Chimpanzees who Died While Imprisoned at the Coulston Foundation
| James (male chimpanzee) | ? – October 31, 1993 | Overheated/Cooked to Death |
| Raymond (male chimpanzee) | ? – October 31, 1993 | Overheated/Cooked to Death |
| Robert (male chimpanzee) | ? – October 31, 1993 | Overheated/Cooked to Death |
| Cynomolgus monkey (female) | ? – December 18. 1993 | Water Deprivation/Died of Thirst, Dehydration |
| Cynomolgus monkey (female) | ? – December 18, 1993 | Water Deprivation/Died of Thirst, Dehydration |
| Infant Cynomolgus monkey | 1993 – December 18, 1993 | Water Deprivation, Died of Thirst, Dehydration |
| Infant Cynomolgus monkey | 1993 – December 18, 1993 | Water Deprivation, Died of Thirst, Dehydration |
| Rhesus monkey mother | ? – 1993 | Died during Botched C-section |
| Infant rhesus monkey | 1993 – 1993 | Bled to Death |
| Infant rhesus monkey | 1993– 1993 | Bled to Death |
| Infant rhesus monkey | 1993 – 1993 | Bled to Death |
| Infant rhesus monkey | 1993 – 1993 | Bled to Death |
| Juvenile rhesus monkey | ? – June 13, 1994 | Choked on Own Vomit |
| Juvenile rhesus monkey | ? – June 13, 1994 | Choked on Own Vomit |
| Juvenile rhesus monkey | ? – June 13, 1994 | Choked on Own Vomit |
| Juvenile rhesus monkey | ? – June 13, 1994 | Choked on Own Vomit |
| Valon (male chimpanzee) | 1975 – July 27, 1994 | Acute Gastritis/Anesthesia |
| Domino (male chimpanzee) | 1986 – July 29, 1994 | Bacterial Meningitis |
| Joe (male chimpanzee) | Nov. 3, 1972 – Oct. 20, 1994 | Heart Failure |
| Robert (male chimpanzee) | May 5, 1973 – Oct. 29, 1994 | Liver/Kidney Failure |
| Lurch (newborn male chimpanzee) | May 2, 1995 – July 4, 1995 | Not found until so autolytic that cause of death unknowable |
| Rosanna (infant chimpanzee) | ? – Nov. 21, 1995 | Septicemia (system-wide infection) |
| Chimpanzee | 1988 – Feb. 27, 1996 | Bacterial Meningitis |
| Chimpanzee | 1988 – Feb. 28, 1996 | Bacterial Meningitis |
| Chimpanzee | 1988 – Feb. 28, 1996 | Bacterial Meningitis |
| Sampson (infant chimpanzee) | ? – April 19, 1996 | Septicemia |
| Julia (infant chimpanzee) | Jan. 14, 1995 – July 7, 1996 | Pneumonia/Brain Edema |
| Lee (infant chimpanzee) | ? – July 10, 1996 | Shigella (infectious disease) |
| Jello (male chimpanzee) | 1986 – Jan. 22, 1997 | Choked on Own Vomit/Negligently Group-Anesthetized |
| Echo (young female chimpanzee) | 1995 – March 24, 1997 | Botched Surgery to Repair Arm Injury, Unstabilized Shock |
| Panda (male chimpanzee) | 1992 – Summer 1997 | Diarrhea, Dehydration from Shigella |
| Sherry (chimpanzee) | 1968 - January 1998 | Euthanized after kidney failure related to a tumor |
| Holly (chimpanzee) | Dec. 9, 1985 - January 1998 | Mistreated but well-known side effects of drug being tested |
| Terrance (male chimpanzee) | ? – June 1998 | Mistreated but well-known side effects of drug being tested |
| Muffin (male chimpanzee) | May 3, 1979 - June 1998 | Mistreated but well-known side effects of drug being tested |
| Lech (male chimpanzee) | 1982 - March 1999 | Alleged Heart Attack |
| Mel (male chimpanzee) | 1984 - March 1998 | Gastrointestinal Illness |
| Fred Astaire (chimpanzee) | 1964 - March 1998 | Apparent Heart Attack |
| Eason (male chimpanzee) | Jan. 27, 1986 – May 1999 | Died after being anesthetized for CT scan in spinal protocol |
| Albro (infant male chimpanzee) | Nov. 17, 1998 – Aug/Dec. 1999 | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| Dean (chimpanzee) | Sept. 27, 1965 - Aug/Dec. 1999 | Euthanized/Nervous System Infection/Abscesses on Spine |
| Babu (male chimpanzee) | Feb. 27, 1972 – Aug/Dec. 1999 | Found Dead/Tissue Masses on Heart |
| Kimberly (chimpanzee) | Feb. 21, 1990 - Aug./Dec. 1999 | Dehydration/diarrhea |
| Rosie (chimpanzee) | July 23, 1970 -Aug./Dec. 1999? | Euthanized after belated treatment for large uterine mass |
| Donna (female chimpanzee) | April 2, 1963-November 1999 | Massive Infection after carrying dead fetus for up to 2 mos. |
| Newborn chimpanzee | Feb. 2000 – Feb. 2000 | One of a set of triplets; died less than 2 weeks after birth |
| Ray | 1990-August 2000 | Untreated for signs of serious illness, possibly peritonitis |
| Gina | ? - June 5, 2001 | Died after being left outside in searing heat for hours |
Related Links
- Coulston Campaign Overview Page
- Campaign Milestones
- The "Spirit of the Mission Award"
- Chronology
- Chimpanzee List
- In Memoriam: Donna
- Quotes from Frederick Coulston
- IDA Testimony to Congress
- Coulston Campaign Archive
Resources
- In Defense of Animals
- Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care
- Jane Goodall Institute
- Animal Protection Institute of New Mexico
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