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by tigers9 on April 21, 2009
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CT considers ban on owning primates, exotic pets
Posted on 04/21/2009
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<a href="http://www.thehour.com/story/468206/">CT considers ban on owning primates, exotic pets</a>
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut legislative committee has endorsed a ban on private ownership of large primates, alligators and other potentially dangerous pets.
The proposal comes in response to a Feb. 16 incident in Stamford, where a 55-year-old woman was critically mauled by her friend's 200-pound chimpanzee.
The proposal, endorsed Tuesday by the legislature's Judiciary Committee, now goes to the state House for consideration.
It would ban private citizens from owning a variety of exotic and potentially dangerous animals ranging from coyotes and jungle cats to tarantulas, poisonous snakes, prairie dogs and Gila monsters.
Exceptions would be made for small primates such as trained capuchin monkeys that work as service animals for their disabled owners.
http://www.thehour.com/story/468206
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by Cro on April 21, 2009
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Thousands of responsible pet owners in that state ruined because some nitwhit lady was allowed to keep a pet chimp !
Primates should not be kept as pets.
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John Z
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by tigers9 on April 21, 2009
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cro it is not that chimps shouldn’t be pets, pepper spray would have solved the situation. It is like saying nobody should keep venomous snake because once in a while an idiot gets injured and loses his hand.
Irresponsibility of few people is the problem, NOT the species. many people keep monkeys and apes in a responsible manner.
Z
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