![]() In order to account for the influence of both human and conspecific early exposure to later behavior, we collected 1385 h of data on 60 chimpanzees, of which 36 were former pets or performers, currently housed at accredited zoos or sanctuaries. In the case of captive animals, many studies have used categorical measures such as mother reared or human reared that do not account for both the influence of human and conspecific interaction. I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.It is widely accepted that an animal’s early history, including but not limited to its rearing history, can have a profound impact on later behavior. I look forward to discussing options for a plan to transfer Bow to an accredited sanctuary. It’s the right thing to do and the most practical next step towards ensuring public safety, as well as your own. ![]() It would be the greatest gift you could give him. Imagine Bow living with other chimpanzees… playing, grooming, and socializing with others of his own kind as he was born to do. In an accredited sanctuary Bow would be allowed to thrive in a naturalistic environment with other chimpanzees. Please, let’s stop this deadly cycle now. No chimpanzee owner thinks the worst will happen to them until it does, as Brogoitti tragically learned this week, and as so many have learned before her. Though Bow has lived in isolation, this behavior is ingrained and it is impossible to predict what may trigger him to react quickly and violently, so if Bow were to escape, he could easily damage property or maim a human in a matter of minutes. It is within a chimpanzee’s nature to be aggressive, and one way they determine social hierarchy is through frequent, erratic, and volatile conflicts. It’s not a matter of if Bow will attack a human, but when. With that sentiment in mind, we strongly urge you to immediately stop engaging in direct contact with Bow, and to make a plan to place Bow in an accredited sanctuary as soon as space is available.Ĭontinuing to engage in direct contact with Bow will almost certainly mean a death sentence for him, as it was for Buck. As you well know, Buck’s killing is not the first time a chimpanzee in private hands has been killed after attacking a human, but we hope that it will be the last. Buck was shot and killed by local law-enforcement authorities earlier this week after attacking Brogoitti’s daughter, who was severely injured. You likely heard about the tragic killing of another “pet” chimpanzee named Buck who was kept by Tamara Brogoitti in Umatilla County, Oregon. I’m writing to you today on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) regarding the chimpanzee Bow. For more information, please visit or follow the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. PETA-whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to use for entertainment”-opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. “PETA asks Katz to give Bow the greatest gift she can: the opportunity to play, groom, and socialize with other chimpanzees.” “‘Pet’ chimpanzees are ticking time bombs, and engaging in direct contact with Bow could be a death sentence for him-and any humans nearby,” says PETA Foundation Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet. PETA warns that it’s only a matter of time before such close contact with a chimpanzee could turn deadly-just last weekend, a privately owned chimpanzee named Buck was shot and killed by Oregon police after he attacked his owner’s daughter-and notes that only an accredited facility can provide Bow with suitable living conditions. – Today, PETA sent an urgent letter to Aya Katz-a vlogger who keeps a chimpanzee named Bow in her Texas County home as a “pet” and posts videos of him “grooming” her hair and face-urging her to stop engaging in direct contact with Bow and denying him interactions and friendships with others of his own species and to make plans to transfer him to an accredited sanctuary as soon as space becomes available.
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