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“SOS PRIMATES AT THE 2nd BATEC ANIMALISTA IN SANTS”

2026-03-05T07:33:18+01:00Saturday, 7 June, 2025|

Today we attended the 2nd Batec Animalista in Sants (Barcelona), a fair supporting animal rescue organizations organized by SomNia pels animals. We would like to thank the organisers, especially Carme, Blanca and Juanjo, as well as the rest of their NGO team, for their dedication, support, and constant encouragement of SOS Primates. Whenever they can, [...]

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“SOS PRIMATES AT THE 7th ANIMAL WELFARE FAIR IN CORNELLÀ DE LLOBREGAT”

2026-03-05T07:27:22+01:00Sunday, 1 June, 2025|

Yesterday we attended the 7th Animal Welfare Fair in Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona). We would like to thank the organizers, Adacc Cornellà, for inviting us and for their warm welcome, as always. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the SOS Primates stand. The donations collected will go toward feeding the orphaned primates at CRPL, [...]

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“HELP PRIMATES BY CARRYING UNIFORMS IN YOUR LUGGAGE WHILE TRAVELLING”

2026-03-05T07:21:49+01:00Friday, 30 May, 2025|

At SOS Primates, we use two main ways to send uniforms and equipment donated by Barcelona Zoo to primate rehabilitation centers and other wildlife rescue projects. We either ship large deliveries through courier companies or rely on travelers who are heading to those destinations. Often these travelers are volunteers, aid workers, or people visiting the [...]

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“SUMMER TRAVEL & SOLIDARITY”

2026-03-03T09:09:59+01:00Wednesday, 28 May, 2025|

We’re about to receive the 2026 calendars! Although it may seem early, we’re asking for your help with our solidarity transport chain to make the most of summer travel. Our groups in Madrid, Tenerife, Valencia, Granada, Lugo, Santander, and Soria need to receive calendars so they can distribute them locally. By doing this, we avoid [...]

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“SOS Primates with TACUGAMA CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY”

2026-03-03T09:14:28+01:00Friday, 23 May, 2025|

We are pleased to share an event marking the 30th anniversary of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone. The event is organised by Tacugama, the Friends of Tacugama Association, Esport Solidari Internacional, and Sudest Consultoria Social SL, in support of more than 100 orphaned chimpanzees cared for at the sanctuary. Many of these chimpanzees [...]

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“UPDATE ON THE CONFLICT IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO”

2026-03-03T09:30:08+01:00Sunday, 18 May, 2025|

The Democratic Republic of Congo continues to face political and social instability. In South Kivu province, where CRPL, Lwiro Primates is located, near the city of Bukavu, armed conflict is ongoing. Control over valuable minerals such as coltan, which is found in the mobile phones, tablets and laptops we all use, is one of [...]

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“WINNER – SOSLIDARIO RAFFLE APRIL 2025”

2026-03-03T09:36:26+01:00Friday, 2 May, 2025|

Meet Camilo, the winner of the first SOSlidario raffle of 2025, held in April! Here he is with Aurora from SOS Primates and some of the prizes. Camilo regularly supports our NGO through donations, and it was a pleasure to present him with his prize. As you know, this year’s raffles support the Jaguar Rescue [...]

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“Animal Adoption Fair – San Fernando de Henares”

2026-03-03T09:40:05+01:00Sunday, 27 April, 2025|

SOS Primates attended the Animal Adoption Fair in San Fernando de Henares (Madrid), where we shared information about the primates living at CRPL and Lwiro Primates, including Janvier and Fevrier, shown in the photo. We also collected donations to support them and the Heri Kwetu centre for women with disabilities. Our thanks to the organizers [...]

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SANT JORDI 2025

2026-03-03T09:43:30+01:00Wednesday, 23 April, 2025|

Another busy and rewarding day for SOS Primates! A small team, a lot of work: collecting roses at dawn from the market, setting up the stand, hand-assembling each rose, distributing them, sharing information, all with smiles and enthusiasm, knowing that every donation supports CRPL, Lwiro Primates, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The sanctuary gives [...]

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SANT JORDI IS ALMOST HERE – ORDER YOUR SOLIDARITY ROSE!

2026-08-04T06:27:00+01:00Thursday, 20 March, 2025|

Sant Jordi is just around the corner, an especially meaningful celebration for SOS Primates as it helps us raise vital funds for CRPL, Lwiro Primates and the more than 200 orphaned primates in their care, including Makasi, pictured here. As every year, you'll find us at our stand on Passeig del Born in Barcelona, where [...]

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