On October 10th Bill Hoffmann, accompanied with well know animal ambassador MINDY THE MONKEY, attended the Simian Society of America convention in Branson, MO. Bill, a life time member, spent an enjoyable enjoyable afternoon conversing with fellow primate owners about their pets and sharing his adventures with Mindy as they traveled all over the country lecturing about the care, conservation and preservation of not just primates but of all the members of the animal kingdom.
A little history about the Simian Society of America. While the SSA discourages the keeping of primates by individuals who do not understand their complex needs and the multitude of problems associated with keeping them, the society offers health, diet, psychological well-being and management information as well as access to a network of experienced primate caretakers for those who are committed to providing captive primates with long-term, care conducive homes. They are a non-profit organization founded in 1957 to improve the welfare of primates in captivity. Among its members are veterinarians, primatologists and zoolological officials.
