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Meet Cozy In honor of Animal Cruelty Awareness Month, we’re sharing the story of Cozy — a survivor with a heart full of strength. Bred in a U.S. lab and sold to a Hungarian juggler, Cozy was forced to perform, wear clothes, and endure years of abuse. He was castrated, beaten, and left with permanent brain damage. After his owner died, he was locked in a tiny cage inside a caravan for years. When Cozy arrived at Chimp Eden in 2006, he couldn’t even walk. Today, thanks to years of care, he’s physi