Attempts to corral agitated chimp, later fatally shot, lead authorities to puppy mill - WDAF
Attempts to corral agitated chimp, later fatally shot, lead authorities to puppy mill
By Associated Press
April 1, 2009
WINSTON, Mo. (AP)
Three people are charged with animal abuse and neglect after authorities — responding to a call about an agitated chimpanzee — discovered more than 100 dogs in squalid conditions in northwest Missouri.
The Daviess County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday it responded to a call Monday night about a chimp running on the highway north of Winston. The chimp attacked a deputy who later killed it.
Authorities approaching the home that had reported the chimp suspected it was a puppy mill. Chief Deputy Todd Watson says when officers arrived Tuesday with a search warrant, all but 13 dogs and two cats were gone.
The Humane Society of Missouri is offering a $3,000 reward for information on the animals' whereabouts.
The Missouri Department of Agriculture said two other chimpanzees were recovered. Watson said there may be a third chimp.