Action Alerts
Chimpanzee Exploited by Portfolio Magazine
January 20, 2008
In the December 2007 issue of the Conde Nast publication Portfolio Magazine, a story titled "The Evolution of an Investor" featured photos of a chimpanzee reading a newspaper and engaging in office antics. The chimpanzee was also featured on the cover of the magazine. You can view the photographs here.
What you can do:
Please contact Conde Naste and express your disappointment in its support of animal cruelty. Let them know that exploiting an endangered species for a cheap laugh just isn't funny.
Perri Dorset
Executive Director, Communications
Conde Nast Publications
perri_dorset@condenast.com
(212) 286-5898
Sarina Sassoon Sanandaji
Deputy Director, Communications
Conde Nast Publications
sarina_sanandaji@condenast.com
(212) 286-6898
Emily Weber
Public Relations Coordinator
Conde Nast Publications
emily_weber@condenast.com
(212) 286-6373
*If you send an email, please BCC Primate Patrol at primatepatrol@chimpsanctuarynw.org for tracking purposes.
Sample Letter/Email
I am writing to voice my strong disappointment that the December 2007 issue of Portfolio Magazine featured a young chimpanzee "actor" on the cover and in photographs accompanying the article "The Evolution of an Investor". It is well-documented that chimpanzees are trained for entertainment through physical and psychological abuse, and endure irreversible trauma when they are taken away from their mothers at birth.
"Retirement" at age 6 or 7 usually means being cast off to roadside zoos or other substandard facilities. Further, chimpanzees are an endangered species, and using them for entertainment seriously hampers conservation efforts. Please make the responsible decision never to exploit great apes in your publication again. I look forward to hearing from you on this urgent matter.
Sincerely,
[Your name]