• Primarily Primates: A Fresh Start for the Sanctuary

FoA has joined with the nation’s original primate sanctuary, Primarily Primates, to help ensure that the non-human residents are well cared for in a safe, stable environment. Among the residents are apes, monkeys, and other animals discarded by pet owners, bio-medical and space research institutions, and the entertainment industry. Primarily Primates is one of the few places in the world willing to provide lifetime care for these animals. Read more…

• Marine Animal Rescue: Helping Marine Animals in Need for over Twenty Years

FoA has merged with the Whale Rescue Team of L.A. County. The organization has already rescued and rehabilitated thousands of injured or distressed sea animals, without missing one emergency call in 23 years. Read more…

• The Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project -- in The Gambia

In a landmark agreement with the Gambian government, the international animal-rights organization Friends of Animals will help fund and support the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project, an island sanctuary located in the River Gambia National Park. It is home to some 80 chimpanzees, who live in relative freedom—without bars or cages—on three of the national park’s five islands. Read more...

• Coleman Sanctuary: A Refuge for Free-Living Animals in Upstate New York

Edith Coleman entrusted her vision of a safe haven for “hard-pressed and vanishing” wildlife to FoA in 1979 with her bequest of the Lyman C. Coleman sanctuary, named after her father. FoA is committed to preserving her legacy at this pristine refuge, and carrying it forward. Read more...