CSNW in the News
Press Contact Information
Diana Goodrich, Director of Outreach
509-699-0728
Fast Facts for the media (PDF download)
Newspaper coverage
- Online photo gallery by Meryl Schenker, Seattle Post Intelligencer (August 26, 2008)
- Who are the Cle Elum Seven? -- Seattle Times (August 25, 2008)
- Former Lab Chimps Find New Life Beyond Cages -- Seattle Times (August 25, 2008)
- The Cle Elum Seven savor their new lives -- Yakima Herald (July 6, 2008)
- Trial Separation-After decades of medical research, seven local chimps head west for retirement -- Philadelphia Weekly (July 2, 2008)
- Chimps settle into new home in Cle Elum -- Daily Record News, Ellensburg, WA (June 16, 2008)
- Pant-hoots from Upper County’s newest residents--Cle Elum-Seven chimps arrive -- Northern Kittitas County Tribune (June 13, 2008)
- New Home for Chimpanzees: Former Research and Circus Chimps Relocated to Cle Elum -- Transcript of Yakima's KAPP TV newscast (June 13, 2008)
- Say goodbye to the Buckshire seven -- The Philadelphia Intelligencer (June 10, 2008)
- First chimps to arrive at WA sanctuary -- KOMO News (June 9, 2008)
- Chimps coming to Cle Elum sanctuary -- Public to help furnish outdoor area for exploited primates -- Wenatchee World (May 26, 2008)
- Chimps scheduled to arrive in Cle Elum -- Daily Record News, Ellensburg, WA (May 21, 2008)
Video coverage
- Seven chimps finally set foot into outside world -- KOMO News, WA (August 26, 2008) (Link to video under Michelle Esteban's name)
- A Brighter Day for Medical Testing Chimps -- KIMA TV, WA (August 26, 2008)
- Chimps Ahoy -- Northwest Cable News (August 26, 2008)
- Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest -- Yakima Herald (July 6, 2008)
- Seven Chimpanzees are Rescued After Two Decades of Abuse -- KNDO/KNDU News (June 20, 2008) (Transcript only)
- The day 7 chimps moved into town -- KOMO News, WA (June 13, 2008) (Link to video is under the reporter's name)
- King 5 News video (June 13, 2008)
Online coverage
- The Cle Elum Seven to experience the great outdoors for the first time -- NWSource (August 26, 2008)
Photos
Here arefirst photos of the chimpanzees as they leave Pennsylvania, on their way to Cle Elum:
- Full shot of Negra, the oldest of the Buckshire Seven, in her transport cage
- Jody, who gave birth to 7 babies that were sold into research, on her way to sanctuary at last
You can see more photos of the chimpanzees in their new home and read daily updates about them, on our blog. Please eamil for high resolution photos of the sanctuary and the chimpanzees to be used for media purposes.
Press Releases
- The HSUS Applauds Retirement of Seven Chimpanzees from Research -- Press release from Humane Society of the United States (June 16, 2008)
- Lab Chimpanzees on the Road to New WA Sanctuary (June 2, 2008)