Woman Charged After Buying Monkey For Autistic Son
By: Michael C. Fehn
Updated: June 12, 2012
SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) A Somerset woman faces criminal wildlife charges after she bought a monkey to help draw out her autistic son.
The Commonwealth Journal reported Tamela Collins has also been evicted from her rental home after buying a five-week-old monkey from Texas.
Kentucky wildlife officials charged Collins with propagation and holding of wildlife without a permit and tampering with evidence.
Collins said she didn't know it was illegal to bring the primate back to Kentucky without a special permit. The animal has been sent to an out-of-state primate rescue center. She said a Kentucky Fish and Wildlife agent told her the agency wants to have the monkey examines for disease, especially hepatitis-B.
Wildlife agent Jason Estes declined comment to the newspaper.
The Commonwealth Journal reported Tamela Collins has also been evicted from her rental home after buying a five-week-old monkey from Texas.
Kentucky wildlife officials charged Collins with propagation and holding of wildlife without a permit and tampering with evidence.
Collins said she didn't know it was illegal to bring the primate back to Kentucky without a special permit. The animal has been sent to an out-of-state primate rescue center. She said a Kentucky Fish and Wildlife agent told her the agency wants to have the monkey examines for disease, especially hepatitis-B.
Wildlife agent Jason Estes declined comment to the newspaper.
Comments
All They want to do is KILL this little monkey he is already in a safe place out of KY and is healthy without disease they just want to hurt this woman and her son why cant it just be dropped as ...as soon as she found out it was illegal she got him out of the state they should just leave them alone
Rhonda M.
June 12, 2012 at 9:56 pm
