Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary

Registered Name: Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary

Business Number: 840817910RR0001

What we're working to address

We are Canada's only monkey sanctuary. Story Book Farm is currently home to 19 primates, each with their own unique and heart-wrenching story. We offer freedom from fear. We are a place of healing and recovery from trauma.

Because many primate species live upwards of 30 years, they require long-term care and accommodation. At Story Book Farm we believe that all animals have rights; that animals have the right to live free of fear or pain from humans, in any form; and that we can all make a difference, one being at a time.

Our Strategies

Story Book Farm is launching a campaign to source the capital for a new sustainable structure.

Not unlike many other animal sanctuaries, Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary has limited space and resources. In addition to roadside zoos and the exotic pet trade, there are an estimated 6,412 primates used in research alone (Canadian Council on Animal Care [CCAC] 2017). The demand continues as we learn of other monkeys needing sanctuary - monkeys that are being kept inhumanely as pets, monkeys that are being bred for the exotic pet trade and, most recently,research monkeys. We have run out of space to take in more monkeys. So we’re planning to build a new, sustainable structure. Story Book Farm is launching a campaign to source the capital required to meet the increasing demand for sanctuary for primates in Canada rescued from roadside zoos,research labs, and Ikea parking lots.

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