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Travis (October 21, 1995 – February 16, 2009) was a male chimpanzee who was raised by and lived with Sandra Herold in Stamford, Connecticut.On February 16, 2009, he attacked and mauled Herold's friend, Charla Nash, blinding her, severing several body parts, and lacerating her face, before he was shot and killed by responding Officer Frank Chiafari.
At least six public and private Facebook groups, the largest having 1,300 members, feature “extreme and graphic videos” videos, with members openly promoting them and commenting.
The two young chimpanzees involved in the attack were named Buddy and Ollie. [4] Two female chimpanzees named Susie and Bones also escaped from their cages during the attack; they were not involved in the assault on St. James and LaDonna and were recaptured five hours later. [9] [10] Moe did not participate in the attack. [4]
In 2016, an employee at the primate facility, Angela Scott, contacted PETA to express concerns about abuse she had witnessed at work. Scott secretly shot video and sent it to the animal rights group before quitting her job there. [10] [16] PETA had already been investigating the facility, following a string of USDA violations. [17]
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