Born Free USA Calls on Columbia City Council to Ban Dangerous Monkeys as Pets
July 22, 2008
July 22, 2008
COLUMBIA, Mo., July 22 -- The Animal Protection Institute issued the following news release:
Born Free USA, a national animal advocacy organization, today sent a letter to the Columbia city council calling on officials to ban the ownership of wild and exotic animals in the city. This request follows reports of a July 4th attack on a human by a primate -- in this case, a Japanese Macaque, or snow monkey -- being kept inappropriately as a pet. This is the second such attack in Colum . . .
Born Free USA, a national animal advocacy organization, today sent a letter to the Columbia city council calling on officials to ban the ownership of wild and exotic animals in the city. This request follows reports of a July 4th attack on a human by a primate -- in this case, a Japanese Macaque, or snow monkey -- being kept inappropriately as a pet. This is the second such attack in Colum . . .