Absurd.
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Their upkeep costs $6,800 a month. Donors have offered to help, but under Austrian law, only a person can receive personal gifts.
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Here's an idea: Try to donating to the shelter rather than the chimpanzees.
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Organizers could set up a foundation to collect cash for Pan, whose life expectancy in captivity is about 60 years. But they argue only personhood will ensure he isn't sold to someone outside Austria, where he's protected by strict animal cruelty laws.
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Another idea for the activists: Buy Pan yourselves.