Kansas City Neighborhood Goes Ape

On October 19, a 21 year old, 300 pound female chimpanzee named Sueko escaped from the truck she was left in by her owner, and terrorized a Kansas City neighborhood.
This lady chimp who apparently lacks in manners, broke a police car windshield, laughed at people and even gave the bird to a policeman.  This was not her first brush with the law, but this may be her last.
After being tranquilized she was brought to Monkey Island, where the director, Randy Wisthoff, said he  hopes to turn her back into an ape again.

Should we blame the chimp for causing havoc and wanting to paint the town red while she's enjoying a moment of freedom?  Absolutely not. Her owner is to blame.  Not only is he endangering the life of humans, but also that of the very creature he adopted and loves.  However hard this may be, the best thing for Sueko would be to live in a sanctuary, where her owner can visit regularly.

As most people should know, the law prohibits individuals in the United States from owning apes and monkeys as pets.  There are very good reasons for this.  Chimpanzees do not make good pets.  Oh, but they're so cute and funny!  True, they are, but once they reach the age of 6 or 7 years old, chimpanzees are already much stronger than a grown man.  As highly evolved beings, chimpanzees also have a mind of their own; they are highly emotional and do not take orders very well.  It is unfair to expect a chimpanzee to behave like a human being.  The rules in place in chimpanzee society are very different from those that apply in ours.


For more details on this story, you can view a video at newsy.com and read Zoo's Goal: Return Sue to being a Chimp from kmbc.com