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  • From: gregory nahas <lettherebemonkeys AT yahoo.com>
  • To: monkeywire <monkeywire AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [monkeywire] PlayStation-mad monkey's owners appeal for its return
  • Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 06:50:01 -0700 (PDT)

PlayStation-mad monkey's owners appeal for its return

The owner of a monkey that owns a PlayStation console
is fighting to get it back after authorities took it
into care.

Stephen Morgan from West Sussex bought Chutney the
console after it tried to steal his five-year-old son
Samuel's machine.

Adur District Council refused to give him a dangerous
and wild animal licence for the capuchin monkey.

Chutney was kept in an enclosure in the family's
garden in Southwick. It took the PlayStation to bed
every night.

It's being cared for in Wales until Mr Morgan's appeal
is heard on June 10.

Mr Morgan told the Brighton Evening Argus: "I told the
council if they give us a licence and he turns out to
be a nuisance to people, I will give him to a zoo. I
just want them to give us a chance."

Adur District Council says Mr Morgan is inexperienced
in looking after primates and that the monkey might
become aggressive.

Nigel Dawson, divisional environmental health officer,
said: "A monkey is a dangerous animal, a zoo animal,
not a pet. Hinged on this is whether it's right for
people to keep zoo animals in their back garden for
themselves, the animal and their neighbours."

Story filed: 15:35 Saturday 1st June 2002
Http://www.ananova.com/news/story/599971.html?menu=news.quirkies


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  • [monkeywire] PlayStation-mad monkey's owners appeal for its return, gregory nahas, 06/03/2002

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