In March 2015 Iris was retrieved from a roadside zoo in Georgia following an undercover PETA investigation . She had reportedly been kept alone in a 'tiny and dark cell ' for three years . The ape was re-homed her at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida . A chimpanzee named Iris (pictured) has died after being rescued by animal rights group Animal Defenders International (AFI) -
In March 2015 Iris was retrieved from a roadside zoo in Georgia following an undercover PETA investigation . She had reportedly been kept alone in a 'tiny and dark cell ' for three years . The ape was re-homed her at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida . Keepers say it was love at first sight when she met 40-year-old Abdul .