Exotic Incident #2932

Incident Date:
04/20/2017
Location:
Baton Rouge, LA - USA
Facility Name:
Dixie Landin'
Facility Type:
Non-accredited Facility (RSZ)
Incident Category:
Animal Death (AD)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Chimpanzee
Animal disposition:
Dead

Summary:

Candy, a female chimp who was more than 50 years old, died. She spent decades of her life alone in cramped cages at Dixie Landin’, an amusement park adjacent to Blue Bayou waterpark.

Action take by Born Free USA:

Notes:

http://www.nola.com/pets/index.ssf/2017/04/candy_known_as_the_loneliest_c.html