The Wild Animal Orphanage offers permanent sanctuary to all species of primates. Many are retired from medical research and are potential virus carriers. The WAO utilizes bio-safety level 2 procedures.

Thousands of primates in medical research are singularly housed in small cages and are warehoused or euthanized after they are no longer needed. The sanctuary offers an alternative to these deserving animals. 

THE WAO DOES NOT CONDONE ANIMAL RELATED RESEARCH! 

We believe EVERY animal used in research deserves the right to permanent retirement in a humane and safe environment. 

The WAO strongly believes that the research community, private owners wishing to re-home their non-human primates and the entertainment industry should be responsible for the funds needed by credible sanctuaries to provide these animals with quality housing and lifetime care.

Primates placed at the sanctuary by roadside zoo attractions, private pet owners, circuses, and research facilities include:

Macaques (Rhesus, Stumptail, Pigtail, Javan, and Barbary)

Patas Monkeys

Capuchins

Lemurs

Baboons (Yellow, Olive and Hamadryas)

Chimpanzees

All once singularly housed primates are integrated into social colonies and are housed in large natural enclosures where they are thriving happily.

Say hello to

Halle and Ozzy, two of our Baboons living at Talley Road!

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Say hello to

Stewie, a stumptail macaque, living in a large group of non-human primates 

that came from a zoo in Wisconsin.  Stewie lives at Talley Road!

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Say hello to

Calvin, a long-tail/pig-tail macaque hybrid. 

He's part of what we call the "Mixed Group" that consists of monkeys

from research living at Talley Road!

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