The new John C. Riley film, Walk Hard, makes use of a baby chimpanzee “actor.” Chimpanzees used in entertainment are taken away from their mothers at birth, which causes irreparable psychological harm. Training methods are physically and psychologically brutal. Living conditions are deplorable, and once they grow into big, strong chimpanzees (who can no longer be dominated) they are usually dumped at roadside zoos or other substandard facilities. Often this means they are condemned to solitary confinement.

For more information please visit www.primatepatrol.org or www.chimpcollaboratory.org.

And PLEASE – don’t see this film or any other films that exploit great apes.