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OFM helps smoking chimp 

OFM presenter Rian van Heerden has joined the “Bloemfontein friends of the Zoo” by raising funds for a chimpanzee with a smoking habit.

Charlie, who is almost 50 years old, was imported from Texas and according to the Friends of the Zoo, Charlie's smoking habits had already started in Texas. This imported, smoking chimp made headlines in the region. But, instead of creating the awareness the Friends of the Zoo were looking for, they found themselves in a dilemma where visitors to the Zoo would throw cigarettes to Charlie so he could smoke it. The Zoo, being in a financial predicament, relies on corporate sponsorships and financial aid and doesn't have the resources to train and keep Charlie safe from abuse.

Van Heerden decided to help by asking his listeners to contribute by sending an SMS to the OFM short code number.

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