Joe was imprisoned in this squalid cage at this decrepit roadside zoo for 17 years.
When he was young, he was taught to perform tricks by notorious Hollywood animal trainer Steve Martin, who has a long history of dumping chimpanzees in roadside zoos when they grow up and get too strong to be controlled.
And that’s what happened to Joe. He was dumped at The Mobile Zoo, where he was confined to a tiny, rusted cage, isolated and alone.
PETA has been working to free Joe for years, and in 2016, we succeeded. Joe was finally released and, with the help of Save the Chimps sanctuary, we were able to take him to his wonderful new home.
At the sanctuary, he will have the opportunity to learn to be part of a family and finally has enough space to climb and explore like a real chimpanzee.
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Seeing jan Goodall with him made my heart melt!
Omg thats so beautiful??
JANE!! my hero honestly. What an amazing woman.
So wonderful to see Joe hurry out of the cage so happy to run on grass and socialize. Thank you Peta. So sorry he had to spend so many lonely years in that awful situation.
Thank you PETA for saving Joe!!!! We can judge the heart of man by his treatment of animals!
les zoos restent encore des prisons!!
thank you peta a sooooooo much for helping all animals in need
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but they are still somewhat caged…
This video mentions Steve Martin. Is that the same Steve Martin from Father of the Bride, Cheaper by the Dozen, and the Pink Panther remake?
Don't forget kids, only stupid fucking losers go to see road side zoos! Don't support animal slavery and torture with your parents money! Thanks.
One of my fave videos watched this many times
PETA I am so sorry that you don't have so much more followers if I could have One wish it would be that everybody would go vegan I am trying so hard to help I have already taught one of my friends so much that they went vegetarian are taking small but very very sufficient steps to veganism I am sorry for the bad grammar but I have OCD and cannot type very well and this voice thing is very very annoying to thank you for all you do I really really really appreciate it I will always be vegan and I will always be an animal rights activists
this made me cry, this made me so happy ;w;
small cage, big cage. They are still cages. Do not for 1 second try to make out that you are giving chimps their freedom. There is plenty of land on this planet go and move humans off some and give it back to the chimps.
glad fbaby s getsahappy ending loveley xxxx keep them?
dont support zoo's
But he is still in a cage? Why's that? So thankfull for your effort, PETA, for taking Joe with you so he wouldn't be in a horrible place like that zoo ? but is he still living in that cage? Why isn't he in the wild?
I love happy videos like this! :')
Thank you PETA. Congrats, Joe!
Thank goodness Joe was freed from terrible conditions and now lives in a chimp sanctuary!
Real smile on his face at the end.
It's wonderful to see that smile on his face!
this made me so happy, you dont even know…
#Joeisarebro
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This is an amazing rescue! I have unrelated question though. What are your views on pets? I own two dogs whom are both shelter dogs. Is that bad?
Loving PETA
That's why I donate, so you can do what you do best???????thank you????