Chimpanzee who was a pet shot dead after mutilating owner’s daughter

A city policeman Oregon, USA, shot an adult chimpanzee named male after attacking a woman. A camera hanging from the uniform of one of the police officers shows the moment the animal was killed after assaulting and mutilating its owner’s daughter.

The county sheriff’s office said the chimpanzee, who had lived with Tamara Brogoitti For 17 years in Pendleton, he began attacking Brogoitti’s daughter around 8 a.m. on Sunday, reported The Tri-City Herald.

Brogoitti, 68, called 911 and said the animal bit his 50-year-old daughter on the chest, arms and legs. Sheriff’s Lt. Sterrin Ward said the woman was hiding in the basement.

When the police arrived, the animal was wandering in a fenced area outside the house and had to be “euthanized” to provide medical assistance to the injured. In addition, the police said they shot him with the permission of the owner. “The chimpanzee was shot in the head,” Ward said.

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It is not known what caused the chimpanzee attack.

The animal group MENU He said in a statement that he had previously warned state authorities that Brogoitti had put himself in danger by coming into direct contact with a dangerous monkey.

They added: “And now he’s dead and a woman has been mutilated due to Brogoitti’s refusal to follow expert advice and transfer Buck to an accredited sanctuary.”

Erika Fleury, Director of Programs at the North American Alliance of Primate Sanctuaries, said OregonLive: “We must expect attacks from any private primate in captivity because these animals do not lead a healthy life in which they can express their natural impulses and participate in natural behaviors ”.

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From 2010 to early 2019, Brogoitti managed the Buck Brogoitti Animal Rescue in his ranch, he reported Eastern Oregon. The nonprofit has mainly housed and cared for horses that were confiscated by the sheriff’s office in cases of abuse and neglect. It was not immediately clear how the chimpanzee came to live with them.

The family had Buck for 17 years, and he was allowed to keep the chimpanzee after the state of Oregon banned chimps as pets in 2010.