It is time to wake up,

📰 PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 31, 2025
Contact: [email protected]
Phone: (888) MONKEY-1
Website: www.capuchinredux.org

🐒 CAPUCHIN REDUX FOUNDATION LAUNCHES TO REVIVE MONKEY SERVICE COMPANIONS FOR THE DISABLED
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE — A bold new initiative seeks to turn back the clock and bring forward the future by reintroducing capuchin monkeys as trained service companions for individuals with mobility impairments. Funded by anonymous philanthropist and visionary "Bobby," the Capuchin Redux Foundation aims to reignite a once-celebrated practice with modern ethics, science, and heart.

"Dogs are incredible—but sometimes you need a tiny genius with thumbs," Bobby, founder of Capuchin Redux, said during the announcement livestream. "These monkeys changed lives before, and they’ll do it again. We’re building something that works better than nostalgia—it works for the future."

🧠 Science-Backed. Ethically Trained. Monkey-Led.
Capuchin Redux is working in collaboration with veterinarians, behavioral researchers, disability advocates, and legal experts to:

Re-establish a state-of-the-art monkey training facility in Eastern Tennessee

Design cruelty-free, enrichment-focused training protocols

Provide free service monkeys to qualified applicants

Collect modern data to support policy revision under the Americans with Disabilities Act

🦾 Real Help for Real People
Phase 1 of the program launches in summer 2025 with ten disabled participants selected from across the U.S. Each participant will receive:

A trained capuchin monkey companion

Smart tech integration to support and monitor health and safety

Full veterinary care and caregiver training

Ongoing emotional and mental health support

📺 Monkey See, Public Believe
A docuseries titled “Hands That Help: The Capuchin Revival” is currently in production, documenting the lives of people who once had monkey companions—and those receiving new ones for the first time.

Early footage reveals joyful reunions, emotional first encounters, and even a capuchin named “Echo” who learned to use a smart speaker to play lo-fi beats during her handler’s anxiety attacks.

🧩 A Bigger Mission
Capuchin Redux isn’t just about monkeys—it’s about dignity, independence, and human-animal connection. With strong public interest and scientific backing, the foundation plans to petition the ADA for a legal re-evaluation of nonhuman primates in service roles by 2028.

👁️ Want to See It for Yourself?
Media and public are invited to attend the grand opening of the Capuchin Training & Enrichment Campus just outside Sevierville, TN this fall.
Tours, demonstrations, and banana-shaped cookies provided.

🙊 CONTACT:
Capuchin Redux Foundation
📍 Sevierville, TN
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.capuchinredux.org