I agree Don. Thinking of the vicious chimp attacks of the last few years still gives me chills.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Don Price <[email protected]> > Date: April 18, 2013, 7:19:31 PM EDT > To: undisclosed recipients: ; > Subject: [QUAD-L] Fw: Resource for those with SCI > Reply-To: Don Price <[email protected]> > > I am not a 'fan' of monkeys, but here ya go! > Don. > > > Subject: FW: Resource for those with SCI > > The staff at Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled > (www.monkeyhelpers.org) has witnessed powerful changes that can occur when we > place an individually selected and trained service monkey with their own > human partner. Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled is a national > organization founded in 1979. We have placed over 160 monkeys to date and > have monkeys available for placement right now. > Our service animals are trained to help those living with spinal cord > injuries and other conditions that result in significant mobility impairment. > Our small (6-9 pound) capuchin monkeys are taught to use their skillful hands > and intellect to perform fine motor skills that their human partners can’t. > Service monkeys can open bottles, insert straws into cups, open cupboards, > turn pages, scratch itches, retrieve fallen objects (cell phones, help > devises), push buttons (computer, TV/DVD/light switches), and correct the > positioning of hands and feet onto a wheelchair. Working with their monkey, > our recipients can achieve more independence within their home environments. > Just as important, the companionship offered by a service animal is unique > and mutually beneficial to person and monkey. Helping Hands does not charge > any fees to our recipients for training and placing an animal. > Will you keep this resource in mind as you meet with the people in your > support group? Our eligibility requirements are attached, and we review every > potential candidate carefully. Please call or email me with your questions. > > Sincerely, > Jaye M. van Dussen > Applicant Recruitment and Outreach Manager > Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled, Inc > 541 Cambridge Street l Allston, MA 02134 > 617-787-4419 x130 > www.monkeyhelpers.org > > > -- > This message and its attachments may be confidential and may contain > information which is protected by copyright. > > If it is not clear that you are the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, > dissemination, distribution, or copying of this transmittal is strictly > prohibited. If you suspect that you have received this communication in > error, please notify us immediately by telephone at 617-787-4419 ext.101 or > e-mail at [email protected] and immediately delete this message and all > its attachments. > Any content of this message and its attachments that does not clearly relate > to the official business of Helping Hands Monkey Helpers for the Disabled, > Inc. must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by it. > >
