My Nonprofit Reviews

As a member of the carestaff of a large NIH funded primate facility, I was accustumed to probably the strictest criteria of any of the primate centers in the United States. While always passing above and beyond the best of any primate facilities, this also meant constant and beyond normal pressure to attain a passing grade at all USDA,OHSA,IACUC, etc. inspections. At times this severe scrutinity overwhelmed the staff, and left little time to properly interact with the animals in their care. While the obvious is the lack of interaction with the animals, it took an even larger strain on the caregiverers. This constant pressure, turned many a caregiver with great promise and potential away to a more compassionate setting. The Primate Rescue Ceneter of Kentucky is just such a place. It is most difficult to strike at least a neutral cord between these two most importantant goals. PRC seems to leave these statistics behind, and excells above and beyond. PRC is the model we as primatologists and animal lovers should strive for. It is, in my humble opinion, PRC is one of the very best in their field. For some reason, animal groups (of which I have almost thirty years as an animal professional) seem to compete with each other, rather than work together. I have not experienced this with KPRC, nor do I expect too. PRC is the future standard all primate centers should be judged by. I look forward to that day. Sincerely, Carly Selchow-Burr

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