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The young woman whose hand is pictured here says: "I thought Kaylie was the perfect child. She slept with me, went to do shopping errands with me and was part of the family. When she was a baby capuchin, I would never have imagined that as a three-year-old Kaylie would attack me with no warning." "The nerves in my hand and wrist were so severely severed that I will likely never regain use of my hand despite all of the surgeries I have endured." Bites from nonhuman primates can cause severe lacerations. Anyone who acquires a monkey thinking it will be a suitable pet is embarking upon a tragic journey... This nine-year-old Montgomery County, Texas boy was playing in his yard when he was suddenly attacked by a neighbor's 'pet' macaque monkey. This nine-year-old Montgomery County, Texas boy was playing in his yard when he was suddenly attacked by a neighbor's 'pet' macaque monkey. Of the attack, the boy says, "The monkey started jumping. He got this arm, then he jumped to this arm and started yanking, and going back and forth to a leg and both my arms, like, taking turns on all of them."
These wounds were caused by a small female monkey which had been considereda "sweet loving pet" for eight years. These wounds were caused by a small female monkey which had been considered a "sweet loving pet" for eight years. These wounds were caused by a toothless and "fixed" capuchin monkey. These wounds were caused by a toothless and "fixed" capuchin monkey. The woman whose leg is shown to the left wrote: I am sending you a picture of what Boomer (a capuchin) did to me last week and also to tell you that you were so right when you told me removing the teeth is no safe guard against getting hurt. I don't know why he got mad, he just attacked for no reason I can figure out. I didn't take anything away from him, he just all the sudden jumped on me before I even knew what was happening. I remember you telling me you can take the teeth and testicles out of a monkey but not the wild instinct. These wounds, caused by a young female macaque monkey, were only a few of the wounds sustained in a single attack by a woman who was attempting to keep the monkey as a 'pet'. Note: The monkey who inflicted these wounds has no canine teeth. These wounds were caused by a young female macaque monkey "Pulling of healthy teeth to prevent the nonhuman primate from biting is not considered ethical or appropriate for the health of the nonhuman primate." II Spring 2001 Compliments, Exotic Pet Medicine, Mosby Publishing, Volume 5, Issue 10, October 2000 This monkey has sagging lips from having been the victim of a full mouth tooth extraction The monkey pictured above has sagging lips from having been the victim of afull mouth tooth extraction From An Email Correspondence After Being Attacked by a 'Pet' Monkey Author's Name Withheld I had just gotten off the phone and went in to change my capuchin Rus and he attacked me the worst he has ever attacked me. My husband heard me screaming from outside and came in just in time to see Rus flying towards my face. My husband grabbed the baseball bat and knocked Rus off me into a chair and grabbed him by the neck as hard as he could and threw him back into his cage and rushed me to the hospital. I had 31 bites and tears on both arms, hands, legs and my left ankle was hurt the worst and one bite to my left breast. He kept attacking relentlessly, screaming and coming at me. I had just finished changing his diaper, he wheeled around, grabbed the leash off the cabinet door and flew into me screaming and attacking. The authorities were called in, they know it is a monkey, pictures have been made of me and Rus, he has gone into quarantine and after six months, he is going to be put to sleep. They wanted to take his head immediately, and I told them they just could not do that, he is the center of a lawsuit. A set of the pictures, along with a letter is being sent to the USDA authorities now to show that this monkey is being passed from state to state and how vicious he is and unpredictable. The doctor said that because of the severity of the bites, had it been a 3 to 6, 7 or 8 year old child, it would have killed them or they would have needed some serious reconstructive surgery. I thought I looked bad the last time, but it does not even compare. Like my husband said, he would hate to think what would have happened if he had already left for work and wasn't here when it happened. Commenting on the photos on this page, Lorraine, a paramedic who was forced to relinquish her 'pet' capuchin to a primate sanctuary after numerous unprovoked attacks, submitted this testimonial: These wounds look pretty mild compared to the ones I received from Missy, and mild especially compared to the bites received by my son. Once Missy bit my palm to the point where the meat was hanging off I had to put it back in and steristrip it. I still have a hole under the skin from the meat that is missing and the scar she left on my arm would have needed at least 20 stitches if I had gone to the hospital but I took care of it myself with steristrips and tape, because I knew if I went to the hospital they would have had Missy taken away from me. This is only about 5% of the bites I received from Missy. I still feel guilty about the bites my family received because Missy was my monkey and my choice of pet. My daughter and husband were bitten multiple times also. Missy has ripped holes in friends and family clothes as they walked by her cage unsuspecting she would reach out and grab their clothes and wouldn't let go 'til a piece came off. How many pairs of glasses had to be replaced, as Missy just loved to take peoples glasses. She'd think nothing of putting her hand in your pocket taking a $10 bill and chewing it to an unrecognizable mass. Missy left scars all over my body and on my son's hands. I wish now I had taken pictures to let people see how a sweet loving primate can turn violent when frightened or when they feel threatened. She was a wild animal in captivity and was acting out of instinct when she was frightened or felt threatened. I have no one to blame but myself for thinking I could raise a wild animal in captivity. I wish I had pictures of Missy biting or the after affects of a bite to send to all the people who are considering getting a monkey as a pet. Yes, Missy could be very loving, cute give kisses and hugs but the opposite side was much more devastating. I remember being alone with her one day when she bit me and thinking if she bit me in the neck and nicked my jugular vein my family could come home and find me dead. I know this sounds dramatic but the way she can bite a hand or an arm she could bite your neck. It had gotten to the point that I would only let Missy out of her cage when no one was around that she could hurt. So when people say they love animals they should be advised if you love a wild animal you should never keep it in captivity but do everything you can to protect them in the wild and do everything you can to stop the trade of wild animals as well. Baby monkeys and apes destined for the 'pet' trade are literally "pulled" away from their protective mothers when they are only hours or days old. Remember, commercial gain (not compassion) is the breeder's motivation. The infant monkeys/apes and their biological mothers typically suffer depression from the forced separation. "Breeder" females, like the one pictured on the right, are often purposely impregnated at a frequency which can be 4-6 times higher than the species would breed in natural circumstances, leading to serious and often fatal/crippling maladies like hemorrhaging and severe bone mass depletion. "Breeder" females are often purposely impregnated at a frequency which can b e 4-6 times higher than the species would breed in natural circumstances Purchasing an infant primate is always consumerism supporting an unscrupulous (and sometimes illegal) trade. Raised by humans, the baby monkeys/apes never have the chance to develop as they should, thus they become psychologically maladjusted. They have little or no chance of leading life in accordance with their instincts as nature intended...
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