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Monkey in a jacket perplexes Ikea customers

By T.K. Randall
December 11, 2012 · Comment icon 31 comments

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A Toronto branch of Ikea was the site of an unusual visitor on Sunday in the form of a debonair monkey.
Shoppers visiting the store were surprised when they spotted a small monkey wearing a jacket roaming around the car park. The seven-month-old primate named Darwin had managed to escape from its owner and found its way outside. "There was a group of people around and a little thing on the ground... at first I didn't know what kind of animal it was or what it was and I was like 'oh my gosh, that's a monkey," said customer Bronwyn Page.

The authorities were soon called in to address the situation, fortunately despite its adventure the monkey was unharmed and in good health. The owner has been charged with possession of a prohibited animal and the monkey has since been signed over to Toronto Animal Services where it is now being properly looked after.[!gad]Shoppers visiting the store were surprised when they spotted a small monkey wearing a jacket roaming around the car park. The seven-month-old primate named Darwin had managed to escape from its owner and found its way outside. "There was a group of people around and a little thing on the ground... at first I didn't know what kind of animal it was or what it was and I was like 'oh my gosh, that's a monkey," said customer Bronwyn Page.

The authorities were soon called in to address the situation, fortunately despite its adventure the monkey was unharmed and in good health. The owner has been charged with possession of a prohibited animal and the monkey has since been signed over to Toronto Animal Services where it is now being properly looked after.
Heard the one about the monkey dressed in a jacket at IKEA? No? A customer at the Toronto branch of the Swedish furniture chain explains all.



Source: Telegraph | Comments (31)




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Comment icon #22 Posted by CRIPTIC CHAMELEON 11 years ago
Ah yes the vain peoples ego accessory.
Comment icon #23 Posted by wolfknight 11 years ago
I read on the news the person wants the monkey and the coat back
Comment icon #24 Posted by MidKn13ght 11 years ago
BAD MONKEY!!! You need a spank'n!
Comment icon #25 Posted by UFO_Monster 11 years ago
I read on the news the person wants the monkey and the coat back She has the gall to demand that? I wouldn't have the brass to say something like that.
Comment icon #26 Posted by Lava_Lady 11 years ago
I'm glad the little guy was nice and warm in the jacket and safe, but, monkey's shouldn't wear clothing. Monkey's should be stark naked in their own fur climbing trees, screeching at the top of their lungs, throwing poop at the likes of us with their monkey buddies, and doing whatever that type of monkey does in it's natural habitat. Best wishes little Ikea monkey! BAD MONKEY!!! You need a spank'n! LMAO!!! Ya caught me off-guard!
Comment icon #27 Posted by _Only 11 years ago
I don't see the harm in keeping a loved pet with you and making it their habitat. A lot of cases of exotic pets are scary and sad stories of drug lords keeping tigers in cages and drug addicts keeping an anaconda in their basement, but to automatically assume a woman and her pet monkey is the worst case scenario is pure conjecture. The monkey could have been living the high life, happy and healthy. The only problem was I doubt it had a say in whether or not it would join the woman. Then again, neither do pet dogs, fish, birds, or even children. They're all 'enslaved' to the home and family the... [More]
Comment icon #28 Posted by Lava_Lady 11 years ago
Hmmm... Thanks for sharing your opinion.
Comment icon #29 Posted by MidKn13ght 11 years ago
I'm glad the little guy was nice and warm in the jacket and safe, but, monkey's shouldn't wear clothing. Monkey's should be stark naked in their own fur climbing trees, screeching at the top of their lungs, throwing poop at the likes of us with their monkey buddies, and doing whatever that type of monkey does in it's natural habitat. Best wishes little Ikea monkey! LMAO!!! Ya caught me off-guard! Hehe my job is done.... i try to throw zingers to lower the tense enviorment of the internet... lol
Comment icon #30 Posted by B'Elanna 11 years ago
It is a sad story, for sure... The owner was on local radio losing her mind, because she is having the animal taken from her. The animal itself knows no other "mother", and will be traumatized from the seperation as well. I feel bad for everyone involved, but because having a monkey as a pet here is illegal, all of this could have been avoided if the woman (a lawyer) would have obeyed the law. But that being said, I find the law hypocritical, since you can own tropical fish, repitiles, and insects here, and even dogs and cats who's "natural" habitat is much different from the southern Ontario ... [More]
Comment icon #31 Posted by wolfknight 11 years ago
This is really old


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