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I found this posted on another forum. I wasn't surprised, but for all the fellow CT'ers here, I think you should be aware.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/w...t--chimpanzeeattack-0306mar06,0,3519477.story
Newsday.com
Conn. officials consider dangerous animals ban
March 6, 2009
HARTFORD, Conn.
The chimpanzee attack that has left a Connecticut woman fighting for her life has led to a proposed state ban on private ownership of dangerous animals.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Gina McCarthy outlined the bill Friday.
Their proposal would prohibit private citizens from owning chimpanzees and other wild animals. In addition to chimps, the bill bans private ownership of other primates as well as several other animals including alligators and some dangerous snakes.
Charla Nash was critically injured Feb. 16 in Stamford when she was attacked by a chimp, owned by her friend.
The proposal calls for penalities of up to one year in prison and a $2,000 fine. It also increases the civil penalty from $1,000 to $2,000 a day.
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State bill would ban ownership of exotic pets
By Ken Dixon
STAFF WRITER
Updated: 03/06/2009 05:50:25 PM EST
HARTFORD -- The leaders of the Environment Committee on Friday promised to create legislation to ban private ownership of exotic animals, including chimps like the one that nearly killed a woman in Stamford last month.
Rep. Richard Roy, D-Milford, and Sen. Edward Meyer, D-Guilford, co-chairmen of the committee, said although it is weeks past their mid-February deadline to raise bills, they'll find a parliamentary maneuver to create penalties of up to a year in prison and $2,000 fines for violating the law.
While current law bans private ownership of large cats, wolves and bears, it does not specifically list chimpanzees.
Roy and Meyer made the announcement during a news conference with Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Gina McCarthy, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection and a representative of the Humane Society of the United States.
Legislation drafted by Blumenthal's office and the DEP would prohibit the possession of primates, alligators, kangaroos, wolverines, hippopotami, rhinos, elephants and snakes including pythons.
"The simple truth is wild animals belong in the wild, in their natural habitat or sanctuaries, not in suburban homes where they can do the kind of horrific damage that a chimpanzee did in Stamford very recently," Blumenthal said.
The bill would also require veterinarians who treat potentially dangerous animals to notify the DEP within 24 hours and provide the location of the
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animal.
"The incident in Stamford provided all too graphic evidence that primates are wild animals, they're not pets," McCarthy said.
Roy said if the bill becomes law, if animal owners don't report they own dangerous animals, their neighbors will.
To report the potential illegal possession of wild animals, people may call the DEP at (860) 424-3010.
http://www.newstimes.com/ci_11854435
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/w...t--chimpanzeeattack-0306mar06,0,3519477.story
Newsday.com
Conn. officials consider dangerous animals ban
March 6, 2009
HARTFORD, Conn.
The chimpanzee attack that has left a Connecticut woman fighting for her life has led to a proposed state ban on private ownership of dangerous animals.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Gina McCarthy outlined the bill Friday.
Their proposal would prohibit private citizens from owning chimpanzees and other wild animals. In addition to chimps, the bill bans private ownership of other primates as well as several other animals including alligators and some dangerous snakes.
Charla Nash was critically injured Feb. 16 in Stamford when she was attacked by a chimp, owned by her friend.
The proposal calls for penalities of up to one year in prison and a $2,000 fine. It also increases the civil penalty from $1,000 to $2,000 a day.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State bill would ban ownership of exotic pets
By Ken Dixon
STAFF WRITER
Updated: 03/06/2009 05:50:25 PM EST
HARTFORD -- The leaders of the Environment Committee on Friday promised to create legislation to ban private ownership of exotic animals, including chimps like the one that nearly killed a woman in Stamford last month.
Rep. Richard Roy, D-Milford, and Sen. Edward Meyer, D-Guilford, co-chairmen of the committee, said although it is weeks past their mid-February deadline to raise bills, they'll find a parliamentary maneuver to create penalties of up to a year in prison and $2,000 fines for violating the law.
While current law bans private ownership of large cats, wolves and bears, it does not specifically list chimpanzees.
Roy and Meyer made the announcement during a news conference with Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Gina McCarthy, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection and a representative of the Humane Society of the United States.
Legislation drafted by Blumenthal's office and the DEP would prohibit the possession of primates, alligators, kangaroos, wolverines, hippopotami, rhinos, elephants and snakes including pythons.
"The simple truth is wild animals belong in the wild, in their natural habitat or sanctuaries, not in suburban homes where they can do the kind of horrific damage that a chimpanzee did in Stamford very recently," Blumenthal said.
The bill would also require veterinarians who treat potentially dangerous animals to notify the DEP within 24 hours and provide the location of the
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animal.
"The incident in Stamford provided all too graphic evidence that primates are wild animals, they're not pets," McCarthy said.
Roy said if the bill becomes law, if animal owners don't report they own dangerous animals, their neighbors will.
To report the potential illegal possession of wild animals, people may call the DEP at (860) 424-3010.
http://www.newstimes.com/ci_11854435
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