Exotic Incident #932
Incident Date:
10/28/2006
Location:
Liberty Township, OH - USA
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Facility Type:
Exotic Pet (E)
Incident Category:
Escape/Attack resulting in human injury (HI)
Species:
Primates
Animal:
Monkey
Animal disposition:
Summary:
A man who bought a monkey over the Internet from a woman in Idaho was bitten on the hand while feeding the 16-lb primate at his home. The man had the option of getting rabies shots or giving up the monkey to be tested, requiring euthanization as the rabies test for animals is a fatal test.
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