Numerous primates and tropical birds have died after power loss at San Antonio-area animal sanctuary
A San Antonio-area animal sanctuary was unable to fulfill its mission this week, as numerous animals perished in the winter storm barreling through the state, the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Primarily Primates takes in animals from the research and entertainment industries, aiming to rescue and rehabilitate them from previous abuse and exploitation. When the power failed around 6 a.m. Monday, handlers at the 70-acre sanctuary were forced to try everything they could to keep the animals protected, the daily reports.
Brooke Chavez, executive director of Primarily Primates, told the Express-News that she and her staff tried to keep the animals on-site warm using everything at their disposal. Generators, space heaters, propane tanks and loads of blankets weren’t enough, however, and a chimpanzee, numerous monkeys, lemurs and countless tropical birds died in the freezing temps.
“I’ve never faced a decision like this,” Chavez told the Express-News. “Having to decide who we can save, depending on the predictability of which animals we can catch.”
Read more: https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2021/02/17/numerous-primates-and-tropical-birds-have-died-after-power-loss-at-san-antonio-area-animal-sanctuary
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