Effie
Price range: $120.00 through $600.00
Effie was born at a research facility in San Antonio and then sold to the Coulston Foundation in 1998. Despite animal welfare violations, Coulston grew to be the largest holding of chimpanzees for biomedical research in the world. Before it was shuttered, chimpanzees were used for toxicology, pre-clinical drug testing, as well as infectious disease research. Naturally, Effie was quite shy and wary when she first came to the sanctuary in 1999. In 2015, PPI put together a dream team of veterinarians who saved Effie’s life by performing a hysterectomy to remove large fibroid tumors. The tumors were causing lethargy, severe anemia and making it difficult for her kidneys to drain. Besides giving Effie a second chance at life, the surgery has made her less shy. Effie, who lives with Jessie, now seeks out attention.
