Thanks to The Oprah Winfrey ShowMany remember how in 2009 a 15-year-old chimpanzee named Travis, who was kept as a “pet” by a woman in Connecticut, tore to pieces a neighbor of his owner (whom Travis knew well), severing her arms, nose and lips. , and eyelids. Travis was stabbed several times, “beaten” with a shovel and eventually shot. You’d think everyone everywhere learned a lesson from this tragedy: monkeys not pets, a warning that PETA has been screaming for years. But Tamara Brogoitti, a resident of Umatilla County, Oregon, refused to follow the advice of experts (and common sense), and now – in Other an avoidable tragedy – local law enforcement reportedly shot and killed her “pet” chimpanzee named Buck after Brogoitti’s daughter was seriously injured.
In this photo, obtained by PETA at a request from Oregon, Buck is sitting and eating on his bed. He is free to roam the house, which is not only reckless but obviously illegal. Chimpanzees do not belong to the human economy. Those who cannot live in nature should be socialized with other chimpanzees and kept in safe enclosures that offer many challenging environmental conditions and that will protect them from being shot and killed after they unexpectedly lash out.
Deputies from the sheriff’s office were reportedly summoned to Brogoitti’s home after Buck was released from his cage. She deprived the socially sociable animal of communication with other chimpanzees and kept it as a “pet” for years before he crippled her daughter. PETA has already alerted law enforcement to this danger, warning government agencies that it has created a time bomb by coming into direct contact with a dangerous monkey. Even before Travis ripped a woman’s face off more than a decade ago, it was clear that such attacks were inevitable as long as humans continued to treat chimpanzees like chihuahuas.
It’s too late to help Travis or Baku, but you can join PETA to help secure a better future for other domestic primates.
Have you heard of the Captive Primate Safety Act? It would outlaw the purchase and transport of primates across state lines and prohibit dangerous direct contact between them and the population. If accepted, people will no longer be able to attend an out-of-state exotic animal auction and bring home a pet monkey or order an out-of-state monkey online. The law would allow regulated primates significant protection, so we need you to join us and ask your members of Congress to support her:
Encourage legislators to show some love for the Captive Primate Safety Act