And when Charla Nash arrived at her property in Stamford, the chimpanzee attacked her. PETER LAUFER (Author, "Forbidden Creatures: Inside the World of Animal Smuggling and Exotic Pets"): Sandra Herold's story and the story of her chimpanzee Travis really became quite a cause celebre because Travis the chimpanzee, who had been living in suburban Stamford, Connecticut, in Sandra Herold's home, for years, ran amok when she attempted to get him back into his cage in his room and needed some help, called on her friend Charla Nash, who had helped her before, as an employee with the chimpanzee. Tell us the story of Sandra Herold and her chimpanzee, Travis.
And you open the book with one of the most troubling cautionary tales. A lot of this book is about when and why and whether humans can own really unusual animals in a mutually safe and beneficial way. Well, Peter Laufer, welcome to FRESH AIR. His latest is "Forbidden Creatures: Inside the World of Animal Smuggling and Exotic Pets."
In his new book, Laufer says far more Americans than we know are bringing snakes, lions, tigers, monkeys and chimpanzees into their homes, sometimes with tragic consequences. The pythons were introduced into Florida as pets and they're among several exotic animals that our next guest, Peter Laufer, says humans have taken on as companions. It may surprise you to learn that there are tens of thousands of Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, a flourishing population that has naturalists worried because they're making meals of dozens of small animals native to the region.
0 kommentar(er)
