Article in the American Bar Association Animal Law Committee newsletter

 I may have stepped back from work for a bit, but my heart is always with the primate sanctuary community. 

In 2024 I presented on a webinar hosted by the American Bar Association Animal Law Committee (watch it here), after which I was asked to write up my presentation as an article. The publication finally just came out, and though it is behind a paywall, I can share images from the PDF here. 

Explaining the absence

 This blog has been quiet for a year now, and for good reason. I recently gave birth to my second daughter after a very difficult pregnancy. I elected to step down as the Director of the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance, and will resume working in the sanctuary field when I am able.

Presenter at Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance conference in San Diego

This week I was honored to be a speaker at the Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance's conference in San Diego, CA. 

Thanks to the passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act, the exploitation of big cats has ended in many ways, and big cat sanctuaries foresee less of a demand of their services in the future. I was there to let them know about high numbers of monkeys awaiting sanctuary retirement, and I urged them to consider expanding to welcome more monkeys in the coming years. 

I learned so much about what non-primate sanctuaries face, and even more about the similarities between our worlds. Here's to hoping we continue collaborating together, and rescue more monkeys!