Chimp Owner Comments On Vicious Attack

Connecticut Stamford The owner of a 200-pound chimpanzee that viciously mauled a woman says her pet was not a "horrible" animal. Hear the chilling 911 call.
by Associated Press
Published: Wed, February 18, 2009 - 6:58 am CST Last Updated: Wed, February 18, 2009 - 7:21 am CST
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The owner of a 200-pound chimpanzee that
viciously mauled a Stamford woman calls the incident "a freak
thing," but says her pet was not a "horrible" animal.
Sandra Herold told NBC's "Today Show" in an interview aired
Wednesday that Travis, her 14-year-old chimpanzee, was like a son
to her.
Police shot and killed the animal after it attacked Herold's
friend, 55-year-old Charla Nash. Nash remained hospitalized in
critical condition early Wednesday with major injuries to her face
and hands.
Herold tried to save her friend by stabbing the chimp with a
butcher knife and bludgeoning it with a shovel.
She says she "did what I had to do," but that she will miss
Travis for the rest of her life.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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KxVicious
KxVicious Says:
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:18 am

Holly, did you know that the majority of ALL LARGE CATS (lions/tigers/panthers, etc) are NOT in the WILD, NOT in ZOOS, but in PRIVATE HANDS in the United States??

Exotic pet ownership is VERY popular with the weathly.

hollyb Says:
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:19 am

Who has a 200 pound wild animal as a pet? This wasn’t a dog or cat. This was ridiculous. This is a completely avoidable tragedy. Ridiculous!

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