Woman Mauled By Friend's Pet Chimp.

[steveyruss]

Gotta admit that I hate the DWA licencing as it stands it is horribly flawed but it does have it's uses. All primates should be licenced. That image is horrific, it is a reminder that very few people are capable of adequately looking after such an animal. Poor woman.

[Zoo-Man]

Originally Posted by Omerov1986

I just hate the bastards, always have since I was a kid, that would be one species I wouldnt be bothered about going extinct

Ooooookaaaaaayyy...

[chelleo1]

I agree the DWA licencing does have its uses. I lived in America when i was younger and we rescued a brown capped capucchin monkey that had been really badly treated.When we moved to england we brought Chester with us. Me and him had such a strong bond that when i left home i had to take him with me.
To get my licence i had to have 2 sets of padlocks on his cage. Double locks on my front door, locks on every window and double locks on my backdoor.
Chester was never in his cage if i was at home. The rules and regs were so long. had my house inspected twice a year and he had to be vet checked once a year.
When we got him, he was supposed to be @10yrs old and i had him for 27 years, until he caught a cold and sadly passed away in his sleep.
I also agree primates should not be kept as pets. Males on maturety do become agressive and need to be handled with care. lucky Chester looked upon me as his mum, but he ws agressive to other females and males and had to be shut away in his cage if visitors came.
Even though i do have a soft spot for primates i would never own one again or recommend owning one.
I'm nt critisizing anyone that does.