November 19, 2014 by Mindy the Monkey
As Animal Rentals official Animal Ambassador, I love any organization that promotes the conservation and welfare of domestic and exotic animals. Fortunately there are hundreds, even thousands, of just those types of organizations all over the world. But out of all of them, my favorite is the one that is dedicated to me and my brothers and sisters like me – the Simian Society of America.
The Simian Society of America is dedicated to a lifetime of care for primates in captivity. What that means is that they help people understand and care for us monkeys, and they help monkeys live the best life they possibly can. How could I not love them?! I am a lifetime member of the Simian Society of America, and they are my personal number one charity. I even have an ad in one of their magazines! So it was very exciting for me to take a break from our traveling College Entertainment and Exotic Animal Shows to attend the Simian Society’s National Convention Appreciation Day in early October.
The convention was in Branson, Missouri – about 8 1/2 hours from Chicago – so dad and I road-tripped it once again. Once we got there, we had tons of fun hanging out and talking to people who love monkeys and other primates as much as we do. And Dad and I got to give a good talk about living and working and traveling together. But my favorite part of the whole thing was hanging out with other monkeys…it was awesome! At home I get to spend time with my Uncle Monk – who tells wonderful stories about “the old days” – but at the convention I got to meet all sorts of different monkeys from all over the country. AND I had a “date” with a really nice male monkey. Dad says he is a prospective mate for me. I don’t know about all of that, but it was nice to get to know him for a while. Maybe we will see each other at next year’s convention. Maybe sooner!
So now you’ve heard a little about my favorite charitable animal organization – the Simian Society of America. What is your favorite animal charity and why? How are you involved with it?
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September 3, 2014 by Mindy the Monkey
If you like hugs, then you are going to LOVE my friend Sahara the Fennec Fox. She gives the best hugs ever, and she loves to cuddle. She is a great cuddler. And she’s cute. Cute, cuddly, and huggable…no wonder everyone at our different types of Exotic Animal Shows love her so much!
But don’t let her quiet moments fool you. Sahara is also an absolute bundle of energy when it is play time. She and I have so much fun running and playing catch and jumping and wrestling around together! She is only a year old so she still loves to play just as much as I do. And she’d rather play with one of us than by herself. That makes her a great friend and one of my favorites to travel with around the country doing our College Entertainment shows.
Fennec Foxes are really cute small animals with great big ears. Their ears are like ten times the size of their heads. Ok, not really, but they are really big. And believe it or not those big ears aren’t just for hearing – which is so good that they can hear other animals moving around underground. They actually act like air conditioners in a way, radiating their body heat away from them to keep them cooler in the desert heat. Sahara and her relatives are actually from the Sahara desert and other very hot areas in North Africa. But the desert can get pretty cold at night, so Fennec Foxes have a thick coat of fur to keep them warm. So when the rest of us exotic animals are arguing about whether to turn on the air conditioner or the heater, Sahara is happy either way.
Sahara is one of the most popular animals at all of the parties, carnivals, college shows, corporate events, grand openings and all the other types of events our traveling zoo full of friends go to. If you look at the pictures on my Facebook page, you’ll see lots of pictures of her cuddling with and hugging all the new people we are so lucky to meet all over the country. Dad says that Sahara is all “sweetness and light”. I’m not sure exactly what that means, but people sure do love her! What do you think?
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As Animal Rentals official Animal Ambassador, I love any organization that promotes the conservation and welfare of domestic and exotic animals. Fortunately there are hundreds, even thousands, of just those types of organizations all over the world. But out of all of them, my favorite is the one that is dedicated to me and my brothers and sisters like me – the Simian Society of America.
The convention was in Branson, Missouri – about 8 1/2 hours from Chicago – so dad and I road-tripped it once again. Once we got there, we had tons of fun hanging out and talking to people who love monkeys and other primates as much as we do. And Dad and I got to give a good talk about living and working and traveling together. But my favorite part of the whole thing was hanging out with other monkeys…it was awesome! At home I get to spend time with my Uncle Monk – who tells wonderful stories about “the old days” – but at the convention I got to meet all sorts of different monkeys from all over the country. AND I had a “date” with a really nice male monkey. Dad says he is a prospective mate for me. I don’t know about all of that, but it was nice to get to know him for a while. Maybe we will see each other at next year’s convention. Maybe sooner!
