Exotic Incident #1730
Incident Date:
05/04/2012
Location:
Largo, FL - USA
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Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape of animal (EA)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Macaque
Animal disposition:
Recaptured
Summary:
Largo police detained a man and his monkey in a traffic stop. This is the same and monkey in the 4/5/2012 Pasco County incident where a man flagged down an officer to say that his monkey had run off when he stopped at a gas station. Officials had been looking for him for potential violation of wildlife possession laws. The man had a lengthy criminal history involving multiple arrests on DUI and driving with a suspended license. Officials also filed charges for failure to meet minimum caging requirements and failure to document a source of acquisition for wildlife. The monkey is being held in quarantine.
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