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Over the years, IPPL has greatly benefited from caring supporters who have remembered IPPL in their wills. Thanks to those wonderful people, we can continue and expand our program of investigations and we can help primates rescued from horrible abuse by sending them to sanctuaries in Africa, Asia, and South America.
IPPL assists groups working to help wildlife in remote parts of the world and takes care of dozens of wonderful gibbons, many of them research veterans, at our headquarters sanctuary.
In 1999 we built a much-needed education center, thanks to a generous bequest from Swan and Mary Henningson.
One kind member left a special gift for Igor, our lab gibbon who had lived behind black Plexiglas for 21 years because he self-mutilated at the sight of other gibbons. Igor has lived in happy "retirement" at IPPL since 1987.
These departed members' compassion and thoughtfulness survives their leaving this world.
Our "special needs" gibbons require considerable attention. One of these is Courtney. Courtney was born at IPPL to Michelle and Maui. This was a complete surprise because Maui had undergone a vasectomy. Courtney was born on 10 January 2002. Sadly, her mother lacked milk and attacked her baby as she struggled to suckle. Courtney's left leg was severely injured and she was in shock. Our veterinarian managed to save her life but she has required special care ever since. Local attorney Karen McCormick (seen above with her gibbon friend) has been wonderfully helpful with Courtney. She volunteers every Monday to give Courtney quality play and cuddle time.
We hope that you will consider including IPPL in your estate plans, to ensure that primates in need will have our hard-working and experienced organization to stand by them now and in the future - and that the primates living at IPPL will continue to receive the best food and physical and emotional care that they need and deserve.
Please contact IPPL, P.O. Box 766, Summerville, SC 29484, USA, or fill in the form below if you would like to discuss providing enduring help for IPPL. Thank you so much.
