American Primate Haven

10/24/2026

I am still here!. I have been under the weather and so I have not been posting on Facebook all week. Of course everything continues here with the Monkeys and with the work!
Went out today and did a couple videos. This video is of Peyton and JoJo and Kai. We are so thankful that everyone has done so well in the healing department after being at the vets and having surgery.
Please keep us in mind as fall brings lots of work here and not enough workers! 

10/14/2026

I have had people ask me what does the inside of a monkey house look like? Well today, I took this little video to show someone, who is building a Monkey house for their monkeys that are not “handleable”, but need a home. This gives them the freedom to come in the house or go out of the house, they do not need to wear diapers as it is their space! We try to make it as comfortable as possible each Monkey is different in their needs. American Primate Haven has four Primate houses and of course my own personal house is used for a Monkey house also.🤪

10/14/2026

Thank you to John Strasser, for your faithful support sent through PayPal each month!
Each and every dollar is used in the maintenance, food, and needs that we face with the Monkeys. You are a blessing.

10/14/2026

Thank you so much, Tammy McInally for being so thoughtful and getting us some cranberry gummy vitamins. We were completely out and I like to still give them through the winter a couple times a week! Thank you for thinking of us.

10/12/2026

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🐒 Primate trade: hundreds of endangered macaques flown from Vietnam to the U.S. for toxicity testing

A cargo plane operated by SkyTaxi, an airline based in Poland, landed at Washington Dulles International Airport in the state of Virginia, near Washington, D.C. (United States). According to primate protection organizations, hundreds of long-tailed macaques from Vietnam were on board, confined in transport crates during a long intercontinental flight.

Their destination is not a sanctuary. According to these organizations, the animals are bound for the toxicity testing industry, where drugs and chemicals are tested for safety. They also note that shipments recently arrived from Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, and from Cambodia.

The long-tailed macaque has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2022. In 2025, the organization upheld that status despite objections from the biomedical industry: its populations have declined by at least half in about three decades.

The United States is the world’s largest importer, bringing in more than 30,000 of these primates every year. Even so, this year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service once again declined to protect them under the Endangered Species Act.

Behind this trade lies a troubling record. In 2022, U.S. authorities charged representatives of a Cambodian monkey-breeding company and two Cambodian officials with allegedly passing off wild-caught monkeys as captive-bred. A 2025 study indicates that wild-caught animals are likely still entering breeding farms in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. And in January 2026, Charles River Laboratories, one of the industry’s largest companies, announced the purchase of a breeding farm in Cambodia for about $510 million.

Each macaque is a sentient being who lives in family groups, who feels fear and suffers in confinement. None of them chose to board that plane.

10/10/2026

Stay safe bad weather coming!! Everyone is healing up here!!

10/08/2026

Update:
Another Amazon package came today from Cheryl!! Thank you (2nd picture included)
Thank you so much Cheryl Hitchcock for sending these wonderful supplies to American Primate Haven! You are very thoughtful. I hope all is well with you and your family.
We really appreciate people who think of us throughout the year and help us with the expenses of caring for these precious animals. I will be updating our wish list soon with some priorities.
Thank you

10/07/2026

Finally, I’m getting around to an update on each of the Monkeys! Luna is doing very well. She is eating drinking and is done taking pain meds. Suri, was so thankful to get her back in to their house. She was really missing Luna. They have been companions for over 10 years.
JoJo, is doing very well. He was neutered, which is necessary if they are not going to be breeding. In his case, it was necessary because of his health condition. Upon examination, our Vet said that JoJo’s blind eye was from a head trauma. Probably the scar on his face that runs down his nose and mouth is from the same trauma/injury. His owner has told me that he always has looked like that. Based on this injury, he is blind in his eye and also you can tell he’s had some type of head trauma or something with his cognitive ability has been disturbed. He did very well with his traveling hiding under his blanket most of the time. But being that he is only two years old, his healing is very quick. Payton was glad to have him back although I kept them separated for two days while he healed a little bit better.
Kai is doing very well. He was neutered. He was not happy about leaving his cage to take a trip to the vet, but seemed to be very happy to get back home.
Me! That’s a whole different story riding in the car for five hours that should’ve been a three hour trip with no picnic! Being a person that never leaves home because of all my responsibility, it was not one of my happiest experiences! I was thankful that a friend brought me and did all the driving. We didn’t get home that night until 1:30 AM. (the vet had a Bird surgery Emergency and pushed our appointment much later but yet still kept his word to see our Monkeys.)
All in all, I’m so thankful that everything went well and everyone is well. A special thank you to each of you who have given for the Vet bill, someone even paid for us to have Burger King! We appreciate the wonderful support and encouragement. We always receive from our followers.
Thank you.

10/06/2026

Thank you, Terri Southwick for your donation through PayPal and Genny Moore through Cashapp and Elena Zavala through Zelle for the Monkeys here at American Primate Haven. We are so thankful for those who consider us to be a part of the work here. Whether it is a can of peanut butter, a toy for the Monkeys, a jar of honey. All of these things are so helpful to us here.
We are so thankful for an anonymous donation as well that helped completed our medical Fund Vet bill need. Our total bill was $1,350.00 plus travel expenses. Thank you again.

10/03/2026

Good morning everyone. Thank you so much for your prayers. Our appointment ended up being much later than planned as the Vet had Emergency with a exotic bird! Anyway, everyone is doing well. Jo Jo and Kai are both out in their own enclosures. I did bring Luna in and kept her in the house last night because being that she is 20 years old the surgery was very difficult for her but had to be done. She is happy sitting in the house watching television and the grand kids play.
More updates and information to follow, but I just wanted to tell everyone we are fine!