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The Dog Walk

Wednesday 11/3/21 - Chimpanzee Sanctuary Worker

The Dog Walk

Barstool Sports

Society & Culture

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Andrew from the 'Save the Chimps' sanctuary joins the show to talk about his experience with chimpanzees. He tells us about what his sanctuary does, wild interactions he's had regarding chimps & music, how many chimps are thought to be captive in the U.S., and more.


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0:00.0

Hey dog walk listeners, you can find every episode on Apple podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.

0:06.4

Prime members can listen to Ed free on Amazon music.

0:09.4

Alright, Bambang today is Wednesday.

0:11.2

It is November 3rd.

0:12.2

Welcome to the dog walk present by Barstool Sports.

0:14.3

Today we're joined by Andrew Hollerin from Save the Chim Sing Shoei in Florida.

0:19.4

One of the largest chimpanzee sanctuaries in the world.

0:22.1

Chief is also here on the couch.

0:23.8

Andrew, welcome to the show.

0:25.7

Thanks for doing this.

0:26.7

Thanks, and thanks for having me.

0:27.7

It's great to talk to you.

0:29.7

So I guess what saved the chimps?

0:32.1

It's a chimpanzee sanctuary, but how do you tell people what it is when you see them

0:36.6

and you tell them what you do for work?

0:38.6

Yeah, so we're one of the largest chimpanzee sanctuaries.

0:42.0

We're home to over 220 chimpanzees.

0:47.6

Most of these chimps were used at one point in biomedical research.

0:52.9

We also have chimpanzees that have been pets.

0:56.1

We've got a few that were in the entertainment industry.

1:00.8

What we try to provide is a life for these chimps who have been through really obviously

1:07.8

suboptimal situations, a place where they can thrive, like a chimpanzee should.

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