Loretta at 10: A Research Chimpanzee's Journey to Sanctuary

Loretta was born in a lab. Nine years later, after the United States government ended testing on chimpanzees, the former research chimpanzee arrived at Project Chimps. Project Chimps is a 236-acre sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains that is working to provide a forever home for more than 220 former research chimps from the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana.
Watch Loretta's journey to sanctuary and support her by donating at www.projectchimps.org today.
Photos of Loretta by chimpanzee caregiver and photographer Crystal Alba. #lorettachimp #projectchimps

[@Bonobo3D]

Thank you Project Chimps and all who volunteer and support this wonderful sanctuary for these deserving chimpanzees.

[@Nitka022]

Love Loretta' story! And yes, her intelligence shine through her eyes.....here is wishing her a long , happy and content life..:-)

[@NMJune]

Oh the joy of realizing that nothing painful or frightening would ever happen again.

[@deemariedubois4916]

Happy birthday sweet girl. It makes me so happy to know your next ten years won’t be like those in the beginning of your life. Thank you for rescuing Loretta and the rest of her troop.

[@deborahcustance2754]

Her eyes are so full of life, light and gentleness. May she have a long and happy life!

[@lisacepluch1152]

she is so beautiful!!

[@harpermacenzi9483]

Thank you so very much for all the love and care. You are all Angels sent from heaven to give all the beautifull chimps a good life. Thank you again for the great work you all do at the sanctury.

[@rses916]

Shes so sweet looking and gorgeous. May she be happy for the rest of her life. She deserves it ❤💕

[@bachtran5533]

Thank you so much for helping these poor innocent animals..❤️🙏

[@pamelakern2849]

Happy birthday sweet girl 💖💖

[@psalmninetyone1322]

Thank you for rescuing these chips God bless you and giving them a wonderful place to live I've just learned of this place and I'm reading the website and I'll be donating soon thank you so much for caring for them they're just beautiful

[@raquelf.1962]

I am so happy she is no longer being experimented on. This place is the next best thing to being free. She is beautiful.

[@helelele649]

Yes it's so sad that our kind does that. What also makes me sad is the fact that almost all kinds of apes are almost extinct :(

[@robertpreston2220]

@@helelele649 very sad I agree!

[@hildahernandez6055]

I love the ending to this

[@longliveharambe8415]

I love your team and the work you do. Keep it up!😍

[@katereid2721]

Happy Birthday beautiful Loretta!!!!!!!🌹

[@withgoddess7164]

Beyond beaitiful. ❤

[@sparkystrome25]

Happy birthday sweetheart! xoxo

[@PacoOtis]

Bravo! We are so pleased and proud that an organization such as yours exist and does what it does. Humanity has been so terribly awful to the creatures we share the planet with that I am sometimes rather embarrassed to be a human being. I'm an aging Vietnam vet and have seen, and participated in, many horrible things and it is wonderful to know folks like you exist. We are, just now, modest donators and will try to help more. The very best of luck to you and your friends.

[@junecooper4688]

Two years ago, Loretta would be 12 now.....she can live till she's 50 can't she.....I'm glad Loretta has a place of retirement,a forever home

[@nadja1618]

she looks so much happier and healthier.. thank you.

[@jen77860]

Many many many BIRTHDAY LORETTA!!!

[@helelele649]

I'm so happy that there are people out there that still care for apes and monkeys! They are so beautiful and intelligent animals. It's so sad that almost all kinds of apes are almost extinct :(

[@withgoddess7164]

A beautiful and wise one❤

[@yuniheisler7254]

who is put so much onion in here :(

[@bonniephillips5672]

Happy Birthday Loretta, your a beautiful smart girl!!

[@kameamepopcorn9660]

Hello from France, Happy anniversary sweet Loretta ; D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rhondawilliams5859]

ADORABLE 💕❤️😍.....

[@averykatusa4376]

Happy birthday 💓 Lots of love and hugs for you beautiful girl 💓

[@PakPikPuk]

Happy Birthday Loretta

[@hildahernandez6055]

Please watch Loretta's story PeTA is looking for this other sweet girl please help find her

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💜

[@secondone6833]

💕💞💕💞💕💞🥰🥰🥰

[@angelika_munkastrap4634]

I'm just so surprised that these chimps can be as normal as they seem considering the torture those evil monsters unnecessarily inflicted on them. I don't get how they aren't mindless and rabid at this point. I know what those inhuman creatures in labs are like. Enjoying the misery they create for not one single bit of good. Like psycopaths

[@robertpreston2220]

agree!