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Tonia Haddix: Monkey love
is totally different
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than the way that you have
love for your child.
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If it's your
natural born child,
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it's just natural
because you actually,
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you know, gave birth
to that kid.
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But when you adopt a monkey,
the bond is much, much deeper.
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Roger Zoppe:
Baby, hey, look at you.
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What are you doing?
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- Hey.
-Hey.
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Human children
are meant to grow up
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and build bonds
with other people in society.
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But not chimpanzees.
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Pam Rosaire:
Look at that little chimp.
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Their mother
is their whole life.
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And that primate
feels that way about you,
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because you become
their mother.
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I'm sorry, there is nothing
like holding, loving,
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being around a chimp.
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Tickle, tickle, tickle,
tickle, tickle, tickle...
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It's the best thing
since peanut butter.
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I-I can't explain it,
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'cause it's like something
that you just don't ever feel.
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It's so empowering.
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They are just like us.
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Especially Tonka.
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Kiss.
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Thank you.
He's a good boy, a good boy.
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Tonka and I
just found each other.
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And Tonka loved me
as much as I love Tonka.
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It was meant to be,
it was just natural.
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It's like your love for God.
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And I'll do anything to protect
that primate, anything.
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reporter 1: A fight over
chimpanzees should be over.
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reporter 2: The chimpanzee lady
now making national news.
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They're gonna have to bring
sheriffs and they're gonna have
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to bring everything
that they can.
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I would give anything
that I have possession-wise up
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for that child.
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I would give my life for him.
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And that's exactly what I did,
to be honest.
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- There it is.
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No, stop it.
It's okay.
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My dad asked me
what I wanted to do
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with the rest of my life.
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I said, I wanna be the world's
most famous chimpanzee trainer.
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- Eric Goode: How old were you?
- Seven.
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My ancestors
were all circus people.
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So, I couldn't just have
one chimp, you know?
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You had to have at least three,
because then it was an act.
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Chimps have a very long life.
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They have the same lifespan
that we do.
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So I picked the right trade.
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I'm still performing
with my chimps.
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- Thank you very much!
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Chimps are amazing.
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They can do just about
anything they want to
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because they have
our intelligence.
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They're calculating,
they watch every move you make.
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They learn to read people.
They know what you say.
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Every word you say,
they understand it.
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speaker:
Somebody's trying to get a beer
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on the back of the truck here.
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No! Don't do that.
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Punch. Punch! Punch!
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They are 98.4 human DNA.
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So, therefore, they are
our closest living relative.
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They're my kids.
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And they're always
gonna be my kids.
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Years ago, I had a baby chimp
born two months premature.
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Premature baby chimps
cannot digest formula.
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And he wasn't doing good.
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He was dying.
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But I just had my daughter,
Dallas,
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so I did what came natural.
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He's a baby that needs feeding,
feed it, you know?
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I come in one day
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and she's got Dallas
on one booby
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and the chimp on the other.
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And I go, "Whoa,
what are you doing?"
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I really didn't know
what I was doing.
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And then, to have two of 'em
and-- it's like twins, really.
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Next thing you know,
it's in the "Enquirer,"
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and then "Star,"
and oh, my God.
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"Baby chimp saved
by breastfeeding mum."
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One for you
and one for you.
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Dallas Zoppe:
He was very gentle.
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He was very kind.
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No, this is the same.
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We were like brother
and sister so much
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that the instant
that a boy would like me,
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he knew and he would
be mean to that boy.
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He would throw poop at him.
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I can't imagine my life
without him.
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It would have been
very different.
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Monkey, monkey, monkey!
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To me, they're my life.
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They're my life's love.
They were my first love.
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I wouldn't want to have my life
without a chimp in it.
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I love you.
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I love you
with everything I got.
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Go ahead,
you can have your drink.
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Yes!
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For a long time,
it was Connie Casey.
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She has chimpanzees.
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But it's too bad,
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because it's the end
of a dynasty.
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She lives in
Festus, Missouri.
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and she doesn't want
the attention.
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Peter Laufer: Missouri is one
of the few states
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where you can do pretty much
anything with animals.
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There are exotic
animal auctions
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and very few restrictions
on the kinds of things
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that are not allowed
elsewhere,
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including what Connie Casey
was doing big time,
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which was breeding
chimpanzees at her enclave,
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Missouri Primate Foundation.
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Back in 2010,
I was the last journalist
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who talked with Connie.
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Oh, yeah.
Oh, sure.
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I've been documenting
exotic animal people
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for over 15 years.
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This is the monkey's closet.
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Wow.
Oh, so this is formal wear.
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The monkeys have
more clothing than I have.
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- Really?
- Yeah.
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- Are you sure?
- Really, yeah.
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- I don't have this many shirts.
- Hmm.
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Ay, que linda.
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Exotic animal people
are generally distrustful
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of outsiders.
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- monkey mom: Uh oh.
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I've been an animal person
my entire life,
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so gaining access
to this community
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has been pretty easy for me.
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But this time, it's different.
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In 2020,
I made "Tiger King."
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And do you wear these yourself?
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I don't wear underwear.
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- You don't wear underwear?
- No, free ball it.
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Wow.
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"Tiger King" shined a spotlight
on this community
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and it wasn't favorable.
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That's a brand-new shirt.
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And now,
people like Connie Casey,
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for the most part, don't want
anything to do with me.
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- speaker (on phone): Hey.
- Hey.
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I'm on the road
to Connie Casey's.
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I don't know,
this doesn't look too friendly.
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- I think I'm gonna go
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and think about this
for a minute.
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So, for this project,
I had to hire a proxy director
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to go undercover.
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Alright, so listen.
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Um,
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I'll follow you guys.
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- crew member: Okay.
- But I'll be discreet.
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- crew member: You won't see--
- My car's discreet, okay?
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- crew member: Okay.
- Alright.
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Dwayne Cunningham:
This is our exit.
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- crew member: See this fence?
-Yep!
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- crew member: Yep, that's it.
-That's it.
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-Good morning.
- Good morning.
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How are you?
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- crew member: 3:30, you said?
- Yeah, 3:30.
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- Hello?
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speaker
Can you hear me?
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Well, I'm Tonia Haddix.
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Basically, I'm a nurse
from St. Louis, Missouri.
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I came down here
to Missouri Primate Foundation
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to help Connie Casey
preserve the chimpanzees
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that she still held.
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Connie is a legacy.
She has a legacy that is greater
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than anybody could ever,
ever imagine.
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She is a world-renowned
chimp person,
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basically responsible
for three-quarters
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of the captive-bred chimps
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that are here in
the United States currently.
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So, I don't know where your
best view would be to film,
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is what I guess I'm asking.
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- There's Connie now.
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No, wait.
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I don't want her overwhelmed
with everything.
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Hey, you come here.
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I know I don't know your name,
and I know that sounds rude.
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Connie, I'm Dwayne Cunningham.
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It's a pleasure and honor
to meet you.
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We just thought people
needed to hear your story,
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and, um, at the very least
we can get it out
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in the court of public opinion.
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Maybe you have
the wrong credentials
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for a million things,
but for this, Dwayne,
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it's almost like
not playing a role at all
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'cause you know this world.
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You have no idea.
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announcer: Ringling Brothers
and Barnum...
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I went to Ringling
Brothers Barnum and Bailey
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Circus Clown College,
class of 1975.
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I got to work
with their animals every day.
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And then I became involved
in the animal industry
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for pretty much
my entire life.
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Hi, I'm Dr. Wasabi,
and I know what you're thinking.
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"Penguins?"
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Also, I've had, uh,
a relationship
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with the federal government
over exotic animals.
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So, when you called me
and said,
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"Be the point person,
get inside
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and see what was going on,"
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I mean,
that's right up my alley.
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- You're gonna look great.
- Oh, thank you.
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Once they knew
my background,
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they weren't skeptical
of, uh, of my presence.
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- I don't wanna be on camera.
- crew member: Sure.
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At that point, it seemed like
Connie Casey
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was like, exhausted.
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Exhausted physically,
exhausted mentally.
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But Tonia comes in,
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and the more
I listened to her...
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...the more I thought,
"It's a love story."
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She does really good work.
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Her stuff looks natural instead
of it looking really crazy.
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'Cause I could go crazy,
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- you guys know that.
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Everybody compares me to Dolly.
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I don't know why.
But they do.
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I'm the Dolly Parton
of the chimps.
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Or I'm the crazy monkey lady.
Whatever.
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I owned capuchin monkeys
for about 20 years.
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I love the capuchins, but I had
always wanted a chimp.
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A chimp's even way better
than a capuchin.
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You can shape them
into being you.
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So, I was like,
"You know what?
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"I can afford one
and my kids are grown,
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so let's try to find
a baby chimp."
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Connie Casey was offering
chimp encounters.
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So, I had made an appointment.
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It was the most rewarding
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and most amazing experience
I ever had.
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I wanted to go back.
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I was ready to go pay
300 more dollars.
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Connie lived the life that
I would love to have lived.
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I mean, she's my idol,
and she needed help.
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So, I was just gonna volunteer
one day a week.
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And so, then it
ended up three or four days,
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and then it ended up five days,
and then it ended up--
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I didn't go home for months.
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Then I ended up actually
moving up here on property
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25 feet from the chimps.
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Chimps are my whole thing.
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And thank God I went
to Connie's five years ago,
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or I never would
have ever known.
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That's the only time in my life
that I've ever been happy.
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I'm 53 years old,
and them five years
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was the best five years
of my life.
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Oh, it's okay.
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No?
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We've got seven chimpanzees
at the facility,
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and each chimp
is so individualistic,
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just like humans.
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Connor is the Hallmark
Greeting Card Chimp.
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Born and bred
at Connie's facility,
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so he's never lived
anyplace else.
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Then, we have Tammy,
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Kerry,
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Mikayla, Candy, Crystal.
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And then, there's Tonka.
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Tonka did a lot of movies
like "George of the Jungle"
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and "Babe: Pig in the City."
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It's okay...
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See how-- as you notice,
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they gravitate to what
they feel secure, so...
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-You're the mom.
- Yeah, I'm the second mom.
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Connie's the first mom,
but yeah.
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I've begged her to please,
please, let's write a book,
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to get her,
her legacy down.
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Connie's very closed,
but slowly but surely,
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I found out a lot about Connie
and the chimps.
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She got her first chimp
in 1972.
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His name was Coco.
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He was wild caught from Africa.
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Connie Casey:
We would sit in a circle,
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my husband and I,
and my three kids,
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with little pieces of peanut,
or raisin, or something
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in our mouth.
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And he would just gently
take it out of our mouth
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with his lips.
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We got a second chimp
about a year and a half later.
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Back then, it was easier
to get 'em.
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Coco and Bridget
had their first baby, Bo,
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and then
they just had multiple babies.
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As chimps
get a little bit older,
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they become harder to handle.
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So, people would contact
Connie and say,
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"Hey, you know,
I've got this chimp.
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Are you interested
in housing it?"
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Little did I know
that years later
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I'd have a house
full of chimps.
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Give me a kiss, give me some,
give me some.
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Give me some kisses.
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Angela Scott: I first started
working with Connie in 2001.
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It was very surreal.
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Immediately, I was in love.
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And I just knew that
that was what I wanted to do.
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I wanted to work there.
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Hey, sweetie pie.
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Connie was breeding
and selling chimps as pets,
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And every year,
they would keep one.
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That's what they would use
for commercials or movies.
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Did either of you
stop and think about us?
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That's all I've been
thinking about, Pops.
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- Yeah, you too, Chim Chim.
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I know of
at least four generations,
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if not five generations of
Connie's chimps in Hollywood.
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What in the hell?
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You have to make sure
to burp him.
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- He's just like a little baby.
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When she remarried
and Mike Casey
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came into the picture,
it just kind of grew.
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I'd like to thank
our special guest,
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Kirby from Chimparty, and Mike.
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He's the one
that came up with the idea
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to do the Hollywood stuff
and the Chimparty chimps.
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reporter 1: The monkey theme
of Brittany Staub's
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12th birthday party
just climbed to new heights.
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reporter 2: For a fee,
Connie Casey,
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who owns a company
called Chimparty,
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will show up at your party
with a baby chimp.
327
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They made a lot of money.
328
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There's three great apes,
the gorilla,
329
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the orangutan,
and the chimpanzee.
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That's how they were able
to build big enclosures.
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We hope to become a sanctuary
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and kind of a, a place
for them to live.
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reporter:
The most expensive undertaking
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is this $350,000 facility.
335
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It's Connie and Mike's dream to
provide this natural habitat.
336
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These are Hallmark
or American Greeting cards
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that Connor, um, did,
um, when he was a juvenile.
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He did a lot of greeting cards
for, uh, like I said,
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Hallmark and American Greeting.
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Yes.
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And a lot of 'em, if you
flip 'em over on the back--
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Now, this is American Greetings,
so it doesn't say it,
343
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but, like, the Hallmark
greeting cards.
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I always tell everybody,
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if you're gonna buy
a chimp card,
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be sure it's a Connor card.
347
00:23:22,986 --> 00:23:25,447
But if-- these are all
American Greetings.
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If you turn them over,
on the back,
349
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it'll say "Chimparty Chimp,
Festus, Missouri,"
350
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so you know it's one
of our greeting cards.
351
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"Sorry, he was the only
male stripper I could afford.
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Happy birthday."
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Coming out of a cake.
354
00:23:43,965 --> 00:23:46,051
Actually, coming out
of a present.
355
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He's probably the most
notorious chimp for--
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as far as, um, greeting cards.
357
00:23:51,431 --> 00:23:53,099
He probably did the most.
358
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Snack-wise,
they love the licorice.
359
00:23:59,773 --> 00:24:02,484
Um, they love marshmallows.
360
00:24:02,484 --> 00:24:03,693
Um,
361
00:24:03,693 --> 00:24:05,403
the drinks is the biggest thing.
362
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I know!
363
00:24:22,921 --> 00:24:26,591
That facility housed
42 chimps at one time.
364
00:24:26,591 --> 00:24:29,761
One time, there was 42 chimps
in that facility.
365
00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:32,555
I'm telling you,
it's like potato chips.
366
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You can't just have one,
367
00:24:33,890 --> 00:24:35,684
and you can't just
not have one.
368
00:24:36,810 --> 00:24:39,062
Back then,
they had plenty of money
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00:24:39,062 --> 00:24:41,648
to take care of the chimps
that they had.
370
00:24:41,648 --> 00:24:44,192
But then, when things
started falling out...
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00:24:47,737 --> 00:24:50,990
reporter: You'd have thought
James Dean or Leonardo DiCaprio
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00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:52,909
had just entered the room.
373
00:24:54,953 --> 00:24:57,080
Women were falling
all over each other
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00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:58,748
trying to get close to Kirby.
375
00:25:01,584 --> 00:25:03,586
He's cute,
I want to take him home.
376
00:25:03,586 --> 00:25:05,296
Aww!
377
00:25:05,296 --> 00:25:09,342
I worked
for Chimparty for years.
378
00:25:09,342 --> 00:25:12,470
And after seeing
the whole thing...
379
00:25:14,556 --> 00:25:18,518
it was not what I thought
it was gonna be.
380
00:25:23,148 --> 00:25:24,941
reporter: The seven-year-old
chimp suddenly grabbed
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00:25:24,941 --> 00:25:26,651
a toddler's foot.
382
00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:31,072
Mike Casey: I don't believe
Kirby meant any harm by it.
383
00:25:32,323 --> 00:25:33,783
We have never ever
had any problem--
384
00:25:33,783 --> 00:25:35,285
Oh, you want to say hi, too?
385
00:25:35,285 --> 00:25:37,287
We've never ever had
any problem with Kirby.
386
00:25:37,287 --> 00:25:39,664
But chimps are chimps,
and people are people,
387
00:25:39,664 --> 00:25:41,458
and, uh,
sometimes in situations,
388
00:25:41,458 --> 00:25:43,126
we can be just as dangerous
as they are.
389
00:25:47,422 --> 00:25:51,676
I heard a story
about a chimp named Bo.
390
00:25:51,676 --> 00:25:57,349
Mike went into Bo's cage,
and in the blink of an eye,
391
00:25:57,349 --> 00:26:03,146
Bo ran up, bit his nose off,
completely off of his face.
392
00:26:03,146 --> 00:26:07,359
Connie had to go back
into the cage and find the nose.
393
00:26:08,693 --> 00:26:11,529
A couple years later,
Bo had died.
394
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I asked, "How?"
395
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And Connie said
of natural causes.
396
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But he was very young.
397
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There were older chimps
that weren't doing parties.
398
00:26:27,337 --> 00:26:28,922
They didn't get
a lot of attention.
399
00:26:30,465 --> 00:26:35,345
They sit in a cage
and do nothing
400
00:26:35,345 --> 00:26:37,722
all day long.
401
00:26:40,016 --> 00:26:43,019
In my work as
a journalist, I've seen a lot.
402
00:26:43,019 --> 00:26:46,690
Disasters, wars, murders.
403
00:26:46,690 --> 00:26:48,733
But nothing prepared me
404
00:26:48,733 --> 00:26:52,696
for walking into
Connie Casey's compound
405
00:26:52,696 --> 00:26:58,868
and seeing a ghastly prison
for chimpanzees.
406
00:26:58,868 --> 00:27:03,707
She was operating
the equivalent of a puppy mill.
407
00:27:06,042 --> 00:27:09,045
As there became an awareness
of what was going on
408
00:27:09,045 --> 00:27:12,257
at places such as Chimparty,
409
00:27:12,257 --> 00:27:15,135
efforts were made
to cleanse it,
410
00:27:15,135 --> 00:27:17,303
the equivalent of greenwashing.
411
00:27:18,221 --> 00:27:22,058
Connie did finally
decide to go nonprofit
412
00:27:22,058 --> 00:27:27,272
and change Chimparty into
Missouri Primate Foundation,
413
00:27:27,272 --> 00:27:29,524
which was a 501(c)(3).
414
00:27:30,817 --> 00:27:32,902
But nothing was different.
415
00:27:34,738 --> 00:27:36,990
I was just overwhelmed
with grief.
416
00:27:37,282 --> 00:27:40,285
I felt so sorry for the chimps.
417
00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,955
I used to talk to the chimps
like I'm talking to you,
418
00:27:43,955 --> 00:27:47,834
and I would tell them that,
419
00:27:47,834 --> 00:27:49,794
"Someday, you're not gonna
be here anymore."
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00:27:52,380 --> 00:27:54,674
So, I called PETA.
421
00:28:00,722 --> 00:28:01,973
reporter:
The animal rights group
422
00:28:01,973 --> 00:28:03,600
People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals
423
00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:06,519
dumping two tons of manure
outside the offices
424
00:28:06,519 --> 00:28:09,689
of Ringling Brothers Barnum
and Bailey Circus last night.
425
00:28:11,816 --> 00:28:16,029
PETA's mission is to protect
animals from abuse,
426
00:28:16,029 --> 00:28:18,448
neglect, and cruelty,
it really is that simple.
427
00:28:18,448 --> 00:28:20,658
activist
For the animals, we will fight!
428
00:28:20,658 --> 00:28:23,328
protestors (chanting): How does
Chrysler sleep at night?!
429
00:28:23,328 --> 00:28:25,288
They're a great inspiration
to so many people
430
00:28:25,288 --> 00:28:26,623
and so many activists.
431
00:28:26,623 --> 00:28:29,125
I think I'd fuck a croissant.
432
00:28:29,125 --> 00:28:32,462
PETA's got very good,
very potent,
433
00:28:32,462 --> 00:28:36,466
and very, you know,
eye-catching campaigns.
434
00:28:36,466 --> 00:28:40,136
protestors
Set them free. Set them free.
435
00:28:40,136 --> 00:28:42,972
Set them free!
Set them free!
436
00:28:42,972 --> 00:28:45,392
Joaquin Phoenix:
In water, humans drown,
437
00:28:45,392 --> 00:28:47,394
just as fish suffocate on land.
438
00:28:47,394 --> 00:28:50,730
protestors: Shame! Shame!
Shame! Shame! Shame!
439
00:28:50,730 --> 00:28:52,232
Alan Cumming: And of course,
showing people
440
00:28:52,232 --> 00:28:54,526
that activism brings results.
441
00:28:54,526 --> 00:28:56,820
reporter 1: PETA says
it finally convinced SeaWorld
442
00:28:56,820 --> 00:28:58,655
to end riding on dolphins.
443
00:28:58,655 --> 00:29:01,074
reporter 2: Ringling Brothers
will start phasing elephants
444
00:29:01,074 --> 00:29:02,659
out of its circus acts.
445
00:29:05,328 --> 00:29:07,872
Like any great
successful organization,
446
00:29:07,872 --> 00:29:09,416
they are very polarizing.
447
00:29:09,416 --> 00:29:12,252
But if your job is to get
people's attention
448
00:29:12,252 --> 00:29:13,920
and to make change about issues
449
00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,672
that you feel need
to be changed...
450
00:29:19,968 --> 00:29:22,095
...by necessity,
you're gonna piss people off.
451
00:29:29,227 --> 00:29:33,023
narrator: The Great Ape,
forced to perform on television
452
00:29:33,023 --> 00:29:35,233
and in motion pictures
for decades.
453
00:29:36,401 --> 00:29:39,320
- Could you live this life?
454
00:29:42,699 --> 00:29:44,242
Thank you very much.
455
00:29:44,242 --> 00:29:47,287
Um, I'm here today
because 21 years ago
456
00:29:47,287 --> 00:29:51,249
I made a film
and met this little man.
457
00:29:52,459 --> 00:29:54,919
The film was called "Buddy,"
and I played...
458
00:29:54,919 --> 00:29:58,214
In 1996,
I did a film called "Buddy."
459
00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:03,720
The story of the film is about
a woman who has chimps,
460
00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:04,888
but it's really
about the fact that,
461
00:30:04,888 --> 00:30:07,390
you know,
you can't tame wild things.
462
00:30:07,390 --> 00:30:08,892
You have to let them
be themselves.
463
00:30:08,892 --> 00:30:10,226
You have to let them go.
464
00:30:10,226 --> 00:30:14,064
Do you know where it is?
It's in Joe's ear.
465
00:30:14,064 --> 00:30:16,608
The best thing for me
was I just got to cuddle chimps
466
00:30:16,608 --> 00:30:17,650
all day long.
467
00:30:17,650 --> 00:30:20,945
Tonka was one of the chimps,
468
00:30:20,945 --> 00:30:24,616
and we had-- we just sort of
fell in love.
469
00:30:24,616 --> 00:30:26,159
Yeah, now that's much better.
470
00:30:27,535 --> 00:30:30,246
Okay, then.
Cheer up, big man.
471
00:30:30,246 --> 00:30:32,499
Every morning,
I would walk on the set
472
00:30:32,499 --> 00:30:35,418
and I would see him kind of
just so excited to see me,
473
00:30:35,418 --> 00:30:37,629
and looking at his trainer
and look-- just like, you know,
474
00:30:37,629 --> 00:30:39,923
he couldn't leave his chair,
but he really wanted--
475
00:30:39,923 --> 00:30:41,007
and the trainer would go,
"Okay,"
476
00:30:41,007 --> 00:30:42,258
and he would run across the set
477
00:30:42,258 --> 00:30:43,802
and leap into my arms.
478
00:30:45,136 --> 00:30:46,930
It was magical.
479
00:30:46,930 --> 00:30:49,599
And in Scotland we have a word
for it called "couthie."
480
00:30:49,599 --> 00:30:51,976
If an animal
or a person is couthie,
481
00:30:51,976 --> 00:30:53,436
it means they're kind of,
you know,
482
00:30:53,436 --> 00:30:55,605
they kind of come
into you like that,
483
00:30:55,605 --> 00:30:57,857
uh, in their personality
as well as their physicality.
484
00:30:57,857 --> 00:30:59,150
They kind of-- that's couthie,
485
00:30:59,150 --> 00:31:00,443
they just want
to be like that with you.
486
00:31:00,443 --> 00:31:02,362
And he-he was--
Tonka was couthie.
487
00:31:04,197 --> 00:31:06,950
Tonka was about five
at that time,
488
00:31:06,950 --> 00:31:08,368
and I didn't know that then,
489
00:31:08,368 --> 00:31:10,120
but that was kind of
at the end of the time
490
00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:13,957
that you can actually have
a sort of domesticated chimp.
491
00:31:18,545 --> 00:31:20,046
My understanding
of what happened to Tonka
492
00:31:20,046 --> 00:31:22,132
after his Hollywood career
ended
493
00:31:22,132 --> 00:31:24,050
was that he retired
to Palm Springs.
494
00:31:24,050 --> 00:31:24,968
That's what I was told.
495
00:31:27,137 --> 00:31:28,471
And every time I would go
to Palm Springs,
496
00:31:28,471 --> 00:31:29,889
'cause I always think of
Palm Springs as like,
497
00:31:29,889 --> 00:31:31,307
old people and gay people.
498
00:31:31,307 --> 00:31:33,476
And then retired chimps add--
was added to my list.
499
00:31:33,476 --> 00:31:36,396
So, I kind of always expected
to sort of bump into him.
500
00:31:45,447 --> 00:31:47,824
I'd done a few campaigns
with PETA.
501
00:31:47,824 --> 00:31:49,325
And then they said to me
502
00:31:49,325 --> 00:31:51,995
that they had found
this place in Missouri
503
00:31:51,995 --> 00:31:55,290
where these chimps are being
kept in very poor,
504
00:31:55,290 --> 00:31:57,667
terrible conditions,
and that one of them was Tonka.
505
00:31:59,836 --> 00:32:03,131
And they showed me a picture
of him in this inside cage
506
00:32:03,131 --> 00:32:05,216
looking kinda--
uh, it was really...
507
00:32:06,384 --> 00:32:08,553
Just, it was really upsetting.
508
00:32:08,553 --> 00:32:12,098
Once they've done
their thing in showbiz,
509
00:32:12,098 --> 00:32:13,433
and anyone could buy them in,
510
00:32:13,433 --> 00:32:15,560
you know,
all these awful roadside zoos
511
00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,604
and things like that
that you see...
512
00:32:17,604 --> 00:32:19,856
PETA asked me to join them
in this campaign
513
00:32:19,856 --> 00:32:22,025
to try and get
those chimps out.
514
00:32:22,025 --> 00:32:25,528
I just hope that Tonka will be
able to have the retirement
515
00:32:25,528 --> 00:32:28,198
that I thought
he was going to have.
516
00:32:28,198 --> 00:32:30,200
I knew that PETA
was going after Connie
517
00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:31,618
and her chimps.
518
00:32:31,618 --> 00:32:32,911
Thank you.
519
00:32:35,413 --> 00:32:37,540
So, I felt like
this is an opportunity
520
00:32:37,540 --> 00:32:39,793
to do what I've always
wanted to do.
521
00:32:46,174 --> 00:32:48,009
-Who's that?
- speaker: It's Candy.
522
00:32:50,261 --> 00:32:53,765
- speaker: Hi, sweetie.
523
00:32:54,849 --> 00:32:58,978
PETA gave me these
glasses that had a camera,
524
00:32:58,978 --> 00:33:02,565
and they just said, "Get as
much footage as you can."
525
00:33:08,113 --> 00:33:09,698
Hi.
526
00:33:11,950 --> 00:33:13,451
In my mind,
I kept telling myself,
527
00:33:13,451 --> 00:33:15,745
"You are betraying
somebody that you love.
528
00:33:15,745 --> 00:33:20,250
You know what's gonna happen
after this goes public."
529
00:33:20,250 --> 00:33:24,170
It was-- it was--
I can't even describe how--
530
00:33:24,170 --> 00:33:26,339
I've-- I hated myself.
531
00:33:26,339 --> 00:33:28,925
I hate the fact that I had
to hurt somebody
532
00:33:28,925 --> 00:33:30,218
to help somebody else.
533
00:33:38,518 --> 00:33:40,520
I thought Connie
was a very nice person,
534
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,856
and she would tell me
how much she loved her chimps.
535
00:33:45,150 --> 00:33:46,943
They had made their bedroom
into a cage
536
00:33:46,943 --> 00:33:50,196
so that the younger chimps
could stay in there with them.
537
00:33:50,196 --> 00:33:51,573
You got Baba?
538
00:33:52,824 --> 00:33:58,580
And she genuinely
seemed to love chimps.
539
00:34:00,749 --> 00:34:03,335
It's just, I guess we have
different definitions
540
00:34:03,335 --> 00:34:04,961
of what love is.
541
00:34:07,088 --> 00:34:08,965
- Hi.
542
00:34:08,965 --> 00:34:10,508
Here, you wanna do a selfie?
543
00:34:12,177 --> 00:34:13,511
Hi.
544
00:34:13,511 --> 00:34:15,221
Jared Goodman: The chimpanzees
were being held
545
00:34:15,221 --> 00:34:17,557
in virtually barren enclosures,
546
00:34:17,557 --> 00:34:20,185
strewn with trash
and their own waste,
547
00:34:20,185 --> 00:34:22,937
and this was, uh,
frankly unlawful.
548
00:34:23,772 --> 00:34:28,735
So, in 2017, we decided
to proceed with a lawsuit
549
00:34:28,735 --> 00:34:31,654
alleging that these conditions
in which the chimpanzees
550
00:34:31,654 --> 00:34:33,948
were held
constituted a violation
551
00:34:34,282 --> 00:34:35,617
of the Endangered Species Act.
552
00:34:36,743 --> 00:34:38,244
The lawsuit
that PETA brought
553
00:34:38,244 --> 00:34:40,538
wasn't just about saying,
"We're taking the chimps away."
554
00:34:40,538 --> 00:34:43,166
It was saying, "We want you
to keep these chimps,
555
00:34:43,166 --> 00:34:47,045
"provided you make these changes
in their conditions
556
00:34:47,045 --> 00:34:48,672
and the way
they're looked after."
557
00:34:48,672 --> 00:34:50,006
That's their motif.
558
00:34:50,006 --> 00:34:52,842
I could tell you verbatim
how they handle a case,
559
00:34:52,842 --> 00:34:56,179
and every case
is a cookie-cutter case.
560
00:34:56,179 --> 00:34:59,683
That's my-my-my terminology.
They use the same forms,
561
00:34:59,683 --> 00:35:02,435
they use the same, um,
brutality tactics.
562
00:35:04,688 --> 00:35:07,232
They don't want
to fix your problems.
563
00:35:09,693 --> 00:35:11,528
They just want
to run you out of money
564
00:35:11,528 --> 00:35:12,946
to get your animals from you.
565
00:35:15,407 --> 00:35:17,534
I started working at Connie's
566
00:35:17,534 --> 00:35:21,287
approximately six months
after PETA filed the lawsuit.
567
00:35:21,287 --> 00:35:24,207
I never even drove
one of these until I came here.
568
00:35:25,166 --> 00:35:28,211
I'm from the city,
I don't do this kind of stuff.
569
00:35:28,211 --> 00:35:34,384
PETA did a 365-page report with
a professional veterinarian
570
00:35:34,384 --> 00:35:38,013
saying we have all these
really serious problems.
571
00:35:41,182 --> 00:35:42,308
Shit.
572
00:35:45,937 --> 00:35:47,647
And I decided
I'm gonna fix everything
573
00:35:47,647 --> 00:35:49,441
on that 365-page report.
574
00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:55,113
Just 'cause it was old doesn't
mean you can't fix it up.
575
00:35:57,657 --> 00:36:00,618
Watch yourself.
'Cause he's, he's gonna bang.
576
00:36:06,291 --> 00:36:09,127
Connie was very anxious
to spend all this money
577
00:36:09,127 --> 00:36:11,421
to fight to keep her babies.
578
00:36:11,421 --> 00:36:13,006
I said, "Don't worry about it,
they're your kids.
579
00:36:13,006 --> 00:36:15,925
"How can they take your kids?
I mean, this is America.
580
00:36:15,925 --> 00:36:18,094
"You know, the judicial system
will protect us
581
00:36:18,094 --> 00:36:20,305
'cause we haven't done anything
wrong, they're your kids."
582
00:36:21,806 --> 00:36:23,266
You want more snacks?
583
00:36:23,266 --> 00:36:24,684
You got to do more.
No, more.
584
00:36:24,684 --> 00:36:27,145
No, not with your foot,
you got to do more snack.
585
00:36:27,145 --> 00:36:31,191
More, good boy.
More snack, good boy.
586
00:36:31,191 --> 00:36:34,277
Connie was getting
donated old produce.
587
00:36:34,277 --> 00:36:36,780
That was one
of PETA's concerns.
588
00:36:36,780 --> 00:36:39,366
Now, they get
fresh veggies mainly.
589
00:36:39,366 --> 00:36:42,202
Sugar snap peas,
zucchini squash, little peppers,
590
00:36:42,202 --> 00:36:43,870
eggs for protein.
591
00:36:43,870 --> 00:36:46,456
Primarily all this stuff
is bought from Walmart.
592
00:36:46,456 --> 00:36:50,001
Tonia Haddix would
regularly post improvements
593
00:36:50,001 --> 00:36:52,295
that they were making
to the facility
594
00:36:52,295 --> 00:36:54,130
on her Facebook page.
595
00:36:54,130 --> 00:36:59,052
Things like putting up
a new hammock or repainting.
596
00:36:59,052 --> 00:37:01,471
If I was guesstimating
how much I've spent up here
597
00:37:01,471 --> 00:37:05,016
from start to finish, I'd say
half a million dollars, mm-hmm.
598
00:37:05,016 --> 00:37:06,810
Absolutely nothing approaching
599
00:37:06,810 --> 00:37:08,770
a half a million dollars'
worth of work.
600
00:37:09,729 --> 00:37:11,648
I worked my butt off.
601
00:37:11,648 --> 00:37:14,067
But PETA never came out
to see the improvements,
602
00:37:14,067 --> 00:37:15,902
never came out to see
the quality of life
603
00:37:15,902 --> 00:37:17,487
with these chimps,
604
00:37:17,487 --> 00:37:20,323
'cause they don't really
give a shit about the chimps.
605
00:37:20,323 --> 00:37:22,992
All they want
is their agenda furthered,
606
00:37:22,992 --> 00:37:26,287
which is to have no animals
in people's care.
607
00:37:27,247 --> 00:37:28,665
Come.
608
00:37:28,665 --> 00:37:30,709
PETA has no empathy
for the person
609
00:37:30,709 --> 00:37:32,335
that owns the animals,
610
00:37:32,335 --> 00:37:34,796
or the love that they have
for those animals.
611
00:37:36,673 --> 00:37:39,718
And that's what people
just really can't understand.
612
00:37:42,512 --> 00:37:44,347
I fell in love with those kids.
613
00:37:44,347 --> 00:37:46,182
- Come on.
614
00:37:46,182 --> 00:37:48,393
Come on, ready, ready,
ready, ready, ready, ready.
615
00:37:48,393 --> 00:37:50,353
Ready, ready, ready, ready,
ready, ready, ready!
616
00:37:50,353 --> 00:37:51,896
Come on!
617
00:37:51,896 --> 00:37:54,691
It's just like every day,
you wake up into a new world.
618
00:37:54,691 --> 00:37:58,236
What, Candy Cane?
What, baby girl?
619
00:38:00,447 --> 00:38:02,407
They don't break your heart.
620
00:38:03,950 --> 00:38:05,618
They're eager to please.
621
00:38:05,618 --> 00:38:08,246
Can you hand me them papers?
622
00:38:08,246 --> 00:38:09,956
Give me those papers,
623
00:38:09,956 --> 00:38:12,000
shove them suckers
out there for me.
624
00:38:12,250 --> 00:38:13,626
Thank you, boy.
625
00:38:13,626 --> 00:38:16,129
They don't grow up
and get a mind of their own.
626
00:38:16,129 --> 00:38:19,883
Silly man, silly man!
Can you show me your teeth?
627
00:38:19,883 --> 00:38:23,053
Show me them nasty old teeth
of yours, boy!
628
00:38:23,053 --> 00:38:25,805
They'll be your
friend for life.
629
00:38:28,433 --> 00:38:30,060
Nice to meet you, Tonka.
630
00:38:30,060 --> 00:38:32,437
Tonka, can you clap?
631
00:38:32,437 --> 00:38:34,064
Especially Tonka.
632
00:38:34,064 --> 00:38:36,399
Stick out your tongue.
Are you gonna show me that?
633
00:38:36,399 --> 00:38:39,944
Tonka was 38 years old,
and he was my best friend.
634
00:38:41,071 --> 00:38:43,782
You even got a smile
on your face, boy.
635
00:38:46,618 --> 00:38:48,745
Them chimps
just suck you in.
636
00:38:48,745 --> 00:38:50,997
They suck you in so quick.
637
00:38:50,997 --> 00:38:52,665
Turn around.
638
00:38:52,665 --> 00:38:54,125
You want me to scratch
your back?
639
00:38:57,545 --> 00:38:59,005
I may sit out there
for hours with them
640
00:38:59,005 --> 00:39:00,465
until 4 or 5 in the morning,
641
00:39:00,799 --> 00:39:02,133
and then I'd go sleep
for a few hours,
642
00:39:02,133 --> 00:39:03,760
get up and go
clean their cages.
643
00:39:06,721 --> 00:39:08,348
It was my ultimate dream.
644
00:39:10,141 --> 00:39:14,020
You want my shoe again?
Oh my goodness, he's so crazy.
645
00:39:14,020 --> 00:39:16,439
You want them shoes?
You're crazy.
646
00:39:23,446 --> 00:39:25,323
Any time they do that noise,
they're happy.
647
00:39:26,408 --> 00:39:29,703
Eventually,
I just said to Connie,
648
00:39:29,703 --> 00:39:31,287
"Sign 'em over to me."
649
00:39:31,287 --> 00:39:33,998
And I said, "I'll take
the grunt of the lawsuit."
650
00:39:39,337 --> 00:39:42,298
There is no apparent
reason for Tonia Haddix
651
00:39:42,298 --> 00:39:44,884
to have taken ownership
of the chimpanzees
652
00:39:44,884 --> 00:39:48,513
other than to try
to moot our lawsuit
653
00:39:48,513 --> 00:39:50,140
and get it kicked
out of court
654
00:39:50,140 --> 00:39:53,059
because the owner of
the chimpanzees was not a party.
655
00:39:53,727 --> 00:39:59,065
So, we were forced to join her
into the lawsuit in 2019.
656
00:39:59,065 --> 00:40:03,361
And that, uh, certainly
kept it interesting.
657
00:40:10,785 --> 00:40:12,078
I'm trying to clean this cage,
658
00:40:12,078 --> 00:40:13,913
so I need to lock him
out of this cage.
659
00:40:13,913 --> 00:40:15,999
But I was gonna lock
this door and this door
660
00:40:15,999 --> 00:40:18,084
because he's strong.
661
00:40:31,056 --> 00:40:33,266
Okay, that's a battle lost.
662
00:40:34,601 --> 00:40:38,563
Out of all the chimps, I would
not want to encounter him.
663
00:40:39,564 --> 00:40:42,359
Huh, boy?
Huh, Kerry?
664
00:40:42,359 --> 00:40:44,944
reporter: You see the power
of Kerry in this interaction.
665
00:40:46,738 --> 00:40:49,532
See, just like right there,
tried to grab me.
666
00:40:49,532 --> 00:40:51,910
But see, I'm aware of that,
so I know what to do with him.
667
00:40:51,910 --> 00:40:54,371
reporter: Kerry is the one
who escaped right here
668
00:40:54,371 --> 00:40:57,082
on Highway CC outside Festus.
669
00:40:57,082 --> 00:40:58,708
speaker
Oh, my God, he's getting in--
670
00:40:58,708 --> 00:41:00,585
Oh, he's robbing that (bleep)!
Oh, my God.
671
00:41:00,585 --> 00:41:02,087
reporter 1:
Tonight on the Fox Files,
672
00:41:02,087 --> 00:41:05,256
an escaped chimpanzee
in Festus. It shocked people...
673
00:41:05,256 --> 00:41:07,842
reporter 2: You can see the
animal try to get into a car.
674
00:41:07,842 --> 00:41:10,428
After Tonia Haddix
became the legal owner
675
00:41:10,428 --> 00:41:13,139
of the chimpanzees,
there were issues still arising
676
00:41:13,139 --> 00:41:15,475
at the Missouri
Primate Foundation,
677
00:41:15,475 --> 00:41:19,062
because she is not qualified
to care for chimpanzees.
678
00:41:19,062 --> 00:41:20,980
She does not have
any formal training.
679
00:41:20,980 --> 00:41:24,651
She's simply someone
who likes chimpanzees.
680
00:41:28,446 --> 00:41:32,075
I have a rule of thumb.
I never walk away from a cage
681
00:41:32,075 --> 00:41:34,994
unless I've got a lock on it.
Period, end of story.
682
00:41:36,079 --> 00:41:38,748
'Cause it'd be so easy
to get called away,
683
00:41:38,748 --> 00:41:40,083
and then the locks be off,
684
00:41:40,083 --> 00:41:42,127
and there's no safeties
on these doors.
685
00:41:42,127 --> 00:41:43,962
So, then you'd have
loose chimps.
686
00:41:46,006 --> 00:41:48,341
reporter: A controversial
primate facility in Festus
687
00:41:48,341 --> 00:41:49,592
is under fire once again.
688
00:41:49,592 --> 00:41:51,177
reporter 2:
A male and female chimpanzee
689
00:41:51,177 --> 00:41:52,595
escaped early Sunday afternoon.
690
00:41:52,595 --> 00:41:56,099
It appears there was
an unsecured lock on the cages.
691
00:41:56,099 --> 00:41:58,768
During the course of this case,
692
00:41:58,768 --> 00:42:02,272
chimpanzees escaped
from the facility twice.
693
00:42:08,403 --> 00:42:11,114
Remarkably,
Tonia Haddix's response
694
00:42:11,114 --> 00:42:13,867
was that PETA might have
sent someone there
695
00:42:13,867 --> 00:42:15,326
to unlock the cages.
696
00:42:17,287 --> 00:42:19,080
That's how delusional she is.
697
00:42:22,292 --> 00:42:25,337
Tonia's deadline to have all
the improvements completed
698
00:42:25,337 --> 00:42:27,005
came and went.
699
00:42:27,005 --> 00:42:29,382
She never formally presented
any of the changes
700
00:42:29,382 --> 00:42:31,134
that she made
to the Festus facility.
701
00:42:31,134 --> 00:42:32,677
It simply didn't happen.
702
00:42:34,012 --> 00:42:36,514
So, we filed
several motions to transfer
703
00:42:36,514 --> 00:42:40,810
all seven of the chimpanzees
to an accredited sanctuary.
704
00:42:40,810 --> 00:42:42,854
All of these animals
have been captive-bred,
705
00:42:42,854 --> 00:42:45,523
so they can't just be simply
released into the wild.
706
00:42:46,358 --> 00:42:48,485
The best we can do
is to put them in a setting
707
00:42:48,485 --> 00:42:51,029
that approximates
their natural environment.
708
00:42:54,616 --> 00:42:58,995
You know, she had her chance,
and she blew it.
709
00:42:58,995 --> 00:43:02,248
That's really where
it all went wrong for her.
710
00:43:05,794 --> 00:43:07,504
Alright, Tonia.
711
00:43:07,504 --> 00:43:10,882
Morning, we're at the federal
courthouse here in St. Louis.
712
00:43:10,882 --> 00:43:12,676
We have a contempt hearing
this morning.
713
00:43:12,676 --> 00:43:14,177
-Right.
- How's your head?
714
00:43:14,177 --> 00:43:15,512
What are you feeling?
715
00:43:15,512 --> 00:43:17,847
- And you just go.
- Okay.
716
00:43:17,847 --> 00:43:19,182
Alright?
And you smell great, by the way.
717
00:43:19,182 --> 00:43:21,226
Thank you.
718
00:43:22,769 --> 00:43:26,606
My eyes are-- We-- I was up
all night with the attorney.
719
00:43:26,606 --> 00:43:30,694
Okay.
Whenever you're ready.
720
00:43:30,694 --> 00:43:33,113
Um, well, I was up all night
with the attorneys.
721
00:43:33,113 --> 00:43:34,531
They worked all hours.
722
00:43:34,531 --> 00:43:38,368
We put five more, um,
motions in this morning.
723
00:43:38,368 --> 00:43:40,704
Best case scenario,
PETA can't take the chimps,
724
00:43:40,704 --> 00:43:43,248
and we can try to fight this
fair and square.
725
00:43:43,248 --> 00:43:46,543
Worst case scenario would be
that I end up in jail today
726
00:43:46,543 --> 00:43:48,920
until they come
get the chimps.
727
00:43:48,920 --> 00:43:50,714
I'm not saying
I'm not a little nervous,
728
00:43:50,714 --> 00:43:52,132
'cause who wouldn't be?
729
00:43:52,132 --> 00:43:53,758
But the fact of it is,
is I stand up
730
00:43:53,758 --> 00:43:55,218
for what I believe in.
731
00:43:55,218 --> 00:43:56,761
And I believe in those chimps,
732
00:43:56,761 --> 00:44:00,890
so that's all I care about
at this point, truthfully.
733
00:44:06,479 --> 00:44:08,189
reporter 1:
The animal rights group PETA
734
00:44:08,189 --> 00:44:11,234
successfully won a court order
to have the Festus chimps
735
00:44:11,234 --> 00:44:14,738
moved to an accredited
animal sanctuary in Florida.
736
00:44:14,988 --> 00:44:17,824
reporter 2: A new court order
says all the chimps must go.
737
00:44:17,824 --> 00:44:19,743
reporter 1:
Cameras are prohibited
738
00:44:19,743 --> 00:44:23,329
from being on the Festus
property during this seizure.
739
00:44:23,329 --> 00:44:26,833
The judge found
Tonia Haddix in civil contempt,
740
00:44:26,833 --> 00:44:30,503
ultimately ordering that
all seven of the chimpanzees
741
00:44:30,503 --> 00:44:33,006
be transferred
to accredited sanctuaries.
742
00:44:33,006 --> 00:44:35,300
I love these chimps
more than anything in the world,
743
00:44:35,300 --> 00:44:36,843
and I mean more than anything.
744
00:44:36,843 --> 00:44:38,887
More than my kids,
more than anything.
745
00:44:38,887 --> 00:44:40,305
What I'm worried about
is do they think
746
00:44:40,305 --> 00:44:42,432
that we abandon them?
How-- I mean, you know,
747
00:44:42,432 --> 00:44:46,853
they have a lot of huge intel--
intellectual statuses.
748
00:44:46,853 --> 00:44:48,938
So, how-how do we know
what they're gonna feel?
749
00:44:48,938 --> 00:44:50,357
And I know they're gonna grieve.
750
00:44:50,357 --> 00:44:52,108
I know
they're gonna have issues.
751
00:44:52,108 --> 00:44:53,610
I appreciate it,
Tonia, thank you.
752
00:44:53,610 --> 00:44:54,861
I'll be in touch
when it's gonna be on.
753
00:44:54,861 --> 00:44:56,279
- It might not be tonight.
- Okay. Okay.
754
00:44:56,279 --> 00:44:57,655
That'll be great, thank you.
755
00:45:07,457 --> 00:45:09,459
I'm not giving up,
I can tell you that much.
756
00:45:09,459 --> 00:45:11,670
I'm not.
Um, 'til the fat lady sings,
757
00:45:11,670 --> 00:45:13,713
I'm gonna try to beat PETA.
758
00:45:17,425 --> 00:45:20,345
There he is.
There's the little fucker now.
759
00:45:23,431 --> 00:45:25,308
The United States
Marshal Service will be present
760
00:45:25,308 --> 00:45:27,227
just to ensure
a smooth transfer.
761
00:45:27,227 --> 00:45:29,813
We're hopeful that
there will be no hiccups.
762
00:45:29,813 --> 00:45:32,691
We're looking to finally, uh,
just move these chimpanzees
763
00:45:32,691 --> 00:45:34,651
to this professional
sanctuary environment.
764
00:45:34,651 --> 00:45:36,361
- Okay, thank you, sir.
- Thank you.
765
00:45:36,361 --> 00:45:37,737
- It was good seeing you.
- Good seeing you.
766
00:45:37,737 --> 00:45:39,155
I-I'll let you know
when it's gonna run.
767
00:45:39,155 --> 00:45:40,240
Okay.
768
00:45:50,500 --> 00:45:53,336
The good news is, um,
they didn't take her away
769
00:45:53,336 --> 00:45:54,754
in handcuffs.
770
00:45:54,754 --> 00:45:58,049
Although, the judge said
that Tonia has to stay
771
00:45:58,049 --> 00:46:04,848
two miles away from the compound
as the move takes place.
772
00:46:16,276 --> 00:46:19,112
We are just prepping
the chimps, um,
773
00:46:19,112 --> 00:46:21,114
for PETA to come on property
774
00:46:21,114 --> 00:46:24,200
to take the, um, possession
of the chimps,
775
00:46:24,200 --> 00:46:26,077
um, starting 8 a.m. tomorrow.
776
00:46:27,871 --> 00:46:30,040
It's gonna be the toughest thing
we've ever gone through.
777
00:46:30,040 --> 00:46:31,332
For me, at least.
778
00:46:34,169 --> 00:46:35,670
- Yeah.
779
00:46:35,670 --> 00:46:38,089
Candy Cane's joining in
on the conversation.
780
00:46:38,923 --> 00:46:42,010
She wants to say, "PETA,
you're stupid for taking us."
781
00:46:48,266 --> 00:46:50,226
PETA said that they
can't wait to get them
782
00:46:50,226 --> 00:46:53,938
transferred to
a professional sanctuary.
783
00:46:56,316 --> 00:46:58,401
I have to be off
the property at 8 p.m.,
784
00:46:58,401 --> 00:47:01,488
so, um, per PETA's orders,
785
00:47:01,488 --> 00:47:03,281
believe it or not.
786
00:47:03,281 --> 00:47:06,284
And um, so,
787
00:47:06,284 --> 00:47:08,953
we'll have to shut out
the lights at 8:00, but...
788
00:47:08,953 --> 00:47:11,623
we're gonna spend as much time
with them as we can.
789
00:47:22,467 --> 00:47:24,803
You know what, we should
get Happy Meals today.
790
00:47:24,803 --> 00:47:28,848
That's their favorite.
Yeah, they would love 'em.
791
00:47:28,848 --> 00:47:30,642
They love chicken nugget
Happy Meals.
792
00:47:30,642 --> 00:47:32,477
I mean, love them.
793
00:47:37,148 --> 00:47:38,817
One more.
794
00:47:40,068 --> 00:47:42,320
You like them fries?
If you want 'em, have 'em...
795
00:48:00,046 --> 00:48:02,882
You get to know each chimp,
and that's the sad part,
796
00:48:02,882 --> 00:48:05,385
is that they're taking them
from the only home they know
797
00:48:05,385 --> 00:48:07,887
with the caregivers that
know them their whole life
798
00:48:07,887 --> 00:48:10,515
and know what
they're about, and um...
799
00:48:10,974 --> 00:48:11,975
um...
800
00:48:12,517 --> 00:48:13,977
putting 'em in a situation
801
00:48:13,977 --> 00:48:15,937
that they won't even know
nothing about 'em.
802
00:48:19,566 --> 00:48:21,443
See, Candy don't like me crying.
803
00:48:22,986 --> 00:48:25,363
And Connor don't.
They know.
804
00:48:27,449 --> 00:48:28,742
They know.
805
00:48:29,576 --> 00:48:32,370
They know I love them more
than anything in this world.
806
00:48:34,539 --> 00:48:35,874
They know.
807
00:48:35,874 --> 00:48:38,501
I've spent many years
with these guys,
808
00:48:38,501 --> 00:48:41,838
taking care of them every day,
even whenever I've been sick.
809
00:48:41,838 --> 00:48:43,048
They know.
810
00:48:46,384 --> 00:48:48,386
Huh, Candy Cane?
811
00:49:00,690 --> 00:49:03,193
We can take you no further
than right here,
812
00:49:03,193 --> 00:49:05,111
the front
of Connie Casey's property
813
00:49:05,111 --> 00:49:07,072
on State Road CC
in Festus.
814
00:49:08,156 --> 00:49:09,407
The U.S. Marshals are here,
815
00:49:09,407 --> 00:49:11,242
accompanied by local law enforcement
816
00:49:11,242 --> 00:49:13,745
to watch over
the seizure of chimpanzees.
817
00:49:19,042 --> 00:49:20,418
crew member: We're trespassing?
818
00:49:23,338 --> 00:49:25,548
Yeah, you can't come on property
until we're done.
819
00:49:27,592 --> 00:49:29,219
Yeah, that'd be technically
off the property.
820
00:49:29,219 --> 00:49:30,595
crew member:
Okay.
821
00:50:16,975 --> 00:50:18,351
- So, nothing in here though?
- No.
822
00:50:18,351 --> 00:50:19,519
But they would be darting
in here?
823
00:50:19,519 --> 00:50:20,854
Yes.
824
00:50:26,109 --> 00:50:27,569
Yeah.
825
00:50:39,539 --> 00:50:41,541
The chimps are there,
and the chimps are on
826
00:50:41,541 --> 00:50:43,001
the other side there.
827
00:50:44,502 --> 00:50:45,503
Here comes somebody.
828
00:50:56,973 --> 00:51:00,518
- ♪ Please ♪
- ♪ Please, please don't go ♪
829
00:51:00,518 --> 00:51:05,190
♪ Please, please don't go ♪
830
00:51:06,524 --> 00:51:10,987
♪ Oh, yeah, oh, I love you so ♪
831
00:51:10,987 --> 00:51:14,532
♪ Please, please don't go ♪
832
00:51:17,619 --> 00:51:20,872
♪ Baby, you did me wrong ♪
833
00:51:20,872 --> 00:51:23,333
♪ You know you done me wrong ♪
834
00:51:23,333 --> 00:51:27,003
♪ Well, well,
you done me wrong ♪
835
00:51:27,003 --> 00:51:30,674
♪ You know you done me wrong ♪
836
00:51:30,674 --> 00:51:34,177
♪ So, you done,
done me wrong ♪
837
00:51:34,177 --> 00:51:37,180
♪ Oh, oh, yeah ♪
838
00:51:37,180 --> 00:51:40,392
♪ Took my love,
now you're gone ♪
839
00:51:40,392 --> 00:51:42,936
♪ Please, please, don't go ♪
840
00:51:42,936 --> 00:51:47,065
♪ Please, please,
please, please ♪
841
00:51:47,065 --> 00:51:50,360
- ♪ Please, please ♪
- ♪ Please, please, don't go ♪
842
00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:54,447
♪ Please, please, please ♪
843
00:51:54,447 --> 00:51:58,451
- ♪ Please, please, don't go ♪
- ♪ Please, honey, please ♪
844
00:51:58,451 --> 00:52:00,370
♪ Don't go ♪
845
00:52:00,370 --> 00:52:04,874
♪ Well, oh well, girl ♪
846
00:52:04,874 --> 00:52:06,918
♪ I love you so ♪
847
00:52:06,918 --> 00:52:09,713
♪ Please, please don't go ♪
848
00:52:09,713 --> 00:52:13,717
♪ I just want to hear
you say I, I, I ♪
849
00:52:13,717 --> 00:52:16,594
- ♪ Please, please, don't go ♪
- ♪ I, I ♪
850
00:52:16,594 --> 00:52:22,183
♪ I, I, I, I ♪
851
00:52:23,393 --> 00:52:28,231
♪ Honey, please, don't go ♪
852
00:52:28,231 --> 00:52:31,109
♪ Oh yeah, girl ♪
853
00:52:31,109 --> 00:52:33,153
♪ I love you so ♪
854
00:52:33,153 --> 00:52:35,822
♪ Please, please, don't go ♪
855
00:52:35,822 --> 00:52:39,659
♪ Please, don't go ♪
856
00:52:39,659 --> 00:52:43,246
♪ Please, please, don't go ♪
857
00:52:43,246 --> 00:52:49,753
♪ Honey, please, don't go ♪
858
00:52:49,753 --> 00:52:53,089
♪ Girl, I love you so ♪
859
00:52:53,089 --> 00:52:56,801
♪ Please, please ♪
860
00:53:23,995 --> 00:53:27,290
I hated the fact that
they had to be scared at all,
861
00:53:27,290 --> 00:53:29,167
because they had to dart them
all one by one
862
00:53:29,167 --> 00:53:32,045
and put them in the truck.
863
00:53:32,045 --> 00:53:35,131
But I'm, I'm very happy.
864
00:53:36,174 --> 00:53:38,468
Do you have any regrets?
865
00:53:38,468 --> 00:53:40,261
I wish I had done it sooner.
866
00:53:41,179 --> 00:53:42,389
That's all.
867
00:53:48,311 --> 00:53:50,647
The rescue went smoothly,
868
00:53:50,647 --> 00:53:52,816
and Tonia Haddix
didn't show up.
869
00:53:54,567 --> 00:53:57,445
But there was one
major problem.
870
00:53:59,239 --> 00:54:01,825
There was a chimpanzee missing.
871
00:54:16,214 --> 00:54:18,258
reporter 1: The fight over
Festus chimpanzees
872
00:54:18,258 --> 00:54:21,011
should be over,
except for new revelations.
873
00:54:21,011 --> 00:54:23,722
reporter 2: The chimpanzee lady
now making national news.
874
00:54:23,722 --> 00:54:25,432
reporter 3:
A movie star chimp named Tonka
875
00:54:25,432 --> 00:54:27,058
and its disappearance.
876
00:54:27,058 --> 00:54:28,852
It all has the makings
of a Hollywood plot,
877
00:54:28,852 --> 00:54:30,228
but no, this is real life.
878
00:54:30,895 --> 00:54:34,274
People fall in love
with these chimps.
879
00:54:34,274 --> 00:54:35,942
And you know,
when you're in love,
880
00:54:35,942 --> 00:54:38,361
your brain is out of control.
881
00:54:38,361 --> 00:54:41,364
There's chemicals and hormones
and things happening to you
882
00:54:41,364 --> 00:54:43,199
that makes you irrational.
883
00:54:45,702 --> 00:54:47,912
Once I had chimps,
884
00:54:47,912 --> 00:54:49,873
there was no way
I could do without one.
885
00:54:49,873 --> 00:54:52,709
I'll do anything and everything
to keep them kids.
886
00:54:52,709 --> 00:54:56,379
I've got to take every chance
I've got, 'cause you know what?
887
00:54:56,379 --> 00:54:58,381
We might get lucky.
888
00:55:10,602 --> 00:55:13,938
♪ Monkey see, monkey do ♪
889
00:55:15,273 --> 00:55:17,359
♪ I don't know why ♪
890
00:55:21,363 --> 00:55:24,366
♪ I'd rather be dead
than be uncool ♪
891
00:55:26,159 --> 00:55:28,119
♪ I don't know why ♪
892
00:55:31,790 --> 00:55:34,959
♪ Every line had the rhythms ♪
893
00:55:36,920 --> 00:55:38,672
♪ I don't know why ♪
894
00:55:42,467 --> 00:55:47,681
♪ Let's move, love is blind ♪
895
00:55:47,681 --> 00:55:49,641
♪ I don't know why ♪
896
00:55:54,270 --> 00:55:57,524
♪ Stay, stay away ♪
897
00:55:58,942 --> 00:56:01,486
♪ Stay away ♪
898
00:56:01,486 --> 00:56:04,572
♪ Stay away, oh ♪
899
00:56:04,572 --> 00:56:07,701
♪ Give it up, take a smile ♪
900
00:56:09,202 --> 00:56:10,995
♪ I don't know why ♪
901
00:56:14,833 --> 00:56:17,877
♪ Fashion shirt,
fashion style ♪
902
00:56:20,005 --> 00:56:21,881
♪ I don't know why ♪