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Monkey sanctuary in central Wisconsin is retirement home for primates used for medical research

Noted: Kerwin and her staff are busy building the sanctuary on 17 acres of land, which consists of a concrete building and a couple of geodesic domes. Taking a break last week from constructing walkways for the monkeys to travel outside from their indoor enclosures, Kerwin said she decided while working at the Harlow Center for Biological Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to someday open a sanctuary.