Exotic Incident #1843
Incident Date:
10/11/2012
Location:
Clarksville, TN - USA
Facility Name:
Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Legal/illegal issue (LI)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Marmoset
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A $3,000 pet marmoset monkey named Gizzy was stolen from a home. Nothing else was taken.
Action take by Born Free USA:
Notes:
An anonymous tip came into the Petersburg Police Dept informing where the monkey could be found. The marmoset was recovered and returned to owner. The marmoset died in February of 2013, according to his guardians, due to stress from being stolen. (News Channel 5.com)