Exotic Incident #1038
Incident Date:
08/08/2007
Location:
LaGuardia, NY - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Pygmy Marmoset
Animal disposition:
Removed/Re-housed
Summary:
Officials from the CDC took a pygmy marmoset from a man who successfully smuggled him from Lima, Peru under his hat and onto Spirit Airlines Flight #180 which actually landed in Fort Lauderdale, FL and then connected to another flight at LaGuardia Airport in New York. If it were not for the passengers noticing, the man might have escaped detection.
Action take by Born Free USA:
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