a Haylee a 10 year old female chimp

Sanctuary for retired lab chimps embroiled in dispute over quality of its care

More than 20 former staffers and volunteers say Project Chimps is plagued by problems. Now, the Georgia sanctuary is suing two of its most outspoken critics.

Ten-year-old Haylee is one of 78 chimpanzees at Project Chimps, a sanctuary in northern Georgia for retired laboratory chimps.

Photograph by Greg Kahn, National Geographic

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