![]() ![]() That same week, in Germany, five chimpanzees escaped at the Hanover Zoo and went wandering around while 2,500 terrified human visitors were evacuated. was recaptured and sent to a sanctuary in Oregon – but not before she’d escaped a second time. (A similar fate befell another pair of chimpanzees, Buddy and C.J., who escaped from the cage that was their “home” in Las Vegas in July 2012 and wandered down a suburban street. One of the boys pulled out a shotgun and killed Suzy. They ran to a nearby housing development and lunged at a car full of teenage boys who were pulling into their driveway. Travis’s father, Coco, had been captured from the rain forest in Africa as a youngster.Ĭoco and Suzy remained in Missouri, but escaped in 2001. Suzy had spent most of her life at a zoo. Travis was born at a self-styled “sanctuary” in Missouri in 1995, and was taken from his mother, Suzy, three days later, so he could be “adopted” by the Herolds for the sum of $50,000. As such, it offers some poignant background to our work in arguing that other chimpanzees have a fundamental right to bodily liberty – i.e. While this particular case is not related to the work of the Nonhuman Rights Project, it gives distressing insight into the world of chimpanzee ownership and the tragic, long-term consequences when something goes wrong – as it so often does. ![]() But she’s unlikely to win this latest suit since the state is generally immune to lawsuits, and the claims commissioner is saying that at the time when she was attacked, the state allowed private ownership of chimpanzees. Nash has already received $4 million from the estate of Herold, who died in 2010. ![]() More than four years later, Nash has been in the news again this week as she attempts to sue the State of Connecticut for $150 million, arguing that officials knew that Travis was dangerous but did nothing about it. When they arrived at her home in Connecticut, they shot Travis dead. He tore off her nose, ears and hands, and blinded her as his owner, Sandra Herold, frantically beat him, stabbed him and called the police. In February, 2009, 14-year-old chimpanzee Travis attacked Charla Nash, a friend of the woman who “owned” him. Own bath, ate at the table and drank wine from a stemmed glass.Travis and Charla when he was a youngster Them the chimpanzee was toilet trained, dressed himself, took his Only after he became too tired to resist.Īt the time of the 2003 incident, police said the Herolds told Treats and ice cream in an attempt to lure him, but subdued him Incident in 2003 when he escaped from his owners' vehicle inĭowntown Stamford for two hours. Police have dealt with the animal in the past, including an Maybe from the medications he was out of sorts. We have no indication of whatĬonklin said the chimp has been ill from Lyme disease, "so "He rides in a car every day, he opens doors, he's a "He's been raised almost like a child by this family," Conklin Television pilot, according to a 2003 story in The Advocate Well-known around Stamford because he rode around in trucksīelonging to his owners' towing company, Travis appeared on TVĬommercials for Old Navy and Coca-Cola when he was younger, made anĪppearance on the "Maury Povich Show" and took part in a Two police officers also suffered injuries. Herold was also taken to the hospital after she began having chest pains, officials said. She suffered life-threatening injuries with severe facial and extremity bites and lacerations, according to fire officials. The victim was identified as 55-year-old Charla Nash. Home, through the house and to his living quarters, where he had Trail of his blood down the driveway, into the open door of the Officer who then shot the chimpanzee several times, Conklin said. Opened the door to one cruiser and started to get in, trapping an The officers, who retreated into their cars, Conklin said. Officers set up security so medics could reach theĬritically injured woman lying on the ground, Conklin said.Īs the woman was treated, the chimpanzee went after several of Travis ran away and started roaming on Herold's property. ![]() Police arrived on the scene a short time later. Pet numerous times in an effort to save her friend, who was really "She retrieved a large butcher knife and stabbed her longtime Richard Conklin said Herold wrestled with the animal, Police said they had no idea why the 15-year-old chimpanzee,Īttacked the woman. Witnesses told Eyewitness News that when that friend arrived, she got out of her car and Travis immediately attacked her. Travis apparently wanted to go for a ride, investigators said. The owner, 70-year-old Sandy Herold, called a friend to help get the chimp named Travis back into the house. According to police, the 200-pound chimp somehow found the keys to the house at 241 Rock Rimmon Road shortly after 3:30 p.m. ![]()
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