The owner of the Chimp involved in an attack that was caught on a 911 recording, denies giving the animal Xanax.
Owner now says she never gave slain chimp Xanax
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) – As authorities considered criminal charges, the woman whose 200-pound domesticated chimpanzee went berserk and mauled a friend backtracked Wednesday on whether she gave the animal the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. Sandra Herold told The Associated Press on Wednesday that she never gave the drug to her 14-year-old chimp, Travis, who was shot dead by Stamford police Monday after he grievously wounded Herold’s friend Charla Nash.
However, Herold said in an interview aired Wednesday morning on NBC’s “Today” show that she gave Travis the drug in some tea less than five minutes before he attacked Nash – she even showed a reporter the mug. Police have said Herold told them that she gave Travis Xanax that had not been prescribed for him earlier on Monday to calm him because he was agitated.
I wonder what Charles the Darwinist has to say? This is just a weird story.
Tags: Chimp Attack, Darwinism
