Woman Hospitalized after Chimp Attack

Yes Poor Travis agreed!

Why would anyone drug a animal with Xanax , and who knows what dose? This drug has SIDE EFFECTS, one which is Aggression i believe. This animal was drugged by its owner this is a fact, "slipped the drugs in his tea" she said. So then Travis i guess wasn't insanely aggressive prior to the drug dose, or he would not have drank the tea and attacked his owner i am sure! This to me is animal abuse. Slipping drugs into ones drink is abuse, if not illegal, animal or not. The owner is 70 years old i am told by news reports. Why is she allowed to care for a animal that probably needs care she cant give him, LIKE A CAR RIDE some play time!

Whos drugs were they? She had no right drugging a primate that is many, many, many, times stronger than a human being, and expecting that animal to behave like a human! Sadly this incident, in my opinion, is a direct result of the drugs slipped to this chimp called Travis!

Sadly her friend now has been disfigured and traumatized as a result of anothers abuse towards Travis. Poor Travis yes i agree, he is dead, her friend disfigured and traumatized. And a police officer that is dealing with the fact he shot a famous chimp that was drugged .

Whether he was a threat to the officer or not? something we will never know i guess? Travis was bleeding from stab wounds in the officers car i am sure. I wonder if the officer saw it as threatening? Possibly Travis was trying to escape his attacker/s at that point? A bleeding Chimp reaching out for help under the influence has to be down right scarey? Why not leave the vechile, wait it out, think first, you have the ultimate option anytime "GUNS". Poor Travis limps back bleeding from stab wounds, and gun shot wounds to his cage , and dies. I wonder what were the last few thoughts Travis had? Undoubtedly, he has left me with a few.

@Datarecoil:  Xanax "This drug has SIDE EFFECTS, one which is Aggression i believe." that is totally untrue. check your facts before spewing your propoganda.

IF ANYONE OF YOU PID ATTENTION, THE WOMAN TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CHIMP, HE OFTEN RODA IN THE TOW TRUCKS OWNED BY THE CHIMPS HANDLER.  THE MEDICATION WAS HIS MEDICATION, NOT SOMETHING SHE JUST GAVE HIM. THE CHIMP WAS SPOILED WITH STEAK, SHRIMP, INTERNET, TV, ETC...

THE OFFICER WHO WAS IN THE CAR THE CHIMP JUMPED INTO HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SHOOT HIM. THE CHIMP HAD ALREADY ATTACKED IT'S HANDLER AND CRITICALLY INJURED HER FRIEND, WAS NOT IN THE COP CAR JUST NTO SAY HELLO.

IT IS SAD, BUT NOT A HUG SURPRISE. KEEPING WILD ANIMALS LIKE A CHILD AND/OR DOMESTICATED ANIMAL, IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A RISK SOME PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO TAKE.

THE FACT THAT THE HANDLER IS SEVENTY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THE CHIMP COULD HAVE TORN APART A HEALTHY YOUNGER PERSON JUST AS HE DID THE HANDLER AND HER FRIEND.  A TWO HUNDRED POUND CHIMP CAN DO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND EASILY KILL ANY PERSON WHO GETS IN THEIR WAY.

im so glad everyone is concerned about the monkey. this woman is my aunt.. she is in critical condition and might die, but lets all worry about the monkey.  there is a reason why these pets are wild animals, even when "domesticated" a good pet can turn, hasnt anyone seen what a aggrivated dog can do? And also when any domesticated pet attacks, it is usually court odered that the pet be put down, especiallly if the atack is brutal enough. She will be permanately disfigured for the rest of her life if she doesnt die. and my aunt did not "attack" the chimp, all my aunt did was get out of her car and he attacked her, she didnt even know what hit her.  The owner was stabbing him after my aunt was attacked.  In a matter of minutes her jaw was ripped from her face, all teeth removed from her mouth, her fingers removed from her hand, and another hand completely mutilated. say a prayer for this woman, she needs it. dont for a second sit there and think its her fault when all she did was get out of her car, and i doubt this monkey was "protecting" his owner, my aunt was a frequent visitor to this home and knew the owner and chimp quite well. 

prayandhope, i hope your aunt pulls through.  I am so sorry for everyone involved, most especially your aunt and Travis' owner.  Its my understanding that Lyme disease can cause hallucinations, and although I am sure the animal was ill and not in his right mind when he attacked, the outcome is still the same.  You'll all be in my prayers.

prayandhope i agree everyones about the poor monkey some are even making it sound as if it was provoked & the drugs caused it wild animals kept as household pets end up turning on  their owners or really anyone near by 1 way or another there's the 2 guys in vegas with their tigers i'm so sorry to hear how badly your aunt was attack she did nothing i hope she pulls there & she'll be in our prayers it's sad that he got shot but it had to happen i'll pray for you & your family she was just being a good friend & didn't deserve that

I can not believe how people can be so ignorant and quick to judge! I agree an animal of this nature should not be housed and treated like a human,but realize it's an animal and someone's life is on the line here! I love animals myself ,but I have extreme sympathy for the victim and her family. I would have done anything in my power to kill the chimp myself so stop feeling sorry for the animal and pray that the innocent victim pulls through!!! My prayers are

bee1 you wouldnt be saying that if it was your family member. i dont wish ill to anyone but no one should have to go through this and hear about the "poor animal"  someone is fighting for their life just for getting out of a car...

I feel horrible about the whole incident. I know what its like, my wife came at me the same way when I got off my car when I got home at 3am and I tried to defend myself but she was too 200 lbs except the police didn't shoot her however in self defense I was able to sneak my pine car freshner in her mouth followed by a upper cut and left hook...which both missed.

When you first hear chimp attack 911 call , you’ll think its hilarious. But when the woman tells 911 operators the chimpanzee had “ripped her face off” it gets ugly real quick.

The monkey scalped the woman's friend by pulling her hair off and bit off several of her fingers. She's still in the hospital in critical condition. I dearly hope the sick, demented woman who had the ignorance to house an exotic animal gets sued into the grave. The chimp weighed almost 200 lbs, naturally a 90 lb chimp is considered obese in the wild. I can imagine what kind of filthy, grease ridden food she was feeding it on to of whatever depression drugs she was slipping it. This has "American society is fucked" written all over it when a dumbass woman can be seen walking the main streets in Stamford, CT and nobody cares, even the police, to question her.

One reason why I concealed carry, is not just to protect myself, my property, or others from deadly harm from the scum of society, but also the cases of this. Society needs to be more focused on the well-being and preservation of HUMAN life and not that of an animal.

The monkey scalped the woman's friend by pulling her hair off and bit off several of her fingers. She's still in the hospital in critical condition. I dearly hope the sick, demented woman who had the ignorance to house an exotic animal gets sued into the grave. The chimp weighed almost 200 lbs, naturally a 90 lb chimp is considered obese in the wild. I can imagine what kind of filthy, grease ridden food she was feeding it on to of whatever depression drugs she was slipping it. This has "American society is fucked" written all over it when a dumbass woman can be seen walking the main streets in Stamford, CT and nobody cares, even the police, to question her.

One reason why I concealed carry, is not just to protect myself, my property, or others from deadly harm from the scum of society, but also the cases of this. Society needs to be more focused on the well-being and preservation of HUMAN life and not that of an animal.

For a long time I have been observing how sick people are - especially in American - to devote time and care to animals. People should go back to nurture a family and stop with the insanity that animals are not humans.

My prayers go with the family and the woman who got attacked. I had some exchanges with domesticated monkeys before and I can tell you I would see one again at 20m apart and with one 9 mm to kill the bastard.

I hope that the woman who created this animal gets prosecuted to the maximum extent the law allows. It is time for all insane people to stop playing with animals once for all. 

I am sorry for the question, but anyone knows if the owner of the pet had more than frienship with the monkey? Was the monkey acting like a husband (like sex?)

I don't think suing is even worth it, the damage is done already! Why relive the nightmare in court? Both of  them will be traumatize till the day they die. the only person that should be sue is the cartoonist who mock Obama.

I saw the cartoon regarding Travis;

I do not believe that was an attempt to mock Obama as a blackman. That was probably to give the message that the stimulus package is bad.

We should not revolt and try to make this is a racist deal.

I think the owner should be sued.  I saw her on the news and when the news guy asked her again if she still thought it was OK to keep a chimp in her home she said "I would do it all over again".   Doesn't she care that her best friend was mutilated and almost killed?  She would do it all again?  Sue her!!!

uhh...monkey for sale!! never tore anyones face away, never did anything bad. best offer!! call 1- 800- MON-KEY $100 is starting offer. im just afriad to have a monkey now!!!

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Everyone loves to feel sorry for the monkey, but he is dead, out of his misery.  There are 2 women in the hospital, one horribly disfigured.  That's who I feel sorry for.  Yeah, you shouldn't have a pet chimp, but people do dumb stuff.  So before you take "sides" on this issue, remember your own species and have some compassion for the now faceless woman who came to the aid of her friend and is suffering unimaginable pain and horror.  Remember the woman who has caused her friend to suffer so and the guilt and helplessness she must feel.  That's who needs your thoughts and prayers.  But I guess that's an uncool perspective because we casual observers are conditioned to mock the victim when it comes to bizarre tragedies like this.  As for Travis, that poor beast got what he had coming, even if he did not deserve it.  Maybe these ladies did, but who among us is qualified to say so?  Not me.

It's very difficult to make a serious comment while using the word "chimp".

i can't believe that people are actually feeling sorry for Travis. yes i agree that it was horrible that he had to be put down, but really everyone should be focussed on the woman who was brutally attacked and disfigured. just think about this...her jaw was ripped off along with fingers/hands/etc. im sure she has no eyes bc from what ive heard her entire face was pretty much ripped apart. this woman has family and her life will never be normal or the same in any way. she will need help with everything and im sorry to say this, but if it were me i wouldnt want to live through it. sorry if thats too blunt but id like to see how many ppl would have the strength to survive and go on. it will be a painful recovery and i hope for the best for her and her family. so as far as the ppl that feel bad for travis are concerned they nee to get their priorities straight in their own lives bc its absolutely ridiculous. and the ppl that say he was provoked can go fuck themselves. so after you get attacked by an animal or something come back and tell us u feel bad for that animal. stupid assholes.