Exotic Incident #1693
Incident Date:
03/05/2012
Location:
Niles, OH - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Monkey
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A woman took her pet monkey into a pet supply store where it bit a clerk. The monkey is being quarantined by the City Health Department and the clerk that was bitten is undergoing treatment for rabies and other disease as a precaution. Monkeys are not prohibited from being kept as pets in the city.
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