Macaque Attacks Girl In Walmart Lot

KCRA ^ | August 18, 2011

[nickcarraway]

Family Awaits Tests For Hepatitis B

Finding a monkey in a Walmart parking lot can be surprising, especially when it's jumpy.

A family had just arrived for a family trip to Walmart when they spotted a monkey in the SUV they parked next to.

"As we got out, Tayce, being 8 years old, wanted to see the monkey. So, she got out, looked up at the monkey, said, 'Hi,' and he gave the animal just enough slack to where it could jump out, grab her by her hair, and bite her on the forehead," Mike Weeks told KY3 News.

The monkey's owner said it wasn't a bite, just a scratch. Animal control responded, took a report and sent the monkey -- named Charlie -- and his owners home. It was a decision Tayce's mother was not fond of.

"They're known to carry tuberculosis, hepatitis B, herpes -- and this animal is just allowed to go home," said Weeks.

The monkey and Tayce were both tested for various diseases. Weeks said she was especially concerned about hepatitis B; which is found in most macaques and can be fatal to humans.

"Everybody says, 'Put her on antivirals and pray.' That's basically the situation we've been left in," Weeks told reporters.

She said test results will be back in a week.

[nickcarraway]

Update:Monkey's Blood Tests Come Back Clean

[re_nortex]

Paging George Allen.

[tdscpa]

Never monkey around with someone else’s monkey! Also, don't let your monkey monkey around with another primate. Keep your monkey disease free.

[EternalVigilance]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6ejvcV9Vs

[Orange1998]

lol

[gigster]

Inspector Clouseau: “Is this your Minkey?”

[skr]

They’re still waiting for a rabies test? Unless there’s a new method, I only know one way to test for rabies, and they wouldn’t have bothered to send the monkey home.

[sheik yerbouty]

And don’t spank it in the Wal Mart lot!

[shibumi]

[Seaplaner]

IIRC, herpes simian B is nearly 100% fatal (so one hopes this macaque is not a carrier). Good luck to the youngster.

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[dfwgator]

“Don’t you monkey with the monkey.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo9riZYUpTw

[Fantasywriter]

This is a racist article. It uses a racist term right in the title. I hope the WaPo jumps all over it. Maybe run fifty or a hundred stories on it. At least.

[Secret Agent Man]

Idiots all over the place.

1. Don’t leave your monkey in the car at Wal-Mart.

2. Don’t let kids come up to other peoples’ monkeys and then get pissed the monkey scratches or bites your kid.

Common sense must not be available for sale, even at Wal-Mart. Dammit people we are trying to have a society here!

[tdscpa]

Yep. Take it home if you want to monkey around.

[Kickass Conservative]

My Trunk Monkey will be really pissed when I tell him he can't go with me to Walmart anymore.

Looks like I'll have to use the Wifey’s car when I go there from now on. She is a big Trunk Monkey Control proponent and wouldn't be caught dead with a concealed Trunk Monkey.

[nickcarraway]

Smokey

[shibumi]

[tdscpa]

Your wife has nothing in her trunk? I'm so sorry! Also sorry that you can't Google “In the trunk” and find a definition in the first 50 pages you click on other than a crap rap title.

[shibumi]

Why settle for a monkey when you can Go, Go Gorilla!?!

[Kickass Conservative]

As soon as I figure out WTH you're talking about I'll get back to you.

Sounds like you had a bad Trunk Monkey experience, but I could be reading something into your Post that isn't there.

I'll think about it after I get some sleep.
Goodnight...