DonLever Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 'Smart monkey' runs loose at Toronto Ikea parking lot Monkey was wearing coat, diapers CBC News Posted: Dec 9, 2012 3:36 PM ET Last Updated: Dec 9, 2012 8:48 PM ET Read 86 comments86 1 of 4 Submit your breaking news, stories, photos and videos. Upload NowYou must be a member of the CBC News Community to upload. Sign Up now. A monkey wearing a miniature shearling coat and diapers was collected by animal services on Sunday afternoon, after shoppers spotted the animal in the parking lot of a Toronto Ikea store. The owners, who were shopping in the store at the time, have come forward to claim the monkey, Toronto Police Sgt. Ed Dzingala told CBC News. Dzingala said that the animal was in a car in the parking lot and it somehow let itself out of its crate. "It's a smart monkey," he said. An Ikea spokesperson told CBC News that the monkey was first spotted in the parking lot of the Ikea store located near Leslie Street and Highway 401. Staff at the store quickly contacted animal control, and the monkey was kept confined until animal services arrived at around 3 p.m. 'It would start monkey-screaming' Shopper Stephanie Yim said she believes she was the first person to spot the escaped monkey. After parking her car on the upper-level parking lot, she saw the animal peeking out from behind another vehicle.A monkey was loose at Toronto Ikea on Sunday. (Courtesy of Bronwyn Page) "It was the weirdest thing." she told CBC News. "I thought I was going insane." Yim, along with other bystanders, began following the monkey as it skittered across the parking lot. She said that while the monkey didn't appear to be scared, it cried out at times. "It would start 'monkey-screaming,'" Yim said. "It seemed like it was screaming around for someone [it] knew. It was sad." Shoppers eventually alerted Ikea staff, who then contacted animal services. The Canadian Press reported that the monkey was eventually reunited with its owners. Monkeys are prohibited as pets in Toronto, according to the city's Municipal Code. Sgt. Ed Dzingala said that police haven't laid any charges or fines. The incident prompted the creation of at least two parody accounts on Twitter.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydews Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I love ikea. Love there food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 "It was the weirdest thing." she told CBC News. "I thought I was going insane." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I love ikea. Love there food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhuis2 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Who let BananaMash out?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Who let BananaMash out?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Must've been made in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayStation Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Maggie the monkey is now homeless because TSN cannot afford to pay her. Please please end the lockout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I would have stolen it and kept it as my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom! Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 And it would have bitten you and given you rabies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfxHaley Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 then he would have bitten it back and gave it....uhhh someother disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 And in the end it would have been well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bookie Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Surprised Hudson Rules isn't in here already advocating the po-po should have shot him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfxHaley Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Good thing Booth wasn't there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Columbo Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I was worried this story would actually be extremely racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I was worried this story would actually be extremely racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 We are learning more about the monkey. Apparently he was owned by a Toronto couple rumoured to be fundamentalist atheist "evolutionaries" - why else name the monkey Darwin, eh? The couple are facing a fine of $240 for keeping a prohibited animal as a pet. It seems the City of Toronto is anti-monkey and yet Rob Ford is allowed to run wild. Go figure. Authorities are looking for a new home for Darwin who is exhibiting signs of separation anxiety. Perhaps the Toronto Animal Services should contact TSN's James Duthie who has extensive experience working with monkeys including Tie Domi, Glen Healey and PeeAir Maguire and of course that celebrated prognosticating primate - Maggie the Crab Eating Macaque. Here is a picture of Maggie and James Duthie... BTW Maggie is on the left. A baby monkey found wandering alone in a Toronto IKEA parking lot Sunday afternoon will not be released into the wild, but handed over to a sanctuary that is able to properly care for him, local animal authorities say. Five-month-old Darwin remained in the care of Animal Services at a facility near Keele and Sheppard Avenues Monday, a day after it was spotted wandering around the store’s upper-level parking lot clad in a shearling coat and diaper. Police were called to the scene around 2:30 p.m., and a short time later, the monkey’s owners surrendered him to city authorities. They were charged $240 for keeping a prohibited animal. “We have no plans of returning him,” Toronto Animal Services supervisor Mary Lou Leiher told reporters Monday morning. Officials say the monkey will be transferred to an Ontario primate sanctuary. She described the monkey, now with animal caregivers, as sensitive and uncomfortable around people. “He’s been separated from his owner unfortunately, so we’re being recognizant of that and making sure he gets out to a place where they can care for him properly,” Leiher said. Authorities have spoken with the Toronto Zoo and animal protection agency Zoocheck Canada to determine a suitable home. The animal agency is concerned he may carry Herpes B, which is found in his species type and can be transmitted to humans. http://toronto.ctvne...6#ixzz2Efwfs9jF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Looks like Annie's Boobs has gotten loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I see a new IKEA ad campaign. Show Darwin in the IKEA parking lot, fade to the self-serve area as he picks up the flat packs, scene switch to his home where wielding the ubiquitous hex end angle wrench he puts together the furniture. Fade to a black screen and the words appear.... SO EASY EVEN A MONKEY CAN DO IT!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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