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Officials say retired chimps being sent to TX lab

September 25, 2012 6:27 AM

KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) - Officials say 100 biomedical research chimpanzees slated for retirement aren't being sent to a chimpanzee sanctuary like federal statutes require. Officials at Chimp Haven said Monday 10 of the 110 retiring chimpanzees at the New Iberia Research Center in Lafayette will be sent to the sanctuary... more »
Retired archbishop may get out of hospital

December 27, 2010 9:36 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond says retired Archbishop Philip Hannan is expected to be moved from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility. The 97-year-old Hannan was hospitalized Dec. 19 because of shortness of breath, after more than a week in bed because of pneumonia. Aymond... more »
Retired Circus Chimp Drawing Crowds to Watch Him Paint

September 20, 2010 4:29 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A retired circus chimpanzee is the Cezanne of simians, drawing crowds to a Brazilian zoo to watch him paint. The 26-year-old chimp called Jimmy has been producing surprisingly lovely paintings each day for three weeks at the Niteroi Zoo. Trainer Roched Seba said Monday Jimmy... more »