want to be on us
or any of our pets! Hedgehogs usually
hibernate in October/ November although
in mild winters they are sometimes active
until December. If you see a hedgehog out
in the daytime in winter, call your local
rescue centre – as they may need help!
Earthworm chopped in half becomes
two worms
This is not true! If an earthworm is
chopped in two its head may be able
to survive and grow a new tail, but the
tail end won’t. It is true that worms
are important for your garden as they
provide a natural drainage system and
also a natural fertilizer. They are often
referred to as the gardener’s best friend!
Spiders should not be in a house
Spiders are a great addition to any
household! They’re not aggressive
towards humans, and do a wonderful job
of keeping the insect population under
control! Insects can carry and spread
diseases, so leave the spiders and their
webs in the corners of your home where
they will quietly continue keeping it clean
and insect free!
Spider web
Facts about Primates
From the tiny mouse lemur, to the
large eastern gorilla – there are
hundreds of species of primate all
over the globe that are each unique
in their own way. We wanted to share
some interesting facts with you about
the primate species that live here
at the Monkey Sanctuary. Primates
are fascinating, and have unique
adaptations that make them perfectly
suited for their natural habitat.
Woolly Monkeys:
Woolly monkeys have prehensile tails,
which are almost like another limb.
They are able to hold the entire body
weight of the monkey allowing them
to hang only by the tail. They also have
skin on the end of their tail that has a
unique print – just like our fingertips!
A woolly monkey’s fur is both
insect repellent and waterproof! Both
very handy adaptations to have in
the rainforest!
Woolly monkey
Common marmosets:
Common marmosets, unlike most other
primate species, have claws on their
fingers instead of nails! This helps them
to grip onto tree bark when climbing.
They can also use these nails to help
them extract gum from inside of trees –
which is a vital part of their diet.
Common marmosets give birth to twins,
and the male does the majority of the
care for the young (aside from feeding).
Older siblings that are still in the family
group will also carry the young around
so they can learn skills ready for when
they become parents themselves.
Capuchins:
Capuchins are extremely intelligent as
far as monkeys go! They were the first
monkey species seen to use tools in
the wild. They can use stones to crack
open nuts, and have been known to
use different types of stones for better
results. Some will even put the nut in
the prime position for cracking it! They
have also been observed washing their
food in water to remove any sand or
dirt before they eat it!
Capuchin monkeys will “urine wash”
– which is exactly what it sounds like!
They urinate over their hands and feet
and proceed to rub the urine all over their
body. There are a few different theories as
to why they may do this, one of the main
ones being to mark their territory.
Capuchin
Barbary macaques:
Barbary macaques have pouches
that start inside their cheeks and go
partway down the neck to allow for
food storage. This can be useful for lowranking
individuals who need to grab
lots of food quickly and store it in their
cheeks before being chased off!
Barbary macaques do a lot of yawning
– but they are not necessarily tired!
Most of the time their yawns are used as
a way to show off their impressive teeth
as a reminder to others of the damage
they can do!
Barbary macaque
Chico
Help a
rescued
monkey
Adopting a monkey helps us
give the monkeys a safe and
happy home for life.
From just £3.00 a month, or
£36.00 a year, you will be
helping towards the care
of your adopted monkey,
as well as helping our vital
charity work of educating
and campaigning against the
UK primate pet trade, helping
overseas projects protect
and conserve primates and
their habitats, and conserving
natural habitats through
sustainable living!
Adopting a monkey could
not be easier; simply visit
adoptamonkey.org and choose
which monkey adoption you
would like to receive. As part
of your adoption, you will
receive a cuddly monkey toy,
a personalised certificate,
a photo and story of your
adopted monkey, newsletters
and discounted entrance to
our Monkey Sanctuary in
Cornwall!
You could also adopt a
monkey for someone you love
this Christmas! Adopting a
monkey makes a perfect gift
for all ages and also helps
primates in need!
As your present directly
supports the work of Wild
Futures charity, you can rest
assured that someone you
love has a quality gift that
will also be helping to make
a difference to primates and
habitats worldwide!
Your support really does
help to make our vital work
possible. Thank you!
To adopt a monkey today visit
adoptamonkey.org
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Shop with Wild Futures
If you are looking for the perfect
Christmas gift, or an excuse to
spoil yourself, then why not
check out our online shop.
With all proceeds going directly
back to Wild Futures, your
purchase will be helping us
continue our vital work!
We have amazing kids t-shirts for
those little monkey enthusiasts out
there –adult hoodies for our older
Wild Futures’ supporters and lots
of other fantastic merchandise.
Such as our lovely t-towels
and cute cuddly toys. We even
have items perfect for Christmas
stocking fillers!
The proceeds go towards helping
us to care for the monkeys at the
Monkey Sanctuary, as well as
campaign and educate against
the cruel primate pet trade in
the UK. Please visit our shop
website www.wildfutures.org/
shop to have a browse and place
an order.
Monkey Backpack
Children’s Blue T-shirt
Cuddly Monkey
Colobus Hanging Monkey
Adults Organic Grey Hoodie
Wild Futures Mug
Hanging monkey
Adults Organic Blue Hoodie
Hanging Ring-Tailed Lemur
Stocking Filler - Roller Stamp
Reusable bag Tea Towel
Stocking Filler - Plastic mugs Stocking Filler - Slap Bands
Stocking Filler - Recycled notebook
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Thank you to our supporters
None of our work would be possible without our
wonderful supporters, so we want to say the biggest
thank you to you! To everyone that has donated to
Wild futures, adopted a monkey, sent them food
parcels, and spread the word about why the UK
primate pet trade should end, thank you!
✁
None of what you help us do goes unnoticed and
your words of condolence and encouragement
when we have to say goodbye to a monkey and your
excitement and support when we share good news
is overwhelming, and makes our sometimes very
difficult jobs so much easier. As 2019 winds down,
we look towards 2020 with renewed hope that we
will be one step closer to ending the UK primate
pet trade, but we cannot do it without you. It is
your support and assistance that will help us make
it a reality, and we hope you will continue on this
journey with us.
We want to take this opportunity to wish you all a
very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and
thank you so much for your continued support.
Donations
Donations – Please fill in the form below to make your donation – Your generous gift today makes it possible for us to continue our work – Thank you!
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