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Deputy shoots, kills loose chimpanzee

BY Leah Thorsen

04/02/2009

Winston, Mo. — A chimpanzee was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy
when the animal opened the door to the deputy's patrol car, grabbed
his leg and tried to hit him, the Daviess County sheriff's office said
Wednesday.

It happened Monday outside Winston, about 60 miles north of Kansas
City. Deputies were called to help corral the 9-year-old male chimp
named Timmy about 6:30 p.m. Monday. Authorities then searched the home
where the chimp lived and allegedly found 200 dogs and three monkeys.
But when the Humane Society of Missouri arrived, only 15 dogs and two
cats were found, the group said.

A $3,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the
recovery of the missing animals, and anyone with information is asked
to call Missouri's animal abuse hot line at 314-647-4400.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture has found the three other
primates, the Humane Society said.

Three people from Winston were charged Wednesday with running an
illegal breeding facility, animal abuse, illegally disposing of dead
animals, animal neglect, and with keeping wild animals without
property registering them.