Monkey business
Sometimes you just need a little good news, you know?
In a week of increasingly frayed nerves over the TTC contract offer, predictions of violence at this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing, a well-meaning Priest lost at sea while tied to helium balloons, murders, attacks, and everything else that people do to themselves and each other in this world, it was nice to see ONE story turn out well.
Some fool stole a baby monkey from a Zoo in New Brunswick. Whether a baby monkey out east survives or not won’t have an impact on your life or mine. But a baby anything is vulnerable and it’s awful to think that a thief who likely knew nothing about caring for an infant monkey might let it die from neglect.
Whoever took the little one, named April, had to jump a fence, kick in a door and take the monkey from its enclosure before getting away from the zoo without getting caught.
However, three days after the theft and following pleas from police that included an explanation about how hard it is to keep a fragile little life like this alive, the monkey was found after an anonymous tip to police. April is said to be in good health and has been reunited with its Mother. No one has been caught or arrested. But I’m happy to share a happy bit of news for a change!