I've always wanted to have a pet monkey....until now.

Sandra Herold, age 70, pleaded with a 911 operator to "please hurry" as her friend was being attacked by Herold's pet Chimpanzee. During the attack Herold stated that the chimp was tearing her friend apart. While the chimp screamed in the background, Herold cried out "He's killed my friend".

The victim, Charla Nash, 55, remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after the chimp, once featured in television commercials for Coca-Cola and Old Navy, attacked her Monday afternoon, police said.

While her friend was being attacked, Herold was unable to pull the primate off. She then called 911 before stabbing the chimp with a butcher knife and hitting him with a shovel. Neither fazed Travis, who police said had been like a child to Herold.

Police had shot the chimp numerous times before finding the Chimpanzee dead.



You're 70 years old, you can barely make it down a flight of stairs. What makes you think that you can pull a blood thirsty Chimpanzee off your best friend? I know that people get attached to their pets, but when you can no longer take care of that pet, you must get rid of it. Who knows if this would've happened if Herold would've gotten rid of her chimpanzee. But now the animal is dead and the owners best friend is in need of a face transplant.

After this attack I am now convinced that Chimpanzees are going to take over the world. One day all the Chimpanzees are going to snap and start taking people out. Their weapon of choice.... a banana.



Click here for the frantic 911 call






Question of the Day: Should people be allowed to own pets such as Chimpanzees?








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