SAXTON B. LITTLE FREE LIBRARY Home Adult Services* Library Services Children's Corner Hot Spot (for Teens) |
Friends of the Library
|
Speaking VolumesKeeping you up-to-date on what's happening at your library. We invite you to join in the conversation!
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
So glad it wasn’t the drugs or the alcohol…
Okay, I consider myself to be very fond of animals and consider them close friends. I talk to them. I read to them. I once sent my cat for radiation therapy. It worked and she lived many long, healthy years after that. I recently invested in plug-in sound wave mice repellent to save my furry friends, discussed in this very blog. But I don’t understand giving a 200 lb chimpanzee Xanax and letting him drink wine from stemmed glasses. Making national news this week, was a story from Stamford, CT about Travis, a 15 year old chimp, who went on attack, mauling a 70* year old family friend. A long story short, the chimp was shot by police as it ripped off the squad car’s mirror and opened the door for the police officers. The family friend is in the hospital. The owners grieving. Travis, who was reported to be moody, was also said to be like a child for his owners. He liked to watch TV, search the net, and yes, drank wine from long stemmed glasses with dinner. Before the attack, he was given tea with Xanax, because he seemed upset. As it turns out, I remember the chimp, as many of you might, from Old Navy ads. He was the cute little guy who appeared in the arms of Morgan Fairchild. Local residents may remember his celebrity from an incident in 2003. In that case, he jumped out of his owners SUV taking over a major intersection and holding police at bay for two hours, allegedly because he wanted to play. I have no doubt Travis’s family is grieving a serious loss. I also feel bad that Travis’s life ended in such a violent and tragic nature. However, I don’t understand why no one is questioning Travis’s “adoptive parents”. If a child sent a neighbor to the ICU, wouldn’t we be questioning the responsible adult? When pit bulls do the unthinkingable, their owners are held responsible. The last I heard, the police Captain was blaming Travis’s behavior on Lyme Disease. *edit: Recent reports have said a 50 year old woman. Want to read more unique animal stories? Try… The Animal Dialogues by Craig Childs
Animal underworld : inside America's black market for rare and exotic species by Alan Green and the Center for Public Integrity.
|
Recent Posts
Categories
Archive
|