Exotic Incident #1462

Incident Date:
04/19/2001
Location:
Festus, MO - USA
Facility Name:
Braun's Barn, Missouri Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Chimp
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

A chimp owned by a private farm near Festus went on a rampage and was shot by a teenage boy trying to defend his friends. The chimp’s son, Travis, would also go on a rampage and critically injure and permanently disfigure a woman, Charla Nash, on 2/17/2009 in Conneticut.

Action take by Born Free USA:

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