With the move of its last two chimps, a former Los Angeles County animal sanctuary that was abruptly closed in 2019 is now empty of its animal charges, state officials said Wednesday.
There were still 500 animals living at the Wildlife Waystation in Angeles National Forest when the facility closed because of financial issues in 2019. The state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife then became responsible for the animals and slowly began the process of moving the many different species into functioning sanctuaries.
After eight chimpanzees were transferred last month to Chimp Haven, a chimp sanctuary in Louisiana, there were just two remaining animals at Wildlife Waystation, according to officials.
