A Hanover County man is making a last-ditch effort to keep chimpanzees caged in his backyard while avoiding criminal charges for housing potentially dangerous animals. Curtis W. Shepperson has a ...

A chimpanzee named Vanilla was in awe after seeing the sky and sunlight for the first time. Vanilla was caged for 28 years, according to her care providers – spending most of her life in small cages ...

This browser does not support the Video element. Vanilla, the 28-year-old chimpanzee was finally introduced to an open sky for the first time in her life on June 27. Never being outside her entire ...

Tonia Haddix, a Missouri woman already convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice for hiding a chimpanzee and lying to federal authorities, is now back behind bars after investigators say they ...

When three longtime West Siders move from Cleveland in the next week or so, it's bound to be plenty emotional. That's why they're going to be anesthetized and caged first. It's the only way to get the ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Donovan the chimp transformed from a friendly ape who "adapts well to peers" to one who beat his female cage-mate so aggressively they had to be separated. Lira ...

Tonia Haddix, shown with the chimpanzee Tonka, has been accused of violating the terms of her bond in a federal criminal case by owning another, different chimp. She made her initial appearance ...

Tommy is a 26-year-old chimp who lives with his owner in upstate New York. — -- In what could be a landmark case in the way chimpanzees are treated under the law, a New York court is deliberating ...