| Date |
State |
Incident Type |
Primate Type |
Outcome |
| 03/30/09 |
MO |
escape, attack |
Chimpanzee |
police officer attacked by escaped chimpanzee; chimpanzee killed |
| 02/12/09 |
CT |
mauling |
Chimpanzee |
woman critically injured, chimp killed |
| 10/24/08 |
FL |
Escape |
Patas Monkeys |
still loose; traps set |
| 08/14/08 |
IN |
Escape |
Monkey |
captured and returned to possessor |
| 07/17/08 |
NV |
Escape |
Monkey |
returned to possessor |
| 07/08/08 |
MS |
attack, bite |
Snow Monkey |
monkey confiscated; authorities trying to identify possessor |
| 07/04/08 |
VA |
attack, bite |
Monkey |
Health Dept trying to obtain info about monkey in order to provide correct medical treatment to patient |
| 06/13/08 |
VA |
escape |
Rhesus Monkey |
captured and returned to possessor |
| 06/05/08 |
NY |
attack, bite |
Monkey |
nearly bites off finger of toddler; possessor arrested and monkey euthanized |
| 04/19/08 |
FL |
escape |
African Monkeys |
still loose |
| 04/11/08 |
NJ |
attack, bite |
Monkey |
6-yr-old bitten; monkey euthanized |
| 04/04/08 |
FL |
escape |
Monkey |
returned to Nature Sanctuary prior to confiscation by Florida F & W |
| 03/13/08 |
IN |
attack, bite |
Capuchin Monkey |
monkey quarantined |
| 03/13/08 |
WA |
escape, attack, bite |
Java Macaque |
monkey captured and euthanized |
| 03/12/08 |
TX |
escape |
Chimpanzee |
shot and killed |
| 02/28/08 |
AZ |
attack, bite |
Lemur |
with possessor |
| 01/21/08 |
PA |
confiscated |
Spider Monkey |
died after drug raid |
| 12/22/07 |
CA |
attack |
Monkey |
with possessor |
| 12/02/07 |
NC |
attack, bite |
Monkey |
with possessor |
| 11/10/07 |
OH |
attack |
Monkey |
with possessor |
| 11/06/07 |
MS |
attack, bite |
Monkey |
with possessor |
| 11/05/07 |
GA |
attack, bite |
Baboon |
unknown |
| 09/28/07 |
MS |
attack, bite |
Rhesus Monkey |
at large |
| 08/08/07 |
NY |
smuggled |
Pygmy Marmoset |
confiscated |
| 08/02/07 |
MS |
escape |
Monkey |
unknown |
| 07/22/07 |
MS |
attack, bite |
Japanese Snow Macaque |
seized and turned over to API
|
| 06/18/07 |
MO |
escape |
Monkey |
unknown |
| 04/08/07 |
OR |
escape |
Monkey |
captured and returned to possessor |
| 01/29/07 |
NC |
escape |
Japanese Snow Macaque |
unknown |
| 12/25/06 |
FL |
attack, bite |
Lemur |
owners cited for not having permit; bite victim undergoes rabies shots |
| 11/03/06 |
TX |
escape |
Baboon |
captured and returned to possessor |
| 10/28/06 |
OH |
attack, bite |
Monkey |
unknown |
| 08/25/06 |
IL |
escape, attack, bite |
Rhesus Macaque |
monkey turned over to API (now Born Free USA) Sanctuary |
| 08/13/06 |
TN |
attack, bite |
Monkey |
child requires stitches |
| 08/10/06 |
TN |
escape |
Monkey |
unknown |
| 07/29/06 |
CA |
escape |
Capuchin Monkey |
still at large |
| 06/16/06 |
CA |
escape |
Marmoset |
captured by animal control |
| 06/06/06 |
MO |
attack, bite |
Vervet |
unknown |
| 03/05/06 |
TX |
attack, bite |
Rhesus Monkey |
euthanized |
| 11/26/05 |
KY |
escape |
Monkey |
recaptured |
| 11/11/05 |
AZ |
escape, attack, bite |
Monkey |
unknown |
| 09/06/05 |
NE |
escape |
Chimpanzees |
director shoots and kills 3 chimpanzees |
| 06/24/05 |
KY |
escape, attack, bite |
Monkey |
unknown |
| 08/25/05 |
TX |
escape |
Baby Monkey |
unknown |
| 08/11/05 |
TX |
attack, bite |
Mangabey Monkey |
turned over to sanctuary by possessor |
| 07/18/05 |
IL |
escape |
Monkey |
unknown |
| 06/27/05 |
OH |
escape, attack, bite |
Monkey |
unknown |
| 06/16/05 |
MO |
escape |
Snow Monkeys |
captured and tested for Herpes and euthanized |
| 04/09/05 |
WV |
attack, bite |
Capuchin Monkey |
unknown |
| 02/28/05 |
CA |
escape, severe mauling |
Chimpanzees |
2 shot, 2 captured |
| 11/17/04 |
OH |
escape |
Capuchin Monkey |
recaptured |
| 11/09/04 |
CA |
escape |
Chimpanzee |
recaptured |
| 08/01/04 |
NY |
attack, bite |
Macaque |
unknown |
| 07/05/04 |
MN |
attack, bite |
Monkey |
captured and quarantined |
| 07/04/04 |
MI |
escape |
Macaque |
unknown |
| 07/03/04 |
CA |
escape |
Spider Monkey |
unknown |
| 03/19/04 |
FL |
escape |
Tamarin Monkeys |
unknown |
