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Primarily Primates, Inc. (PPI) is a not-for-profit animal sanctuary in Bexar County, Texas, providing permanent, lifetime care and housing for rescued animals, mostly primates.

The 300+ animals living at PPI in permanent residence have been saved from biomedical research, the pet trade, and/or the entertainment industry. Now, animal residents including chimpanzees, lemurs, small primates, kinkajous, birds, and farmed animals enjoy the peace true sanctuary brings. PPI was founded in 1978, making it the first primate sanctuary in North America and the first to rescue chimpanzees requiring lifetime care following medical research.

PPI cares for each animal individually and holistically, focusing on both physical and psychological health. As a true sanctuary, PPI is not open to the general public and does not breed, sell, trade, or use animals commercially. A community of supporters and collaborators keeps PPI energized and maintained.

PPI is accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries and is committed to compassionate and appropriate zoological care. These animals get to live the rest of their lives with dignity, experience proper social environments, and make choices about how they want to spend their days.

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  • Sponsorships are a great way to help us cover the costs for each rescued animal's food, shelter, and care. Learn more about the animals by reading their personal profiles.

    They also make wonderful gifts. Give the gift of compassion, one that lasts all year and allows a rescued animal in need to live his or her life in peace and comfort.
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Give Food and Fun

  • Animals in sanctuaries need change in their lives since every day in the wild would be different. As a result Primarily Primates puts a lot of effort into auditory, taste, touch and visual enrichment.

    Food parties are one way to help prevent boredom because they provide excitement, particularly if the animals are actively engaged in obtaining the offerings.
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News & Action Alerts

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PPI comes to the rescue for four animals

Posted: December 14, 2023

Primarily Primates is starting off the New Year with four new residents—two marmosets, a kinkajou and a macaque. Marmosets Kobe and Kiara were bought by their former owner and her family so they could breed them and sell their offspring to the pet trade. The family realized that wild animals shouldn’t be kept as pets—as […]

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Giving Day for Apes is Oct. 3!

Posted: September 22, 2023

Mark your calendars because Giving Day for Apes is Oct. 3, 2023. Giving Day for Apes is a global day of giving in support of sanctuaries and rescue centers providing rehabilitation or long-term care for apes around the world. This year we are raising money for one more greenspace for our chimpanzees! For years, Primarily […]

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PPI comes to the rescue for 10 monkeys

Posted: May 31, 2023

DONATE HERE Primarily Primates Inc., a Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) accredited sanctuary, is rescuing five primates from Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Puerto Rico, which permanently closed in February following years of suspected negligence, a lack of resources and deaths of animals that were highlighted by activists. It was the U.S. territory’s […]

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Join us for a night of Monkey Madness!

Posted: February 24, 2023

We hope you’ll be able to join us for a night of “Monkey Madness” on March 12 from 4pm-6pm at Elsewhere – Garden Bar & Kitchen. Celebrate our Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries Accreditation with great food, delicious drinks, music, a raffle, and a silent auction as we highlight the terrific, tailed treasures of the […]

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Chimps at PPI relish new, expansive green space

Posted: December 5, 2022

By Nicole Rivard When care staff at Primarily Primates introduced chimpanzee Baxter into a new, expansive green space for the first time, it was everything they dreamed of and more. “It was such a special experience to watch him to try out every single climbing structure that he possibly could. He made such happy vocalizations […]