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Mundson, a 7-year-old coatimundi who escaped the home of his possessor on 07/26/07, was back home again. A man and his daughter discovered Mundson and contacted the possessor who had placed flyers throughout the neighborhood.

A domesticated serval escaped from a motorhome in the Heritage Park area and cannot be located. It is illegal to own a serval in CO and the guardian could face fines for bringing the animal into the state.

Animal Control officers captured Bonnie the alligator in a pond near the Bonneville Power Administration lines. Bonnie was the third alligator captured in Clark County in the past two weeks. One was surrendered by the possessor’s parents and two appeared to have been abandoned.

A missing monkey who escaped from the Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo received coverage on The David Letterman Show after the possessor offered a lavish reward for the return of Oliver the monkey. The news made Letterman’s Top Ten List.

Investigators seized 42 animals from a home near Glenwood. Dogs and cats were living in their own feces and urine. Twenty dogs, 15 cats, and a lynx were taken to the Nebraska Humane Society for treatment and care. Authorities continued to investigate and charges might be filed in the case.

A 15-month-old boy was rushed to the hospital after being bitten by a python in a popular local park. Park workers initially tried to kill the 3-ft-long ball python but eventually the snake was captured and turned over to a local pet shop owner who planned to help the injured snake and eventually sell it.

Officials were still not certain who was the possessor of an emu captured at an apartment complex. The emu was not at the Cumberland County SPCA. The Animal Control officer had received unconfirmed reports of as many as five or six emus loose in the woods near 2nd Street in Millville.

A Japanese snow macaque named Justin, seized by Rankin County Sheriff’s authorites in April after biting an IRS agent, was soon making his way to his new home at the Animal Protection Institute’s Primate Sanctuary (now the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary) in Dilley, Texas.

Bob, a 25-year-old African spurred tortoise, was recovering from being slashed and stabbed after being stolen from the home of an autistic boy. The brutalized turtle was dumped behind brush in a nearby apartment complex. An anonymous caller told the family where to find him. Bob was recovering at Turtle Dreams, a Montecito rehab center. An 18-year-old man was arrested and booked at the Ventura County jail.

Two sisters who reported that someone had killed their two bear cubs became the subject of an investigation. Cruelty charges were brought against one of two sisters who were caring for animals at a local animal sanctuary. The remaining animals were turned over to Stump Hill Farm and included a “pet” lion named Brutus, a goat, and five puppies. See also 07/17/07.