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{{Short description|2005 chimpanzee attack in California, US}}
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[[ARCA Menards Series West|NASCAR K&N Pro Series West]] driver St. James Davis and his wife LaDonna Davis had a pet [[chimpanzee]] named Moe, whom they treated as if he were a human child. After Moe bit several people, the city of [[West Covina, California]] seized the primate and placed him in an [[animal sanctuary]] near [[Bakersfield, California]]. The Davises waged a long, unsuccessful legal battle to recover Moe.
[[ARCA Menards Series West|NASCAR K&N Pro Series West]] driver St. James Davis and his wife, LaDonna, had a pet [[chimpanzee]] named Moe, whom they treated as if he were a child. After Moe bit several people, the city of [[West Covina, California]] seized and placed him in an [[animal sanctuary]] near [[Bakersfield, California]]. St. James and LaDonna waged a long, unsuccessful legal battle to recover him.


On March 3, 2005, while at the sanctuary on one of their frequent visits with Moe, St. James and LaDonna Davis were attacked by two young male chimpanzees named Buddy and Ollie: the two chimpanzees had escaped their enclosures. In the ensuing attack LaDonna Davis lost her thumb, and St. James Davis was brutally mauled, resulting in permanent disfigurement and missing extremities.
On March 3, 2005, while at the sanctuary on one of their frequent visits with Moe, St. James and LaDonna were attacked by two young male chimpanzees named Buddy and Ollie: they had escaped their enclosures. In the ensuing attack, LaDonna lost her thumb, and St. James was brutally mauled, resulting in permanent disfigurement and missing extremities.


==Background==
==Background==
[[File:The City of West Covina California Honorary Citizen certificate for the chimpanzee Moe.jpg|thumb|West Covina "Honorary Citizen" certificate for chimpanzee Moe Davis<ref name="Dimassa"/><ref name="Schapiro"/>]]
[[File:The City of West Covina California Honorary Citizen certificate for the chimpanzee Moe.jpg|thumb|West Covina "Honorary Citizen" certificate for Moe<ref name="Dimassa"/><ref name="Schapiro"/>]]
The Davises had adopted Moe in 1967, not long after his birth in Tanzania.<ref name="LATimes"/><ref name="ABC"/> Tanzanian poachers had killed Moe's mother when he was one day old leaving Moe an orphan.<ref name="NPR"/> The Davises did not have any children, so they raised Moe as their own.<ref name="ABC"/> The chimpanzee lived with them in their home, wore clothes, was toilet trained, and took showers. Moe participated in their wedding;<ref name="Sun"/> LaDonna Davis said Moe acted as a "a combination of flower-thrower and [[Groomsman|best man]]".<ref name="NBC"/>
St. James and LaDonna adopted a chimpanzee named Moe in 1967, not long after his birth in [[Tanzania]].<ref name="LATimes"/><ref name="ABC"/> Tanzanian poachers had killed his mother when he was one day old, leaving him an orphan.<ref name="NPR"/> St. James and LaDonna did not have any children, so they raised him as their own.<ref name="ABC"/> He lived with them in their home, wore clothes, was toilet trained, and took showers. He participated in their wedding;<ref name="Sun"/> LaDonna said he acted as a "a combination of flower-thrower and [[Groomsman|best man]]".<ref name="NBC"/>


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In 1977, when Moe was 10 years old, he bit a woman, injuring her finger. A lawsuit followed, but the case was dismissed.<ref name="LATimes" /> In the 1990s, Moe was housed in a {{cvt|10|ft|m}} by {{cvt|12|ft|m}} enclosure at St. James and LaDonna's home. On August 16, 1998, he escaped. They claimed that he had been frightened by an electric shock that occurred while his cage was being repaired. Local police were called, and several officers were required to restrain him. While resisting recapture, he dented a police car and mauled a police officer's hand.<ref name="NBC"/><ref name="Schapiro"/> The police officer required medical treatment and subsequent rehabilitation costing {{US$|250,000}}.<ref name="LATimes"/>
In 1977, when Moe was 10 years old, he bit a woman, injuring her finger. A lawsuit followed, but the case was dismissed.<ref name="LATimes" />


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On September 2, 1999, a visitor came to see Moe. St. James and LaDonna claim that they warned her not to attempt to approach his cage, but she extended her hand into it, and he bit her. St. James and LaDonna claimed that she wore red nail polish, and he may have mistaken them for his favorite [[Liquorice (confectionery)|licorice]]. She sued, and St. James and LaDonna settled the lawsuit.<ref name="NBC" />
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In the 1990s, Moe was housed in a {{cvt|10|ft|m}} by {{cvt|12|ft|m}} enclosure at the Davis home. On August 16, 1998, Moe escaped. The Davises claimed that Moe had been frightened by an electric shock that occurred while his cage was being repaired. Local police were called, and several officers were required to restrain Moe. While resisting recapture, Moe dented a police vehicle and mauled a police officer's hand.<ref name="NBC"/><ref name="Schapiro"/> The police officer required medical treatment and subsequent rehabilitation costing {{US$|250,000}}.<ref name="LATimes"/>


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West Covina officials seized Moe and relocated him to [[Wildlife WayStation]], an animal sanctuary.<ref name="NBC" /> St. James and LaDonna fought to regain custody of him, but were unsuccessful.<ref name="ABC"/><ref name="NBC"/> In 2002, they filed a civil rights lawsuit against West Covina; the city ultimately agreed to pay them {{US$|100,000}} plus {{US$|225,000}} for a home purchase in nearby [[Baldwin Park, California]], where they could live with Moe.<ref name="Tahoe"/>
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On September 2, 1999, a visitor came to see Moe. The Davises claim that they warned the woman not to attempt to approach Moe's cage, but she extended her hand into his cage. Moe bit her. The Davises claimed that the woman wore red polish on her fingernails, and Moe may have mistaken them for his favorite [[licorice]]. The woman sued, and the Davises settled the lawsuit.<ref name="NBC" />

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West Covina officials seized Moe and relocated him to an animal sanctuary.<ref name="NBC" /> The Davises fought to regain custody of the chimpanzee, but were unsuccessful.<ref name="ABC"/><ref name="NBC"/> In 2002, the Davises filed a civil rights lawsuit against West Covina, California; the city ultimately agreed to pay the Davises {{US$|100,000}} plus {{US$|225,000}} for a home purchase in nearby [[Baldwin Park, California]], where they could live with Moe.<ref name="Tahoe"/>


==Attack==
==Attack==
The Davises visited Moe regularly at the animal sanctuary.<ref name="ABC"/> In 2003 the animal sanctuary experienced licensing problems, so Moe was transferred to Animal Haven Ranch, near [[Bakersfield, California]]. Animal Haven was a {{cvt|22|acre|adj=on}} [[nonprofit]] sanctuary that housed six primates.<ref name="NBC"/>
St. James and LaDonna visited Moe regularly at the animal sanctuary.<ref name="ABC"/> In 2003, the animal sanctuary experienced licensing problems, so he was transferred to Animal Haven Ranch, near [[Bakersfield, California]]. It was a {{cvt|22|acre|adj=on}} [[Nonprofit organization|nonprofit]] sanctuary that housed six primates.<ref name="NBC"/>


On March 3, 2005, the Davises came to Animal Haven Ranch to celebrate Moe's 39th birthday. The couple brought Moe a [[birthday cake]] and were seated at a [[picnic table]] next to Moe's enclosure.<ref name="LATimes"/> The couple brought toys, candy hearts, [[chocolate milk]], and a raspberry-filled [[sheet cake]] for the birthday party. LaDonna Davis said the chimp clapped his hands with joy when he saw them. She cut a piece of cake for the chimp and then when she went to cut a second piece she noticed a chimp had gotten out of its cage. That chimp rushed her and bit off her thumb. St. James pushed LaDonna under the table to protect her. A second chimp was also loose. The two young chimpanzees involved in the attack were named Buddy and Ollie.<ref name="ABC" /> Two female chimpanzees named Susie and Bones also escaped their cages during the attack; they were not involved in the assault on the Davises and were recaptured five hours later.<ref name="CBC" /><ref name="LSJ" /> Moe did not participate in the attack.<ref name="ABC" />
On March 3, 2005, St. James and LaDonna came to Animal Haven Ranch to celebrate Moe's 39th birthday. They brought him a [[birthday cake]] and were seated at a [[picnic table]] next to his enclosure.<ref name="LATimes"/> They brought toys, candy hearts, [[chocolate milk]], and a raspberry-filled [[sheet cake]] for the party. LaDonna said he clapped his hands with joy when he saw them. She cut a piece of cake for him and then, when she went to cut a second piece, she noticed another chimp had gotten out of its cage. It rushed up to her and bit her thumb off. St. James pushed her under the table to protect her. A second chimp was also loose. The two young chimps involved in the attack were named Buddy and Ollie.<ref name="ABC" /> Two female ones 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.<ref name="CBC" /><ref name="LSJ" /> Moe did not participate in the attack.<ref name="ABC" />


Buddy and Ollie attacked St. James simultaneously; one chimp initially attacked St. James's face, the other attacked his foot.<ref name="NBC" /> The sanctuary owner's son-in-law, Mark Carruthers, retrieved a 45-caliber revolver and shot Buddy in the head. Meanwhile, Ollie dragged St. James's body down a walkway. Carruthers followed and killed Ollie by gunshot.<ref name="NBC" /><ref name="LATimes" />
Buddy and Ollie attacked St. James simultaneously; one initially attacked his face, the other attacked his foot.<ref name="NBC" /> The sanctuary owner's son-in-law, Mark Carruthers, retrieved a [[List of .45 caliber handguns|.45 caliber]] [[revolver]] and shot Buddy in the head. Meanwhile, Ollie dragged St. James' body down a walkway. Carruthers followed and shot him too.<ref name="NBC" /><ref name="LATimes" />


The chimpanzees destroyed a majority of St. James's fingers, his left foot, most of his buttocks, both testicles, part of his torso, and parts of his face including his nose and his lips.<ref name="NBC"/><ref name="Boston"/><ref name="NPR"/><ref name="Woods"/> A [[paramedic]] who arrived said, “It looked like a [[grizzly bear]] attack.”<ref name="LATimes"/> St. James was transported to [[Loma Linda University Medical Center]] after the attack.<ref name="Boston"/>
Buddy and Ollie destroyed a majority of St. James' fingers, his left foot, most of his buttocks, both testicles, part of his torso, and parts of his face including his nose and lips.<ref name="NBC"/><ref name="Boston"/><ref name="NPR"/><ref name="Woods"/> A [[paramedic]] who arrived said, "It looked like a [[grizzly bear]] attack."<ref name="LATimes"/> St. James was transported to [[Loma Linda University Medical Center]] after the attack.<ref name="Boston"/>


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
St. James spent six months in a hospital recovering from the attack, including a period of time when he was in a [[coma]].<ref name="ABC"/><ref name="Bakersfield" /> Between 2005 and 2009, St. James Davis underwent over 60 [[surgeries]].<ref name="Dillon"/> He has a prosthetic eye and two slits in the middle of his face where his nose once was.<ref name="Woods"/> The Davises were uninsured, but decided not to sue Animal Haven.<ref name="NBC" />
St. James spent six months in the hospital recovering from the attack, including a period of time when he was in a [[coma]].<ref name="ABC"/><ref name="Bakersfield" /> Between 2005 and 2009, St. James Davis underwent over 60 [[Surgery|surgeries]].<ref name="Dillon"/> He has a [[Ocular prosthesis|prosthetic eye]] and two slits in the middle of his face where his nose was.<ref name="Woods"/> He and LaDonna were uninsured, but initially decided not to sue Animal Haven,<ref name="NBC" /> before reversing course and filing a lawsuit by 2009.<ref name="Schapiro" />


In 2006, the year following the attack, the Davises placed a sign in their front yard that read "Free Moe". They also went to [[Los Angeles County Superior Court|Superior Court]] in [[Pomona, California]] to get the city of West Covina to honor their 2002 settlement which required the city to purchase a home for them in [[Baldwin Park, California]] so that they could reunite with their chimpanzee Moe.<ref name="Tahoe"/> In 2007, the court ruled that West Covina should pay the Davises {{USD|32,000}} because the city did not fulfill their obligations under the 2002 settlement, pay the Davises $300 per month towards covering the costs of Moe's housing, and covering travel expenses for their visits to Moe.<ref name="Money"/>
In 2006, the year following the attack, St. James and LaDonna placed a sign in their front yard that read "Free Moe". They also went to [[Los Angeles County Superior Court|Superior Court]] in [[Pomona, California]] to get the city of West Covina to honor their 2002 settlement which required it to purchase a home for them in Baldwin Park so that they could reunite with Moe.<ref name="Tahoe"/> In 2007, the court ruled that West Covina should pay them {{USD|32,000}} because it did not fulfill their obligations under the 2002 settlement, pay them $300 per month towards covering the costs of Moe's housing, and covering travel expenses for their visits to him.<ref name="Money"/>


Moe disappeared in the summer of 2008.<ref name="NPR"/> Moe had been living at a ranch for performing animals, Jungle Exotics, in [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]]. Construction workers reported they had seen Moe at a home near Jungle Exotics; other witnesses spotted him heading toward a mountain. The Davises hired a helicopter to do flyovers in an attempt to flush Moe out of hiding, and authorities searched the [[San Bernardino National Forest]],<ref name="Sun"/> but the 42-year-old chimpanzee has never been found.<ref name="Harvey"/><ref name="Schapiro"/>
Moe disappeared in the summer of 2008.<ref name="NPR"/> He had been living at a ranch for performing animals, Jungle Exotics, in [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]]. Construction workers reported they had seen him at a home near Jungle Exotics; other witnesses spotted him heading towards a mountain. St. James and LaDonna hired a helicopter to do flyovers in an attempt to flush him out of hiding, and authorities searched the [[San Bernardino National Forest]],<ref name="Sun"/> but he has never been found.<ref name="Harvey"/><ref name="Schapiro"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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<ref name="NPR">{{cite news |last1=Hillard |first1=Gloria |title=The Case Of The Missing Chimp |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92529402 |access-date=January 20, 2023 |agency=NPR |publisher=All Things Considered |date=July 14, 2008 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120210823/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92529402 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="NPR">{{cite news |last1=Hillard |first1=Gloria |title=The Case Of The Missing Chimp |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92529402 |access-date=January 20, 2023 |agency=NPR |publisher=All Things Considered |date=July 14, 2008 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120210823/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92529402 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Boston">{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Kim |title=Chimpanzee attack probed Sanctuary visitor severely mauled |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/03/05/chimpanzee_attack_probed/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=The Boston Globe |date=March 5, 2005 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120210824/http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/03/05/chimpanzee_attack_probed/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Boston">{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Kim |title=Chimpanzee attack probed Sanctuary visitor severely mauled |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/03/05/chimpanzee_attack_probed/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=The Boston Globe |date=March 5, 2005 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120210824/http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/03/05/chimpanzee_attack_probed/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="NBC">{{cite news |last1=Argetsinger |first1=Amy |title=The animal within |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7957346 |access-date=January 20, 2023 |publisher=NBC News |date=May 23, 2005 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120210825/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7957346 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="NBC">{{cite news |last1=Argetsinger |first1=Amy |title=The animal within |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7957346 |access-date=January 20, 2023 |publisher=NBC News |date=May 23, 2005 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120210825/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7957346 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="Tahoe">{{cite news |title=Mauling victim wants to be with his chimp |url=https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/mauling-victim-wants-to-be-with-his-chimp/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |publisher=Tahoe Daily Tribune |date=May 17, 2006 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120213422/https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/mauling-victim-wants-to-be-with-his-chimp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Tahoe">{{cite news |title=Mauling victim wants to be with his chimp |url=https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/mauling-victim-wants-to-be-with-his-chimp/ |access-date=January 20, 2023 |publisher=Tahoe Daily Tribune |date=May 17, 2006 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120213422/https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/mauling-victim-wants-to-be-with-his-chimp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Money">{{cite news |title=Man in chimp attack to receive money |url=https://www.bakersfield.com/news/man-in-chimp-attack-to-receive-money/article%20ca9e5fb6-91e7-51e6-8567-6f186c723846.html |access-date=January 20, 2023 |publisher=The Bakersfield Californian |date=January 30, 2007 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120210826/https://www.bakersfield.com/news/man-in-chimp-attack-to-receive-money/article%20ca9e5fb6-91e7-51e6-8567-6f186c723846.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Money">{{cite news |title=Man in chimp attack to receive money |url=https://www.bakersfield.com/news/man-in-chimp-attack-to-receive-money/article%20ca9e5fb6-91e7-51e6-8567-6f186c723846.html |access-date=January 20, 2023 |publisher=The Bakersfield Californian |date=January 30, 2007 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120210826/https://www.bakersfield.com/news/man-in-chimp-attack-to-receive-money/article%20ca9e5fb6-91e7-51e6-8567-6f186c723846.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL0KMXF_Klo YouTube Video - St James tells the story of Moe (2009)]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL0KMXF_Klo YouTube Video - St. James tells the story of Moe (2009)]


[[Category:Primate attacks]]
[[Category:Primate attacks]]

Revision as of 02:07, 28 August 2024

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver St. James Davis and his wife, LaDonna, had a pet chimpanzee named Moe, whom they treated as if he were a child. After Moe bit several people, the city of West Covina, California seized and placed him in an animal sanctuary near Bakersfield, California. St. James and LaDonna waged a long, unsuccessful legal battle to recover him.

On March 3, 2005, while at the sanctuary on one of their frequent visits with Moe, St. James and LaDonna were attacked by two young male chimpanzees named Buddy and Ollie: they had escaped their enclosures. In the ensuing attack, LaDonna lost her thumb, and St. James was brutally mauled, resulting in permanent disfigurement and missing extremities.

Background

West Covina "Honorary Citizen" certificate for Moe[1][2]

St. James and LaDonna adopted a chimpanzee named Moe in 1967, not long after his birth in Tanzania.[3][4] Tanzanian poachers had killed his mother when he was one day old, leaving him an orphan.[5] St. James and LaDonna did not have any children, so they raised him as their own.[4] He lived with them in their home, wore clothes, was toilet trained, and took showers. He participated in their wedding;[6] LaDonna said he acted as a "a combination of flower-thrower and best man".[7]

In 1977, when Moe was 10 years old, he bit a woman, injuring her finger. A lawsuit followed, but the case was dismissed.[3] In the 1990s, Moe was housed in a 10 ft (3.0 m) by 12 ft (3.7 m) enclosure at St. James and LaDonna's home. On August 16, 1998, he escaped. They claimed that he had been frightened by an electric shock that occurred while his cage was being repaired. Local police were called, and several officers were required to restrain him. While resisting recapture, he dented a police car and mauled a police officer's hand.[7][2] The police officer required medical treatment and subsequent rehabilitation costing US$250,000.[3]

On September 2, 1999, a visitor came to see Moe. St. James and LaDonna claim that they warned her not to attempt to approach his cage, but she extended her hand into it, and he bit her. St. James and LaDonna claimed that she wore red nail polish, and he may have mistaken them for his favorite licorice. She sued, and St. James and LaDonna settled the lawsuit.[7]

West Covina officials seized Moe and relocated him to Wildlife WayStation, an animal sanctuary.[7] St. James and LaDonna fought to regain custody of him, but were unsuccessful.[4][7] In 2002, they filed a civil rights lawsuit against West Covina; the city ultimately agreed to pay them US$100,000 plus US$225,000 for a home purchase in nearby Baldwin Park, California, where they could live with Moe.[8]

Attack

St. James and LaDonna visited Moe regularly at the animal sanctuary.[4] In 2003, the animal sanctuary experienced licensing problems, so he was transferred to Animal Haven Ranch, near Bakersfield, California. It was a 22-acre (8.9 ha) nonprofit sanctuary that housed six primates.[7]

On March 3, 2005, St. James and LaDonna came to Animal Haven Ranch to celebrate Moe's 39th birthday. They brought him a birthday cake and were seated at a picnic table next to his enclosure.[3] They brought toys, candy hearts, chocolate milk, and a raspberry-filled sheet cake for the party. LaDonna said he clapped his hands with joy when he saw them. She cut a piece of cake for him and then, when she went to cut a second piece, she noticed another chimp had gotten out of its cage. It rushed up to her and bit her thumb off. St. James pushed her under the table to protect her. A second chimp was also loose. The two young chimps involved in the attack were named Buddy and Ollie.[4] Two female ones 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]

Buddy and Ollie attacked St. James simultaneously; one initially attacked his face, the other attacked his foot.[7] The sanctuary owner's son-in-law, Mark Carruthers, retrieved a .45 caliber revolver and shot Buddy in the head. Meanwhile, Ollie dragged St. James' body down a walkway. Carruthers followed and shot him too.[7][3]

Buddy and Ollie destroyed a majority of St. James' fingers, his left foot, most of his buttocks, both testicles, part of his torso, and parts of his face including his nose and lips.[7][11][5][12] A paramedic who arrived said, "It looked like a grizzly bear attack."[3] St. James was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center after the attack.[11]

Aftermath

St. James spent six months in the hospital recovering from the attack, including a period of time when he was in a coma.[4][13] Between 2005 and 2009, St. James Davis underwent over 60 surgeries.[14] He has a prosthetic eye and two slits in the middle of his face where his nose was.[12] He and LaDonna were uninsured, but initially decided not to sue Animal Haven,[7] before reversing course and filing a lawsuit by 2009.[2]

In 2006, the year following the attack, St. James and LaDonna placed a sign in their front yard that read "Free Moe". They also went to Superior Court in Pomona, California to get the city of West Covina to honor their 2002 settlement which required it to purchase a home for them in Baldwin Park so that they could reunite with Moe.[8] In 2007, the court ruled that West Covina should pay them US$32,000 because it did not fulfill their obligations under the 2002 settlement, pay them $300 per month towards covering the costs of Moe's housing, and covering travel expenses for their visits to him.[15]

Moe disappeared in the summer of 2008.[5] He had been living at a ranch for performing animals, Jungle Exotics, in San Bernardino. Construction workers reported they had seen him at a home near Jungle Exotics; other witnesses spotted him heading towards a mountain. St. James and LaDonna hired a helicopter to do flyovers in an attempt to flush him out of hiding, and authorities searched the San Bernardino National Forest,[6] but he has never been found.[16][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mia Dimassa, Cara (May 10, 2002). "2 Cities Can't Get the Hang of Chimp's Situation". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Schapiro, Rich (November 11, 2009). "The Worst Story I Ever Heard". Esquire Magazine. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f Pierson, David; Landsberg, Mitchell (March 5, 2005). "A Primate Party Gone Horribly Awry". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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  5. ^ a b c Hillard, Gloria (July 14, 2008). "The Case Of The Missing Chimp". All Things Considered. NPR. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Search for Moe the chimp ongoing". The Sun. San Bernardino, California. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Argetsinger, Amy (May 23, 2005). "The animal within". NBC News. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Mauling victim wants to be with his chimp". Tahoe Daily Tribune. May 17, 2006. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "California chimp attack leaves man in critical condition". CBC News. March 4, 2005. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "Experts not surprised by gruesome chimp attack". Lewiston Sun Journal. March 6, 2005. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Curtis, Kim (March 5, 2005). "Chimpanzee attack probed Sanctuary visitor severely mauled". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Woods, Vanessa (2011). Bonobo handshake : a memoir of love and adventure in the Congo. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 9781101528839. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  13. ^ Burger, David (September 13, 2016). "Year After chimp Attack Man facing more surgeries". The Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  14. ^ Dillon, Nancy (February 22, 2008). "Man who lost face in '05 mauling knows hell of new chimpanzee victim". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
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