Stamford Attack Raises Debate on Raising Chimpanzees as Pets
February 18, 2009
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I have a strong passion for animal rights. Currently, I serve on the Board of Directors for the Humane Society of Northwest Indiana and my dog writes the “Ask Ollie” advice column for the Post Tribune newspaper that services readers in the northwest Indiana market. He has written extensively on the dangers of adopting feral animals, the horrors of puppy mills and the devastation and destruction of the human spirit and dogs in the “sport” if dog fighting.
The events in Connecticut are chilling. In fact, I can’t get it out of my mind.
However, I have two questions. First, in one account I read it said that Charla had changed her hair color, drove a different car and teased Travis with a stuffed toy near her face to get him back into his quarters. Is this true? Secondly, in another account, it mentions that Travis was on Xanix. Can that drug plus the Lyme’s disease produce psychotic behavior in a chimp? Chimps don’t see what we see so it occurred to me that Charla may have appeared to be life threatening and he snapped. What else do we know about chimp behavior?