Save the Chimps, Inc

Save the Chimps, Inc. (STC) was established in 1997 by Dr. Carole Noon after successfully suing the U.S. Air Force to gain custody of 21 chimpanzees who had been utilized for the space program and research purposes. A generous donation by the Arcus Foundation, founded by Jon Stryker, enabled STC to purchase the acreage for a permanent Sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida. In 2002 the Coulston Foundation, a laboratory housing 266 chimpanzees in Alamogordo, New Mexico, had its governmental funding withdrawn due to violations of the Animal Welfare Act and was on the verge of bankruptcy. Save the Chimps, Inc. received a special initiative of $ 3.7 million from the Arcus Foundation to purchase the New Mexico laboratory and rescue the chimpanzees. Immediately after taking possession of the lab, Dr. Noon and her staff began to modify the stark Alamogordo facility into a healthier and happier environment for the chimpanzees now in their charge, including, for the first time in their li...