Judge rules Ikea monkey is 'wild animal', won't be returned to former owner
Not quite sure where to post this, but it IS a human interest story...
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/judge-r...wner-1.1453016
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
Published Friday, September 13, 2013 7:07AM EDT
Last Updated Friday, September 13, 2013 3:52PM EDT
TORONTO -- The Ikea monkey may have worn clothing and slept in his former owner's bed, but he is still a wild animal and therefore should not be returned to the woman who calls herself his "mom," a judge ruled Friday.
The minute Darwin the monkey made his great escape from Yasmin Nakhuda's car at the Toronto furniture store in December she lost any ownership claim to him, Ontario Superior Court Judge Mary Vallee found.
"(Case law) states that the nature of an animal, rather than how it is treated, determines whether it is wild," Vallee wrote in her decision.
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
Published Friday, September 13, 2013 7:07AM EDT
Last Updated Friday, September 13, 2013 3:52PM EDT
TORONTO -- The Ikea monkey may have worn clothing and slept in his former owner's bed, but he is still a wild animal and therefore should not be returned to the woman who calls herself his "mom," a judge ruled Friday.
The minute Darwin the monkey made his great escape from Yasmin Nakhuda's car at the Toronto furniture store in December she lost any ownership claim to him, Ontario Superior Court Judge Mary Vallee found.
"(Case law) states that the nature of an animal, rather than how it is treated, determines whether it is wild," Vallee wrote in her decision.
[IMG] Allison Jones, The Canadian Press Published Friday, September 13, 2013 7:07AM EDT Last Updated Friday, September 13, 2013 3:52PM EDT TORONTO -- The Ikea monkey may have worn clothing and slept in his former owner's bed, but he is still a wild animal and therefore should not be returned to the woman who calls herself his "mom," a judge ruled Friday. The minute Darwin the monkey made his great escape from Yasmin Nakhuda's car at the Toronto furniture store in December she lost any ownership claim to him, Ontario Superior Court Judge Mary Vallee found. "(Case law) states that the nature of an animal, rather than how it is treated, determines whether it is wild," Vallee wrote in her decision.
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