The zoo later settled a lawsuit brought by the seriously injured employee. The USDA issued an official warning against the zoo for failure to securely contain primates. The chimpanzees were euthanized after being shot by zoo employees.
Two chimpanzees at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City escaped from their cage and attacked two zoo staff members. “Each time we’ve made corrections based on her abilities, and he’s found another way.” The zoo director described her as the resident “escape artist,” stating that Gracie has escaped three times since 1998. Ī chimpanzee named Gracie forced the evacuation of 9000 visitors at the L.A. The permits allow them to house up to 9 primates at a time. 'He's ripping her apart,' Sandra Herold, 70, tells dispatchers about her pet, Travis. Sanctuary owners Ralph and Virginia Brauer have California permits to keep chimpanzees, and have housed confiscated or otherwise displaced animals at Animal Haven since 1985. Police say Travis, seen here as a younger chimp, was like a child to his owner, Sandra Herold. By the end, Buddy and Ollie had been shot and killed, and the other two chimps were recaptured eventually, one being found two miles from Animal Haven. Kent County Sheriff Department and wardens from the Department of Fish and Game were dispatched to the sanctuary to handle the escape. James losing all fingers from his left hand, an eye, part of his nose, cheek, lips, and part of his buttocks, as well as injuries to his genitals and one foot. Both Davises were hurt in the incident-LaDonna losing a thumb, and St. The two male chimps, Ollie and Buddy, attacked the Davises. The couple brought a birthday cake for Moe, and while inside the sanctuary, two male and two female chimps escaped their steel cages. Moe was taken from the Davises’ suburban Los Angeles home in 1999 after he bit off part of a woman’s finger. James and LaDonna Davis were visiting their former pet chimp, then 39 year-old Moe, who they had taken from Africa when his mother was killed by a poacher. Īt the Animal Haven Ranch in Caliente, California, two chimps escaped and severely injured two visitors. A padlock was not completely closed after cleaning their enclosure, and the chimps were killed by the zoo’s director after a tranquilizer gun showed no effect. Three chimps at a small Nebraska zoo were shot and killed after escaping from their enclosure. The owner of the chimp attempted to stab Travis with a butcher knife to rescue her friend, but was unable to stop the attack. Police arrived and had to shoot Travis who had cornered one officer in a police car the chimp then fled. Police followed the trail of blood to back to house to locate the animal who already died from its wounds. The victim suffered extensive injuries, including severe facial mauling and loss of both hands. The chimp, a 200-lb animal kept as a house pet, was named "Travis" and had appeared in television commercials when he was younger. She said she longs for the day when she might be able to eat "a hot dog or piece of pizza.This article describes several incidents in which captive chimpanzees have escaped, attacked or threatened humans, or have been injured or killed as a result of such an incident.Ī woman was critically injured in Stamford, Connecticut when she was attacked by a chimp owned by her friend. Now, Nash must drink her meals with a straw though a small hole where her mouth used to be. They also rebuilt her tongue and cut a small hole in her face so she can eat. Doctors used part of her leg to construct a new nose. I know that I have my forehead," she said. "I don't ask a whole lot about my injuries.
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Nash, who wakes up every day in a hospital room at the Cleveland clinic where doctors change her bandages daily, told Winfrey she rarely touches her face to avoid knowing the full extent of her injuries. "There's a place for them that is not in residential areas." "These exotic animals are very dangerous and they shouldn't be around," she said in the interview during which she removed a dark veil and revealed that her face was missing eyes, her nose and lips.
Nash, who turned 56 Tuesday, also told Winfrey on the show that aired Wednesday that she hoped her story would serve as a warning to others. Herold had called Nash to her Stamford, Conn., home that morning to help get Travis back in his cage. 16 attack by Travis, the 200-pound chimp owned by her friend and employer, Sandra Herold. I don't want to wake up with nightmares," Charla Nash said of the Feb. "I don't want to remember because I couldn't imagine what it was like. 12, 2009— - The woman whose face was disfigured after she was attacked by her friend's pet chimpanzee told Oprah Winfrey that she tries not to remember the incident.
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