The tug-of-war over the Ikea monkey is so cut and dried to me that I can’t believe court time is being wasted on it. And it’s the subject of this week’s Brandt’s Randt.
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The tug-of-war over the Ikea monkey is so cut and dried to me that I can’t believe court time is being wasted on it. And it’s the subject of this week’s Brandt’s Randt.
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I’m not sure if the owner actually did obtain the monkey illegally, for it is my understanding that she obtained Darwin prior to moving to Ontario which would not necessarily mean that it was obtained illegally, just illegal to own once she moved to Ontario. The owner does have a major up hill battle in trying to have him returned, for putting aside all the other arguments/claims in this case, it simply is illegal to own such an animal in Ontario and I don’t see the courts making an exception in this case.
I’m sure. It was illegal all the way through.
Be very careful with assumptions. When I first heard the story, I thought it might have been someone’s service animal which had gotten away from them, for its not uncommon for different primates to be used to act as an assistance animal for persons who are quadriplegic, and in that case, it is neither illegal to obtain or own.
Hey, I can only reference what the Toronto media was initially reporting and then I wasn’t really paying that much attention to the story after the first 5 minutes.
Then why are you telling me to be careful, Allan? I haven’t made assumptions. The news is my job. Facts are what I deal in. Sheesh!