Exotic Animal Incident Report
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Reported: Sep 11, 2011
Animal: Capuchin Monkey
Facility Type: Exotic Pet
Category: Escape of animal, Attack resulting in human injury, Animal Death, Animal Death by human |
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Summary: A Capuchin monkey, one of ten that were let loose when wildfires forced evacuation in Warren County, bit a game warden and was euthanized. The couple responsible for the monkeys and who released them also own three other primates who they took with them during the evacuation. Two other primates are still on the loose. They are assumed to be stressed and considered dangerous. Source: YourHoustonNews.com, Houston Chronicle, MadisonvilleMeteor.com |
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