Exotic Incident #1553
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Shelbyville, TN - USA
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Incident Date:
04/08/2011
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Summary:
Authorities shot and killed a pet monkey after it escaped and attacked a woman and a sheriff’s deputy. The woman had to be hospitalized for her injuries. Four other monkeys, 2 Java macaques and 2 Rhesus macaques, were found living in deplorable conditions in the owner’s home and were rescued.