Chimps

In an effort to keep up with my once a week animal post promise I made, let's take a look at a good cause, and a cute chimpanzee. I have probably one of the biggest soft spots for animals out there. My Dad has suggested many-a-time that I become a vet but I don't think that would be smart considering I have no control over my tears when I see an animal suffer. I think my love for chimps was heightened at a young age by this movie:

And this:

They are both must-sees.

In the present moment I don't really have the resources to help animal causes, but I really like to keep them in mind for later days. On that note...I follow Alicia Silverstone's blog, The Kind Life, and was particularly drawn to her post a few days ago about chimpanzees. Apparently there has been an expert recommendation that chimp research and experimentation is unnecessary (although I'm against research involving animal experimentation in the name of science, anyway) and that these creatures need to be protected. Lab life is not good. The things these animals go through for the sake of humans includes confinement, mental and physical trauma, stress, fear, etc. Anyway, I won't go on and on but check out her post and/or send a letter asking your legislators to sign on to the Great Ape Protection and Cost and Savings Act!

If these animals aren't precious, I don't know what is.

I couldn't end a post about chimpanzees without a little laughter from what is one of my absolute favorite Youtubes. If you don't enjoy this and/or die of laughter, you're a machine.