Once only pets for the wealthy, chimps achieved an exalted place in American popular culture 80 years ago, and the latest chapter of that love affair comes with the release of “Chimpanzee." A Disney ...

Did the chimps' mothers give their permission? Just because someone has too much money and too much free time does not give them the right to own chimps as pets. It's obvious that not a lot of thought ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Again, the tragic peril of pet chimpanzees - and Missouri's lax regulation of exotic animals - is splashed across the headlines.

Spread out across 200 acres in Northwest Louisiana, Chimp Haven is the world's largest chimpanzee sanctuary. Every detail, from the moat to the meal plan, has been designed to ensure the more than 300 ...