Posted on 04/29/2010 12:41:14 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
There are probably fewer than 100,000 pet capuchin monkeys in the United States, estimated Dr. Stephen Zawistowski, executive vice president & science adviser for the ASPCA in New York.
"They are destructive. They can tear a house apart. We are talking rip the curtains down, knock everything off every shelf you have. Think about a critter who is more agile and able to reach places than a cat having a tantrum. You can't house-train them. They evolve to live in trees," Zowatowski said.
Many pet monkey owners will have the animal's teeth removed so they do not bite off their fingers, he said.
Joseph "Babe" Hamric of Chesapeake, Virginia, was attacked twice in two weeks in March by his pet capuchin named Noah, police said. The Vietnam vet, who got the monkey to help him cope with post traumatic stress disorder, told reporters the first attack occurred because he stepped on the monkey's tail. The second attack was unprovoked, he said.
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Having an animals teeth removed. Now THAT’S trust.
I dunno - they look pretty loyal to me.
There was a sci fi movie decades ago about an experimental aide Monkey to a quad guy.
Didnt go well.
As a care giver over decades there are not to many humans I entrust my sons care too, I sure in the heck/hell never had to think twice about the whole monkey assist to quad idea.
And as the article stated the monkey teethe had to be removed to do his assist job?
Well there is a huge not a good idea clue there folks.
Sounds like a Socialist Utopia idea of a program.
I use to say (decades ago before green ect was the in thing) you can get 20 people to show up and move/hug/live in a tree to save the enviroment but not one of those same damn people would show up out of human compassion and volenteer to care for someone severly disabled.
That is just creepy.
What she said.
I dunno.
The guy in the middle’s kinda iffy looking.
[and why hasn’t Chet reported on this terrifying monkey threat?]
Give them all amnesty and register them as DemocRATS.
Deathmatch: Pit Bull vs Capuchin (scary stuff!)
1. The Rally Monkey frowns upon your shenanigans.
2. Some days you spank the monkey…some days the monkey spanks you.
I’d bet on the Capuchin.
My friend was a animal caregiver at the National Zoo and she HATED dealing with all of the monkeys.
She -really- doesn’t like Capuchins.
> Give them all amnesty and register them as DemocRATS.
I think ACORN already did that.
On those special days that you feel discipline is called for, you'll need one of these.
You’re right.
I think that’s a DUmmie who stole his mother’s bathrobe and snuck in.
Don’t worry, I fix.
[*grabs Louisville Slugger, does a few practice swings*]
I sense a trend developing:
This may necessitate the development of yet another “attack” ping list.
(Now, where should we post the news of these attacks so as to raise awareness of the “Monkey/Ape threat looming in our midst? Hmmmmm.....)
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