Ikea Monkey’s Ontario home seeking help following ice storm damage
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The Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, home of the Ikea Monkey, is seeking financial help after an ice storm knocked out power and stopped its electric water pump.
The Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Brock Township, Ont., is seeking financial help after an ice storm knocked out power and stopped its electric water pump.
The facility is home to Darwin, a Japanese macaque famously spotted in a North York Ikea in 2012.
“We lost power on Saturday. We have generators fortunately, however, we don’t have water,” volunteer Jaqcueline Waldorf told Global News recently.
Waldorf said employees and volunteers are working overtime and bringing in bottled water from nearby stores.
“It’s a lot having to bring in more water. It’s heavy,” she said.
“Not being able to do laundry has been difficult. Not being able to do dishes has been especially difficult.”
Waldorf said the animals are safe and in good spirits, but the facility is in need of financial support.
Donations will help with storm clean up and regular maintenance costs, which according to Waldorf, are higher than normal.
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