The North of Spain has been paralyzed by heavy snow and we have been struggling at the sanctuary because we have been without electricity or a telephone line since Monday. We have also had to keep the chimps inside because it is just too cold for them and they are not happy at all. Of most concern to us was that we had no heating for the chimps since Monday and we were desperately trying to locate a generator. The chimp’s caretakers are providing them with lots of hot drinks and warm blankets and they are working hard to keep the chimps busy with lots of enrichment.  We don’t know when we will have electricity again but we located a generator yesterday but it is costing us 60 euros per day to rent it and 300 euros for the transport.

We are asking out supporters if they can help us with these unexpected costs by donating via justgiving http://www.justgiving.com/mona-uk/Donate.  We really appreciate your help.

Our apologies if you have been trying to call us to visit but the telephone lines are down and we don’t know when they will be fixed. Also as you can imagine the sanctuary is closed until we can get everything up and running again and the roads are cleared. We will let you know when everything is back to normal.

Many thanks for your patience.