The fourth trip I took to research and interview sanctuary founders for my new book was to South Carolina. There, nestled in an unassuming and leafy green suburb, is the International Primate Protection League (IPPL) - one of the very first primate sanctuaries in North America.
It was lovely to live on-site with Dr. Shirley McGreal, the sanctuary's founder, and spend a few days with her. We took many slow strolls around the sanctuary grounds, accompanied always by the gentle hoots of her 34 gibbons.
There was so much history there, and Shirley was a wealth of information about her many decades with the sanctuary.
I had never been to IPPL. I'm so glad I was able to visit finally experience it.
Dr. McGreal is a legend in not only the primate sanctuary community, but in animal rights as well. Her work spans the globe and will continue to influence generations of primate protectors to come.
Thank you to the New England Anti-Vivisection Society for their generous support of The Founders!
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