But the animals are also a potential liability in trying to sell the property.
Unless the animals are properly supported, Chimp Haven may well turn out to be Chimp Asylum.
"The way that these animals are treated are quite horrific, " said spokeswoman Glenys Oogjes.
Staff at the two Devon zoos are making sure animals are comfortable in sub-zero temperatures.
Department of Agriculture advisors have identified the areas where the animals are most at risk.
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Most animals are killed (painlessly) when the research they are being used for is finished.
The program is aimed primarily at raccoons but other animals are affected as well.
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Some of his animals are now eating what he calls "decidedly second grade silage".
It is not usually fatal in itself, but animals are slaughtered to stop it spreading.
He tells me the stuffed animals are about inspiring a sense of humility and mortality.
The animals are hunted illegally for the fur trade and are also killed for meat.
"It's rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals, " he told Reuters.
But instead they are eating pollock and the animals are full before they get enough calories.
Animals are bought and sold on the basis of their genetics and breeding history.
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But other animals are not adapting well to rising temperatures and the effect on delicate ecosystems.
And so long as such animals are kept inside the laboratory, public concerns are largely contained.
According to EU data, about 12 million animals are used in EU countries' lab experiments each year.
The trapped animals are handed over to the Uist Hedgehog Rescue charity for relocation to the mainland.
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The animals are helping scientists understand the effects of weightlessness and high radiation levels experienced in space.
'Carting' is when captive animals are moved by trailer to a location then released to be hunted.
"If bigger animals are able to escape the fires, smaller ones, including insects, have perished, " he said.
Cloning creates abnormalities in the genetic read-out, which is the reason that cloned animals are so often sick.
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The Circus Friends Association says it "supports all reputable forms of circus entertainment" whether or not animals are used.
Need for internationally validated tests to determine whether animals are infected and to distinguish between infected and vaccinated animals.
When they hit dry stretches, their animals are at risk from giant anteater holes hidden in the 4-foot-tall grasses.
Between 35 and 50 wild animals are believed to be working in circuses.
The animals are beginning to turn to storing their food for the winter.
The most extraordinary thing about walking with elephants, however, is that other wild animals are unfazed by human presence.
The actual animals are rare, so maybe embracing that will lead Angola to something rarer: the Round of 16.
Across Cambodia, at least 138 plants and animals are suffering significant decline.
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