CHIMP GOES BANANAS

A horrible incident occurred the other day and it really upset me. I feel very sorry for the monkey, but I feel worse about the poor woman who the monkey tore apart! I love animals and have numerous pets myself, but I would never take in an animal of the wild. Animals like people, have their own quirky behaviors, and especially those who are not really considered domesticated. I love monkeys, tigers, gorillas, you name it, but have one as a pet??? NO WAY! Even my little beagle Bandit gets out of whack some days. True, the lady owned the chimp for 10 yrs or so, but there is always that wild-like behavior, which sometimes comes out in the open. Look at Seigfried and Roys tiger. This tiger was like their baby. Something triggered the tiger to act aggressively and it did, to his trainer and owner. The monkey, too, acted very aggressively and almost killed the visitor. The way this lady was mauled, having her face, eyes, nose and jaw bitten off, she probably would have been better off not to have made it. I feel very bad about all involved in this but people should know better than to keep wild animals as pets. The owner said she gave the monkey Zanax earlier that day, so we know that the monkey was either agitated or not himself. The news also said he could have had Lyme disease. That could also be a cause of his erratic behavior. Who knows??? Anyway, it is a tragedy and people should learn from this.