1 00:00:13,179 --> 00:00:15,807 (baby monkey chittering) 2 00:00:31,906 --> 00:00:34,409 ♪ 3 00:00:34,409 --> 00:00:36,661 (gently clicking tongue) 4 00:00:41,082 --> 00:00:43,376 Tonia Haddix: Monkey love is totally different 5 00:00:43,376 --> 00:00:46,546 than the way that you have love for your child. 6 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,217 If it's your natural born child, 7 00:00:51,217 --> 00:00:53,511 it's just natural because you actually, 8 00:00:53,511 --> 00:00:55,055 you know, gave birth to that kid. 9 00:00:55,055 --> 00:01:01,519 But when you adopt a monkey, the bond is much, much deeper. 10 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,483 Roger Zoppe: Baby, hey, look at you. 11 00:01:06,483 --> 00:01:07,692 What are you doing? 12 00:01:07,984 --> 00:01:09,736 - Hey. - Roger: Hey. 13 00:01:11,196 --> 00:01:13,823 Tonia: Human children are meant to grow up 14 00:01:13,823 --> 00:01:17,494 and build bonds with other people in society. 15 00:01:17,494 --> 00:01:19,329 But not chimpanzees. 16 00:01:19,329 --> 00:01:22,165 Pam Rosaire: Look at that little chimp. 17 00:01:22,165 --> 00:01:24,709 Tonia: Their mother is their whole life. 18 00:01:26,461 --> 00:01:29,214 And that primate feels that way about you, 19 00:01:29,214 --> 00:01:31,174 because you become their mother. 20 00:01:31,174 --> 00:01:34,219 ♪ 21 00:01:38,890 --> 00:01:41,685 (chittering) 22 00:01:41,685 --> 00:01:45,230 I'm sorry, there is nothing like holding, loving, 23 00:01:45,230 --> 00:01:46,773 being around a chimp. 24 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:48,441 Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle... 25 00:01:48,441 --> 00:01:50,360 It's the best thing since peanut butter. 26 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:51,403 (crunching) 27 00:01:52,654 --> 00:01:54,906 I-I can't explain it, 28 00:01:54,906 --> 00:01:58,368 'cause it's like something that you just don't ever feel. 29 00:01:58,368 --> 00:01:59,703 (happily grunting) 30 00:01:59,703 --> 00:02:00,912 It's so empowering. 31 00:02:02,163 --> 00:02:03,873 They are just like us. 32 00:02:03,873 --> 00:02:05,917 (urinating) 33 00:02:07,794 --> 00:02:09,337 Especially Tonka. 34 00:02:11,381 --> 00:02:12,465 Kiss. 35 00:02:14,384 --> 00:02:18,722 Thank you. He's a good boy, a good boy. 36 00:02:18,722 --> 00:02:21,391 Tonka and I just found each other. 37 00:02:21,391 --> 00:02:24,144 And Tonka loved me as much as I love Tonka. 38 00:02:25,854 --> 00:02:27,230 (laughing) 39 00:02:27,230 --> 00:02:30,233 It was meant to be, it was just natural. 40 00:02:30,233 --> 00:02:32,277 It's like your love for God. 41 00:02:33,528 --> 00:02:37,157 And I'll do anything to protect that primate, anything. 42 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:39,200 (helicopter whirring) 43 00:02:40,618 --> 00:02:42,829 (siren wailing) 44 00:02:42,829 --> 00:02:45,165 (dramatic music playing) 45 00:02:45,999 --> 00:02:48,585 reporter 1: A fight over chimpanzees should be over. 46 00:02:48,585 --> 00:02:50,754 reporter 2: The chimpanzee lady now making national news. 47 00:02:50,754 --> 00:02:52,672 They're gonna have to bring sheriffs and they're gonna have 48 00:02:52,672 --> 00:02:53,840 to bring everything that they can. 49 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,342 (pounding glass windows) 50 00:02:55,342 --> 00:02:58,094 I would give anything that I have possession-wise up 51 00:02:58,094 --> 00:02:59,346 for that child. 52 00:02:59,346 --> 00:03:01,890 I would give my life for him. 53 00:03:01,890 --> 00:03:03,475 ♪ 54 00:03:04,267 --> 00:03:06,102 (music softens) 55 00:03:06,102 --> 00:03:09,731 And that's exactly what I did, to be honest. 56 00:03:10,857 --> 00:03:12,859 (plucky music playing) 57 00:03:15,820 --> 00:03:18,031 ♪ 58 00:03:24,371 --> 00:03:26,039 (music stops) 59 00:03:29,751 --> 00:03:31,753 (people chattering) 60 00:03:38,218 --> 00:03:41,221 ("Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss playing on TV) 61 00:03:45,350 --> 00:03:47,519 - There it is. - (imitating timpani) 62 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:52,232 ♪ 63 00:03:54,693 --> 00:03:56,903 No, stop it. It's okay. 64 00:03:56,903 --> 00:03:59,698 (music continues) 65 00:04:05,912 --> 00:04:07,288 (hollering) 66 00:04:09,374 --> 00:04:12,377 ♪ 67 00:04:36,443 --> 00:04:38,403 (music ends) 68 00:04:41,406 --> 00:04:44,034 Pam: My dad asked me what I wanted to do 69 00:04:44,034 --> 00:04:45,869 with the rest of my life. 70 00:04:47,245 --> 00:04:51,416 I said, I wanna be the world's most famous chimpanzee trainer. 71 00:04:51,416 --> 00:04:53,376 - Eric Goode: How old were you? - Seven. 72 00:04:53,376 --> 00:04:55,420 (cheering and applause) 73 00:05:02,093 --> 00:05:05,555 Pam: My ancestors were all circus people. 74 00:05:05,555 --> 00:05:08,224 So, I couldn't just have one chimp, you know? 75 00:05:08,224 --> 00:05:11,978 You had to have at least three, because then it was an act. 76 00:05:11,978 --> 00:05:14,356 (crowd cheering) 77 00:05:14,898 --> 00:05:16,649 Chimps have a very long life. 78 00:05:16,649 --> 00:05:19,402 They have the same lifespan that we do. 79 00:05:19,402 --> 00:05:21,112 So I picked the right trade. 80 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:25,325 I'm still performing with my chimps. 81 00:05:26,034 --> 00:05:29,079 (announcer, indistinct) 82 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:31,623 - Thank you very much! - (applause) 83 00:05:33,625 --> 00:05:36,294 (chimps hooting) 84 00:05:36,294 --> 00:05:38,171 Pam: Chimps are amazing. 85 00:05:38,171 --> 00:05:41,424 They can do just about anything they want to 86 00:05:41,424 --> 00:05:43,968 because they have our intelligence. 87 00:05:47,472 --> 00:05:50,934 They're calculating, they watch every move you make. 88 00:05:50,934 --> 00:05:53,937 They learn to read people. They know what you say. 89 00:05:53,937 --> 00:05:56,815 Every word you say, they understand it. 90 00:05:56,815 --> 00:05:58,149 speaker: Somebody's trying to get a beer 91 00:05:58,149 --> 00:05:59,651 on the back of the truck here. 92 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:01,695 (laughter) 93 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:04,406 No! Don't do that. 94 00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:06,950 (indistinct) 95 00:06:06,950 --> 00:06:08,618 Punch. Punch! Punch! 96 00:06:08,618 --> 00:06:12,247 Pam: They are 98.4 human DNA. 97 00:06:13,832 --> 00:06:17,669 So, therefore, they are our closest living relative. 98 00:06:18,670 --> 00:06:20,046 They're my kids. 99 00:06:21,172 --> 00:06:23,675 And they're always gonna be my kids. 100 00:06:28,054 --> 00:06:33,309 Years ago, I had a baby chimp born two months premature. 101 00:06:33,309 --> 00:06:37,814 Premature baby chimps cannot digest formula. 102 00:06:37,814 --> 00:06:39,524 And he wasn't doing good. 103 00:06:40,608 --> 00:06:42,152 He was dying. 104 00:06:42,152 --> 00:06:44,320 (gentle music playing) 105 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,490 But I just had my daughter, Dallas, 106 00:06:47,490 --> 00:06:50,035 so I did what came natural. 107 00:06:50,035 --> 00:06:53,955 He's a baby that needs feeding, feed it, you know? 108 00:06:56,124 --> 00:06:58,001 (clearing throat) I come in one day 109 00:06:58,001 --> 00:07:01,171 and she's got Dallas on one booby 110 00:07:01,171 --> 00:07:02,922 and the chimp on the other. 111 00:07:02,922 --> 00:07:05,759 And I go, "Whoa, what are you doing?" 112 00:07:07,886 --> 00:07:10,722 Pam: I really didn't know what I was doing. 113 00:07:10,722 --> 00:07:13,558 And then, to have two of 'em and-- it's like twins, really. 114 00:07:13,558 --> 00:07:16,353 Next thing you know, it's in the "Enquirer," 115 00:07:16,353 --> 00:07:20,231 and then "Star," and oh, my God. 116 00:07:20,231 --> 00:07:23,276 "Baby chimp saved by breastfeeding mum." 117 00:07:25,820 --> 00:07:28,406 One for you and one for you. 118 00:07:28,406 --> 00:07:30,241 Dallas Zoppe: He was very gentle. 119 00:07:30,241 --> 00:07:31,785 He was very kind. 120 00:07:33,411 --> 00:07:35,872 No, this is the same. 121 00:07:35,872 --> 00:07:38,375 We were like brother and sister so much 122 00:07:38,375 --> 00:07:42,253 that the instant that a boy would like me, 123 00:07:42,253 --> 00:07:44,714 he knew and he would be mean to that boy. 124 00:07:44,714 --> 00:07:46,508 He would throw poop at him. 125 00:07:48,301 --> 00:07:50,428 I can't imagine my life without him. 126 00:07:50,428 --> 00:07:52,138 It would have been very different. 127 00:07:53,098 --> 00:07:55,100 (cheering and applause) 128 00:07:55,100 --> 00:07:56,768 ♪ 129 00:07:56,768 --> 00:07:58,728 Monkey, monkey, monkey! 130 00:07:58,728 --> 00:08:00,563 Pam: To me, they're my life. 131 00:08:00,563 --> 00:08:04,192 They're my life's love. They were my first love. 132 00:08:05,193 --> 00:08:08,363 I wouldn't want to have my life without a chimp in it. 133 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:11,408 I love you. 134 00:08:11,408 --> 00:08:12,992 I love you with everything I got. 135 00:08:12,992 --> 00:08:15,286 Go ahead, you can have your drink. 136 00:08:18,623 --> 00:08:21,042 Yes! (laughing) 137 00:08:21,251 --> 00:08:22,877 (Eric speaking) 138 00:08:26,715 --> 00:08:29,342 For a long time, it was Connie Casey. 139 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:31,302 She has chimpanzees. 140 00:08:31,302 --> 00:08:32,512 (bell dinging) 141 00:08:32,512 --> 00:08:33,763 But it's too bad, 142 00:08:33,763 --> 00:08:36,141 because it's the end of a dynasty. 143 00:08:36,141 --> 00:08:38,643 (train whistle blowing) 144 00:08:38,643 --> 00:08:41,980 She lives in Festus, Missouri. 145 00:08:41,980 --> 00:08:43,898 and she doesn't want the attention. 146 00:08:45,900 --> 00:08:47,777 Peter Laufer: Missouri is one of the few states 147 00:08:47,777 --> 00:08:52,323 where you can do pretty much anything with animals. 148 00:08:52,323 --> 00:08:56,536 - (people chattering) - (buzzer blares) 149 00:08:56,536 --> 00:08:59,581 There are exotic animal auctions 150 00:08:59,581 --> 00:09:03,460 and very few restrictions on the kinds of things 151 00:09:03,460 --> 00:09:07,130 that are not allowed elsewhere, 152 00:09:07,130 --> 00:09:11,968 including what Connie Casey was doing big time, 153 00:09:11,968 --> 00:09:18,016 which was breeding chimpanzees at her enclave, 154 00:09:18,016 --> 00:09:21,144 Missouri Primate Foundation. 155 00:09:21,144 --> 00:09:24,064 Back in 2010, I was the last journalist 156 00:09:24,064 --> 00:09:26,024 who talked with Connie. 157 00:09:26,900 --> 00:09:29,110 (Eric speaking) 158 00:09:30,278 --> 00:09:31,321 Oh, yeah. Oh, sure. 159 00:09:31,321 --> 00:09:32,864 (chittering) 160 00:09:32,864 --> 00:09:35,158 Eric: I've been documenting exotic animal people 161 00:09:35,158 --> 00:09:37,327 for over 15 years. 162 00:09:37,327 --> 00:09:39,204 This is the monkey's closet. 163 00:09:39,204 --> 00:09:42,207 Eric: Wow. Oh, so this is formal wear. 164 00:09:42,207 --> 00:09:44,209 The monkeys have more clothing than I have. 165 00:09:44,209 --> 00:09:46,044 - Really? - Yeah. 166 00:09:46,044 --> 00:09:47,212 - Are you sure? - Really, yeah. 167 00:09:47,212 --> 00:09:49,255 - I don't have this many shirts. - Hmm. 168 00:09:49,255 --> 00:09:51,091 Ay, que linda. 169 00:09:51,091 --> 00:09:53,009 Eric: Exotic animal people are generally distrustful 170 00:09:53,009 --> 00:09:54,844 of outsiders. 171 00:09:54,844 --> 00:09:56,388 - monkey mom: Uh oh. - (monkey chittering) 172 00:09:56,388 --> 00:09:59,683 Eric: I've been an animal person my entire life, 173 00:09:59,683 --> 00:10:01,685 so gaining access to this community 174 00:10:01,685 --> 00:10:03,061 has been pretty easy for me. 175 00:10:03,061 --> 00:10:06,106 But this time, it's different. 176 00:10:07,065 --> 00:10:09,526 In 2020, I made "Tiger King." 177 00:10:09,526 --> 00:10:11,403 And do you wear these yourself? 178 00:10:11,403 --> 00:10:12,862 I don't wear underwear. (laughing) 179 00:10:12,862 --> 00:10:15,782 - You don't wear underwear? - No, free ball it. 180 00:10:15,782 --> 00:10:17,200 Wow. 181 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,703 "Tiger King" shined a spotlight on this community 182 00:10:19,703 --> 00:10:21,454 and it wasn't favorable. 183 00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:23,081 That's a brand-new shirt. 184 00:10:24,332 --> 00:10:26,084 Eric: And now, people like Connie Casey, 185 00:10:26,084 --> 00:10:28,586 for the most part, don't want anything to do with me. 186 00:10:28,586 --> 00:10:30,046 - speaker (on phone): Hey. - Hey. 187 00:10:30,046 --> 00:10:32,966 I'm on the road to Connie Casey's. 188 00:10:32,966 --> 00:10:36,386 I don't know, this doesn't look too friendly. 189 00:10:36,386 --> 00:10:38,054 - (dogs barking) - I think I'm gonna go 190 00:10:38,054 --> 00:10:40,432 and think about this for a minute. 191 00:10:43,601 --> 00:10:46,730 So, for this project, I had to hire a proxy director 192 00:10:46,730 --> 00:10:48,398 to go undercover. 193 00:10:48,398 --> 00:10:49,733 Alright, so listen. 194 00:10:49,733 --> 00:10:51,067 Um, 195 00:10:51,067 --> 00:10:52,277 I'll follow you guys. 196 00:10:52,277 --> 00:10:53,820 - crew member: Okay. - But I'll be discreet. 197 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:55,739 - crew member: You won't see-- - My car's discreet, okay? 198 00:10:55,739 --> 00:10:56,948 - crew member: Okay. - Alright. 199 00:10:59,701 --> 00:11:00,994 Dwayne Cunningham: This is our exit. 200 00:11:06,416 --> 00:11:08,126 - crew member: See this fence? - Dwayne: Yep! 201 00:11:08,126 --> 00:11:09,836 - crew member: Yep, that's it. - Dwayne: That's it. 202 00:11:10,837 --> 00:11:12,839 (distant monkeys chittering) 203 00:11:21,431 --> 00:11:23,433 (gate creaking) 204 00:11:32,067 --> 00:11:34,486 (curious music playing) 205 00:11:42,827 --> 00:11:45,205 ♪ 206 00:11:47,874 --> 00:11:49,626 - Dwayne: Good morning. - Good morning. 207 00:11:49,626 --> 00:11:50,669 Dwayne: How are you? 208 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:57,384 - crew member: 3:30, you said? - Yeah, 3:30. 209 00:11:57,384 --> 00:11:59,177 - (phone ringing) - Hello? 210 00:12:00,929 --> 00:12:02,222 speaker (on phone): Can you hear me? 211 00:12:05,517 --> 00:12:07,143 Well, I'm Tonia Haddix. 212 00:12:07,143 --> 00:12:10,480 Basically, I'm a nurse from St. Louis, Missouri. 213 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:14,484 I came down here to Missouri Primate Foundation 214 00:12:14,484 --> 00:12:17,821 to help Connie Casey preserve the chimpanzees 215 00:12:17,821 --> 00:12:19,114 that she still held. 216 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:23,827 Connie is a legacy. She has a legacy that is greater 217 00:12:23,827 --> 00:12:26,496 than anybody could ever, ever imagine. 218 00:12:26,496 --> 00:12:28,957 She is a world-renowned chimp person, 219 00:12:28,957 --> 00:12:31,710 basically responsible for three-quarters 220 00:12:31,710 --> 00:12:33,837 of the captive-bred chimps 221 00:12:33,837 --> 00:12:36,047 that are here in the United States currently. 222 00:12:40,385 --> 00:12:44,931 So, I don't know where your best view would be to film, 223 00:12:44,931 --> 00:12:46,391 is what I guess I'm asking. 224 00:12:46,391 --> 00:12:47,809 - There's Connie now. - (chimps screeching) 225 00:12:51,396 --> 00:12:52,689 (Dwayne speaking) 226 00:12:52,689 --> 00:12:55,358 Tonia: No, wait. (laughing) 227 00:12:55,358 --> 00:12:57,610 I don't want her overwhelmed with everything. 228 00:12:57,610 --> 00:13:00,071 (screeching continues) 229 00:13:08,079 --> 00:13:10,206 Hey, you come here. 230 00:13:10,206 --> 00:13:13,209 I know I don't know your name, and I know that sounds rude. 231 00:13:13,209 --> 00:13:15,128 (laughing) 232 00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:17,380 Connie, I'm Dwayne Cunningham. 233 00:13:17,380 --> 00:13:19,549 It's a pleasure and honor to meet you. 234 00:13:19,549 --> 00:13:22,552 We just thought people needed to hear your story, 235 00:13:22,552 --> 00:13:24,804 and, um, at the very least we can get it out 236 00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:26,931 in the court of public opinion. 237 00:13:28,224 --> 00:13:29,809 Eric: Maybe you have the wrong credentials 238 00:13:29,809 --> 00:13:32,979 for a million things, but for this, Dwayne, 239 00:13:32,979 --> 00:13:34,773 it's almost like not playing a role at all 240 00:13:34,773 --> 00:13:38,651 'cause you know this world. 241 00:13:38,651 --> 00:13:40,111 You have no idea. 242 00:13:41,654 --> 00:13:44,741 announcer: Ringling Brothers and Barnum... 243 00:13:44,741 --> 00:13:46,493 Dwayne: I went to Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey 244 00:13:46,493 --> 00:13:50,163 Circus Clown College, class of 1975. 245 00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:53,458 I got to work with their animals every day. 246 00:13:56,461 --> 00:14:01,132 And then I became involved in the animal industry 247 00:14:01,132 --> 00:14:03,593 for pretty much my entire life. 248 00:14:03,593 --> 00:14:06,429 Hi, I'm Dr. Wasabi, and I know what you're thinking. 249 00:14:06,429 --> 00:14:07,764 "Penguins?" 250 00:14:07,764 --> 00:14:11,601 Also, I've had, uh, a relationship 251 00:14:11,601 --> 00:14:14,854 with the federal government over exotic animals. 252 00:14:16,523 --> 00:14:18,983 So, when you called me and said, 253 00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:21,611 "Be the point person, get inside 254 00:14:21,611 --> 00:14:23,446 and see what was going on," 255 00:14:23,446 --> 00:14:25,824 I mean, that's right up my alley. 256 00:14:25,824 --> 00:14:27,867 - You're gonna look great. - Oh, thank you. 257 00:14:28,952 --> 00:14:32,789 Dwayne: Once they knew my background, 258 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:36,501 they weren't skeptical of, uh, of my presence. 259 00:14:38,670 --> 00:14:41,131 (cages rattling) 260 00:14:41,131 --> 00:14:43,049 (monkeys screeching) 261 00:14:54,853 --> 00:14:56,563 (hooting continues) 262 00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:58,606 (banging) 263 00:15:00,942 --> 00:15:02,694 (pounding glass windows) 264 00:15:05,905 --> 00:15:07,198 (Tonia speaking) 265 00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:14,914 ♪ 266 00:15:19,753 --> 00:15:21,254 (Connie speaking) 267 00:15:26,468 --> 00:15:29,387 - I don't wanna be on camera. - crew member: Sure. 268 00:15:29,387 --> 00:15:31,014 At that point, it seemed like Connie Casey 269 00:15:31,014 --> 00:15:32,682 was like, exhausted. 270 00:15:32,682 --> 00:15:35,226 Exhausted physically, exhausted mentally. 271 00:15:36,728 --> 00:15:38,772 But Tonia comes in, 272 00:15:38,772 --> 00:15:41,566 and the more I listened to her... 273 00:15:43,401 --> 00:15:44,736 (banging) 274 00:15:46,863 --> 00:15:50,867 ...the more I thought, "It's a love story." 275 00:15:50,867 --> 00:15:52,911 (light music playing) 276 00:15:54,746 --> 00:15:57,916 Tonia: She does really good work. 277 00:15:57,916 --> 00:16:02,087 Her stuff looks natural instead of it looking really crazy. 278 00:16:02,087 --> 00:16:03,421 'Cause I could go crazy, 279 00:16:03,421 --> 00:16:04,923 - you guys know that. - (technician laughing) 280 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:10,428 Everybody compares me to Dolly. 281 00:16:10,428 --> 00:16:14,432 I don't know why. But they do. 282 00:16:14,432 --> 00:16:17,394 I'm the Dolly Parton of the chimps. 283 00:16:17,394 --> 00:16:19,729 Or I'm the crazy monkey lady. Whatever. 284 00:16:19,729 --> 00:16:21,648 ♪ 285 00:16:21,648 --> 00:16:23,274 (tapping camera) 286 00:16:23,942 --> 00:16:27,904 I owned capuchin monkeys for about 20 years. 287 00:16:27,904 --> 00:16:31,866 I love the capuchins, but I had always wanted a chimp. 288 00:16:33,118 --> 00:16:35,245 A chimp's even way better than a capuchin. 289 00:16:35,245 --> 00:16:37,956 You can shape them into being you. 290 00:16:37,956 --> 00:16:40,333 (hooting) 291 00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:41,835 So, I was like, "You know what? 292 00:16:41,835 --> 00:16:45,255 "I can afford one and my kids are grown, 293 00:16:45,255 --> 00:16:47,048 so let's try to find a baby chimp." 294 00:16:48,842 --> 00:16:52,637 Connie Casey was offering chimp encounters. 295 00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:56,307 So, I had made an appointment. 296 00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:00,645 It was the most rewarding 297 00:17:00,645 --> 00:17:03,023 and most amazing experience I ever had. 298 00:17:05,525 --> 00:17:07,027 I wanted to go back. 299 00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:09,362 I was ready to go pay 300 more dollars. 300 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:12,198 (sniffing) 301 00:17:12,198 --> 00:17:14,534 Connie lived the life that I would love to have lived. 302 00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:17,829 I mean, she's my idol, and she needed help. 303 00:17:19,956 --> 00:17:22,625 So, I was just gonna volunteer one day a week. 304 00:17:22,625 --> 00:17:24,836 (chuckling) And so, then it ended up three or four days, 305 00:17:24,836 --> 00:17:27,130 and then it ended up five days, and then it ended up-- 306 00:17:27,130 --> 00:17:29,215 I didn't go home for months. 307 00:17:29,215 --> 00:17:32,177 Then I ended up actually moving up here on property 308 00:17:32,177 --> 00:17:34,637 25 feet from the chimps. 309 00:17:34,637 --> 00:17:37,640 Chimps are my whole thing. 310 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,643 And thank God I went to Connie's five years ago, 311 00:17:40,643 --> 00:17:43,355 or I never would have ever known. 312 00:17:43,355 --> 00:17:46,733 That's the only time in my life that I've ever been happy. 313 00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:51,488 I'm 53 years old, and them five years 314 00:17:51,488 --> 00:17:53,531 was the best five years of my life. 315 00:17:58,370 --> 00:18:00,372 (chimps screeching) 316 00:18:22,060 --> 00:18:24,062 (loud banging) 317 00:18:27,107 --> 00:18:28,733 Oh, it's okay. 318 00:18:30,485 --> 00:18:31,945 (continues banging) 319 00:18:35,323 --> 00:18:36,408 Dwayne: No? 320 00:18:40,036 --> 00:18:42,080 (Tonka screeching) 321 00:18:44,958 --> 00:18:48,211 We've got seven chimpanzees at the facility, 322 00:18:48,211 --> 00:18:50,213 and each chimp is so individualistic, 323 00:18:50,213 --> 00:18:51,464 just like humans. 324 00:18:52,674 --> 00:18:55,218 Connor is the Hallmark Greeting Card Chimp. 325 00:18:55,218 --> 00:18:57,387 Born and bred at Connie's facility, 326 00:18:57,387 --> 00:18:59,431 so he's never lived anyplace else. 327 00:18:59,431 --> 00:19:01,433 Then, we have Tammy, 328 00:19:01,433 --> 00:19:02,726 Kerry, 329 00:19:02,726 --> 00:19:07,731 Mikayla, Candy, Crystal. 330 00:19:07,731 --> 00:19:09,399 And then, there's Tonka. 331 00:19:09,399 --> 00:19:11,234 - (groaning) - (hooting) 332 00:19:11,234 --> 00:19:14,320 Tonia: Tonka did a lot of movies like "George of the Jungle" 333 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,281 and "Babe: Pig in the City." 334 00:19:20,785 --> 00:19:22,120 (whispering) It's okay... 335 00:19:23,705 --> 00:19:24,956 See how-- as you notice, 336 00:19:24,956 --> 00:19:28,752 they gravitate to what they feel secure, so... 337 00:19:28,752 --> 00:19:31,796 - Dwayne: You're the mom. - Yeah, I'm the second mom. 338 00:19:31,796 --> 00:19:33,715 Connie's the first mom, but yeah. 339 00:19:35,008 --> 00:19:37,677 I've begged her to please, please, let's write a book, 340 00:19:37,677 --> 00:19:40,138 to get her, her legacy down. 341 00:19:41,598 --> 00:19:45,101 Connie's very closed, but slowly but surely, 342 00:19:45,101 --> 00:19:47,979 I found out a lot about Connie and the chimps. 343 00:19:47,979 --> 00:19:50,940 ♪ 344 00:19:50,940 --> 00:19:53,651 She got her first chimp in 1972. 345 00:19:53,651 --> 00:19:55,195 His name was Coco. 346 00:19:55,195 --> 00:19:57,781 He was wild caught from Africa. 347 00:19:57,781 --> 00:19:59,699 Connie Casey: We would sit in a circle, 348 00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:02,494 my husband and I, and my three kids, 349 00:20:02,494 --> 00:20:05,497 with little pieces of peanut, or raisin, or something 350 00:20:05,497 --> 00:20:07,207 in our mouth. 351 00:20:07,207 --> 00:20:09,501 And he would just gently take it out of our mouth 352 00:20:09,501 --> 00:20:11,378 with his lips. 353 00:20:11,378 --> 00:20:14,297 We got a second chimp about a year and a half later. 354 00:20:14,297 --> 00:20:16,841 Back then, it was easier to get 'em. 355 00:20:17,842 --> 00:20:21,179 Tonia: Coco and Bridget had their first baby, Bo, 356 00:20:21,179 --> 00:20:24,307 and then they just had multiple babies. 357 00:20:24,307 --> 00:20:26,142 (screeching) 358 00:20:26,142 --> 00:20:27,894 As chimps get a little bit older, 359 00:20:27,894 --> 00:20:29,688 they become harder to handle. 360 00:20:30,313 --> 00:20:32,565 (loud banging) 361 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:34,359 So, people would contact Connie and say, 362 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,236 "Hey, you know, I've got this chimp. 363 00:20:36,236 --> 00:20:38,196 Are you interested in housing it?" 364 00:20:39,614 --> 00:20:41,324 Little did I know that years later 365 00:20:41,324 --> 00:20:43,243 I'd have a house full of chimps. 366 00:20:45,829 --> 00:20:48,039 Give me a kiss, give me some, give me some. 367 00:20:48,039 --> 00:20:49,833 Give me some kisses. (smooches) 368 00:20:49,833 --> 00:20:51,418 (softly whimpering) 369 00:20:51,418 --> 00:20:54,963 Angela Scott: I first started working with Connie in 2001. 370 00:20:56,589 --> 00:20:58,425 It was very surreal. 371 00:21:00,218 --> 00:21:01,970 Immediately, I was in love. 372 00:21:03,722 --> 00:21:05,682 And I just knew that that was what I wanted to do. 373 00:21:05,682 --> 00:21:07,058 I wanted to work there. 374 00:21:07,058 --> 00:21:08,476 Connie: Hey, sweetie pie. 375 00:21:10,228 --> 00:21:13,732 Angela: Connie was breeding and selling chimps as pets, 376 00:21:13,732 --> 00:21:16,860 And every year, they would keep one. 377 00:21:16,860 --> 00:21:18,862 - (thrilling music playing) - (grunting) 378 00:21:18,862 --> 00:21:23,116 That's what they would use for commercials or movies. 379 00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:25,243 Did either of you stop and think about us? 380 00:21:25,243 --> 00:21:27,120 That's all I've been thinking about, Pops. 381 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:29,539 - (chittering) - Yeah, you too, Chim Chim. 382 00:21:29,539 --> 00:21:31,458 Tonia: I know of at least four generations, 383 00:21:31,458 --> 00:21:35,086 if not five generations of Connie's chimps in Hollywood. 384 00:21:35,086 --> 00:21:36,379 What in the hell? 385 00:21:36,379 --> 00:21:38,089 You have to make sure to burp him. 386 00:21:38,089 --> 00:21:40,300 - He's just like a little baby. - (gagging) 387 00:21:40,300 --> 00:21:43,928 Tonia: When she remarried and Mike Casey 388 00:21:43,928 --> 00:21:47,390 came into the picture, it just kind of grew. 389 00:21:47,390 --> 00:21:49,225 I'd like to thank our special guest, 390 00:21:49,225 --> 00:21:52,312 Kirby from Chimparty, and Mike. 391 00:21:52,312 --> 00:21:54,230 Tonia: He's the one that came up with the idea 392 00:21:54,230 --> 00:21:58,151 to do the Hollywood stuff and the Chimparty chimps. 393 00:21:58,151 --> 00:21:59,652 (kids shouting) 394 00:21:59,652 --> 00:22:01,613 reporter 1: The monkey theme of Brittany Staub's 395 00:22:01,613 --> 00:22:04,407 12th birthday party just climbed to new heights. 396 00:22:04,407 --> 00:22:06,117 reporter 2: For a fee, Connie Casey, 397 00:22:06,117 --> 00:22:08,578 who owns a company called Chimparty, 398 00:22:08,578 --> 00:22:11,956 will show up at your party with a baby chimp. 399 00:22:11,956 --> 00:22:14,000 ♪ 400 00:22:17,170 --> 00:22:19,464 (chimp screeching) 401 00:22:20,799 --> 00:22:23,593 Angela: They made a lot of money. 402 00:22:23,593 --> 00:22:25,178 There's three great apes, the gorilla, 403 00:22:25,178 --> 00:22:28,098 the orangutan, and the chimpanzee. 404 00:22:28,098 --> 00:22:30,975 That's how they were able to build big enclosures. 405 00:22:33,144 --> 00:22:34,646 We hope to become a sanctuary 406 00:22:34,646 --> 00:22:37,482 and kind of a, a place for them to live. 407 00:22:38,233 --> 00:22:40,110 reporter: The most expensive undertaking 408 00:22:40,110 --> 00:22:43,571 is this $350,000 facility. 409 00:22:44,489 --> 00:22:47,575 It's Connie and Mike's dream to provide this natural habitat. 410 00:22:48,827 --> 00:22:49,953 (music fades out) 411 00:22:49,953 --> 00:22:51,496 (birds chirping) 412 00:22:52,414 --> 00:22:53,665 (chimpanzee hoots) 413 00:22:55,250 --> 00:22:57,460 These are Hallmark or American Greeting cards 414 00:22:57,460 --> 00:23:01,715 that Connor, um, did, um, when he was a juvenile. 415 00:23:01,715 --> 00:23:05,802 He did a lot of greeting cards for, uh, like I said, 416 00:23:05,802 --> 00:23:07,637 Hallmark and American Greeting. 417 00:23:07,637 --> 00:23:09,055 Yes. 418 00:23:09,055 --> 00:23:12,308 And a lot of 'em, if you flip 'em over on the back-- 419 00:23:12,308 --> 00:23:15,145 Now, this is American Greetings, so it doesn't say it, 420 00:23:15,145 --> 00:23:18,148 but, like, the Hallmark greeting cards. 421 00:23:18,148 --> 00:23:19,566 I always tell everybody, 422 00:23:19,566 --> 00:23:21,151 if you're gonna buy a chimp card, 423 00:23:21,151 --> 00:23:22,986 be sure it's a Connor card. 424 00:23:22,986 --> 00:23:25,447 But if-- these are all American Greetings. 425 00:23:26,990 --> 00:23:29,576 If you turn them over, on the back, 426 00:23:29,576 --> 00:23:31,870 it'll say "Chimparty Chimp, Festus, Missouri," 427 00:23:31,870 --> 00:23:34,581 so you know it's one of our greeting cards. 428 00:23:34,581 --> 00:23:37,667 "Sorry, he was the only male stripper I could afford. 429 00:23:37,667 --> 00:23:39,586 Happy birthday." 430 00:23:39,586 --> 00:23:41,629 Coming out of a cake. 431 00:23:43,965 --> 00:23:46,051 Actually, coming out of a present. 432 00:23:46,051 --> 00:23:49,179 He's probably the most notorious chimp for-- 433 00:23:49,179 --> 00:23:51,431 as far as, um, greeting cards. 434 00:23:51,431 --> 00:23:53,099 He probably did the most. 435 00:23:53,767 --> 00:23:55,393 (hooting) 436 00:23:57,729 --> 00:23:59,773 Snack-wise, they love the licorice. 437 00:23:59,773 --> 00:24:02,484 Um, they love marshmallows. 438 00:24:02,484 --> 00:24:03,693 Um, 439 00:24:03,693 --> 00:24:05,403 the drinks is the biggest thing. 440 00:24:08,281 --> 00:24:10,075 (chimps hooting) 441 00:24:12,660 --> 00:24:14,245 I know! 442 00:24:22,921 --> 00:24:26,591 That facility housed 42 chimps at one time. 443 00:24:26,591 --> 00:24:29,761 One time, there was 42 chimps in that facility. 444 00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:32,555 I'm telling you, it's like potato chips. 445 00:24:32,555 --> 00:24:33,890 You can't just have one, 446 00:24:33,890 --> 00:24:35,684 and you can't just not have one. 447 00:24:36,810 --> 00:24:39,062 Back then, they had plenty of money 448 00:24:39,062 --> 00:24:41,648 to take care of the chimps that they had. 449 00:24:41,648 --> 00:24:44,192 But then, when things started falling out... 450 00:24:45,193 --> 00:24:47,737 (curious music playing) 451 00:24:47,737 --> 00:24:50,990 reporter: You'd have thought James Dean or Leonardo DiCaprio 452 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:52,909 had just entered the room. 453 00:24:52,909 --> 00:24:54,953 (harmonica playing) 454 00:24:54,953 --> 00:24:57,080 Women were falling all over each other 455 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:58,748 trying to get close to Kirby. 456 00:24:58,748 --> 00:25:01,584 (people chattering) 457 00:25:01,584 --> 00:25:03,586 He's cute, I want to take him home. 458 00:25:03,586 --> 00:25:05,296 Aww! 459 00:25:05,296 --> 00:25:09,342 Angela: I worked for Chimparty for years. 460 00:25:09,342 --> 00:25:12,470 And after seeing the whole thing... 461 00:25:14,556 --> 00:25:18,518 it was not what I thought it was gonna be. 462 00:25:20,061 --> 00:25:22,105 (laughter) 463 00:25:23,148 --> 00:25:24,941 reporter: The seven-year-old chimp suddenly grabbed 464 00:25:24,941 --> 00:25:26,651 a toddler's foot. 465 00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:31,072 Mike Casey: I don't believe Kirby meant any harm by it. 466 00:25:32,323 --> 00:25:33,783 We have never ever had any problem-- 467 00:25:33,783 --> 00:25:35,285 Oh, you want to say hi, too? 468 00:25:35,285 --> 00:25:37,287 We've never ever had any problem with Kirby. 469 00:25:37,287 --> 00:25:39,664 But chimps are chimps, and people are people, 470 00:25:39,664 --> 00:25:41,458 and, uh, sometimes in situations, 471 00:25:41,458 --> 00:25:43,126 we can be just as dangerous as they are. 472 00:25:43,126 --> 00:25:45,170 (both hooting) 473 00:25:47,422 --> 00:25:51,676 Angela: I heard a story about a chimp named Bo. 474 00:25:51,676 --> 00:25:57,349 Mike went into Bo's cage, and in the blink of an eye, 475 00:25:57,349 --> 00:26:03,146 Bo ran up, bit his nose off, completely off of his face. 476 00:26:03,146 --> 00:26:07,359 Connie had to go back into the cage and find the nose. 477 00:26:08,693 --> 00:26:11,529 A couple years later, Bo had died. 478 00:26:11,529 --> 00:26:13,531 I asked, "How?" 479 00:26:13,531 --> 00:26:16,576 And Connie said of natural causes. 480 00:26:16,576 --> 00:26:18,244 But he was very young. 481 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,337 There were older chimps that weren't doing parties. 482 00:26:27,337 --> 00:26:28,922 They didn't get a lot of attention. 483 00:26:30,465 --> 00:26:35,345 They sit in a cage and do nothing 484 00:26:35,345 --> 00:26:37,722 all day long. 485 00:26:40,016 --> 00:26:43,019 Peter: In my work as a journalist, I've seen a lot. 486 00:26:43,019 --> 00:26:46,690 Disasters, wars, murders. 487 00:26:46,690 --> 00:26:48,733 But nothing prepared me 488 00:26:48,733 --> 00:26:52,696 for walking into Connie Casey's compound 489 00:26:52,696 --> 00:26:58,868 and seeing a ghastly prison for chimpanzees. 490 00:26:58,868 --> 00:27:03,707 She was operating the equivalent of a puppy mill. 491 00:27:03,707 --> 00:27:06,042 (solemn music playing) 492 00:27:06,042 --> 00:27:09,045 As there became an awareness of what was going on 493 00:27:09,045 --> 00:27:12,257 at places such as Chimparty, 494 00:27:12,257 --> 00:27:15,135 efforts were made to cleanse it, 495 00:27:15,135 --> 00:27:17,303 the equivalent of greenwashing. 496 00:27:18,221 --> 00:27:22,058 Angela: Connie did finally decide to go nonprofit 497 00:27:22,058 --> 00:27:27,272 and change Chimparty into Missouri Primate Foundation, 498 00:27:27,272 --> 00:27:29,524 which was a 501(c)(3). 499 00:27:30,817 --> 00:27:32,902 But nothing was different. 500 00:27:32,902 --> 00:27:34,738 (whimpering) 501 00:27:34,738 --> 00:27:36,990 I was just overwhelmed with grief. 502 00:27:37,282 --> 00:27:40,285 I felt so sorry for the chimps. 503 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,955 I used to talk to the chimps like I'm talking to you, 504 00:27:43,955 --> 00:27:47,834 and I would tell them that, 505 00:27:47,834 --> 00:27:49,794 "Someday, you're not gonna be here anymore." 506 00:27:52,380 --> 00:27:54,674 So, I called PETA. 507 00:27:56,468 --> 00:27:58,720 ♪ 508 00:28:00,722 --> 00:28:01,973 reporter: The animal rights group 509 00:28:01,973 --> 00:28:03,600 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 510 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:06,519 dumping two tons of manure outside the offices 511 00:28:06,519 --> 00:28:09,689 of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus last night. 512 00:28:09,689 --> 00:28:11,816 ♪ 513 00:28:11,816 --> 00:28:16,029 PETA's mission is to protect animals from abuse, 514 00:28:16,029 --> 00:28:18,448 neglect, and cruelty, it really is that simple. 515 00:28:18,448 --> 00:28:20,658 activist (chants): For the animals, we will fight! 516 00:28:20,658 --> 00:28:23,328 protestors (chanting): How does Chrysler sleep at night?! 517 00:28:23,328 --> 00:28:25,288 They're a great inspiration to so many people 518 00:28:25,288 --> 00:28:26,623 and so many activists. 519 00:28:26,623 --> 00:28:29,125 I think I'd fuck a croissant. 520 00:28:29,125 --> 00:28:32,462 PETA's got very good, very potent, 521 00:28:32,462 --> 00:28:36,466 and very, you know, eye-catching campaigns. 522 00:28:36,466 --> 00:28:40,136 protestors (chanting): Set them free. Set them free. 523 00:28:40,136 --> 00:28:42,972 Set them free! Set them free! 524 00:28:42,972 --> 00:28:45,392 Joaquin Phoenix: In water, humans drown, 525 00:28:45,392 --> 00:28:47,394 just as fish suffocate on land. 526 00:28:47,394 --> 00:28:50,730 protestors: Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! 527 00:28:50,730 --> 00:28:52,232 Alan Cumming: And of course, showing people 528 00:28:52,232 --> 00:28:54,526 that activism brings results. 529 00:28:54,526 --> 00:28:56,820 reporter 1: PETA says it finally convinced SeaWorld 530 00:28:56,820 --> 00:28:58,655 to end riding on dolphins. 531 00:28:58,655 --> 00:29:01,074 reporter 2: Ringling Brothers will start phasing elephants 532 00:29:01,074 --> 00:29:02,659 out of its circus acts. 533 00:29:02,659 --> 00:29:05,328 (protestors shouting indistinctly) 534 00:29:05,328 --> 00:29:07,872 Alan: Like any great successful organization, 535 00:29:07,872 --> 00:29:09,416 they are very polarizing. 536 00:29:09,416 --> 00:29:12,252 But if your job is to get people's attention 537 00:29:12,252 --> 00:29:13,920 and to make change about issues 538 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,672 that you feel need to be changed... 539 00:29:15,672 --> 00:29:18,049 ♪ 540 00:29:19,968 --> 00:29:22,095 ...by necessity, you're gonna piss people off. 541 00:29:22,095 --> 00:29:24,723 ♪ 542 00:29:29,227 --> 00:29:33,023 narrator: The Great Ape, forced to perform on television 543 00:29:33,023 --> 00:29:35,233 and in motion pictures for decades. 544 00:29:36,401 --> 00:29:39,320 - Could you live this life? - (gun cocking) 545 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:42,699 (applause) 546 00:29:42,699 --> 00:29:44,242 Thank you very much. 547 00:29:44,242 --> 00:29:47,287 Um, I'm here today because 21 years ago 548 00:29:47,287 --> 00:29:51,249 I made a film and met this little man. 549 00:29:52,459 --> 00:29:54,919 The film was called "Buddy," and I played... 550 00:29:54,919 --> 00:29:58,214 In 1996, I did a film called "Buddy." 551 00:29:58,214 --> 00:30:00,800 (hooting) 552 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:03,720 The story of the film is about a woman who has chimps, 553 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:04,888 but it's really about the fact that, 554 00:30:04,888 --> 00:30:07,390 you know, you can't tame wild things. 555 00:30:07,390 --> 00:30:08,892 You have to let them be themselves. 556 00:30:08,892 --> 00:30:10,226 You have to let them go. 557 00:30:10,226 --> 00:30:14,064 Do you know where it is? It's in Joe's ear. 558 00:30:14,064 --> 00:30:16,608 The best thing for me was I just got to cuddle chimps 559 00:30:16,608 --> 00:30:17,650 all day long. 560 00:30:17,650 --> 00:30:20,945 Tonka was one of the chimps, 561 00:30:20,945 --> 00:30:24,616 and we had-- we just sort of fell in love. 562 00:30:24,616 --> 00:30:26,159 Yeah, now that's much better. 563 00:30:27,535 --> 00:30:30,246 Okay, then. Cheer up, big man. 564 00:30:30,246 --> 00:30:32,499 Every morning, I would walk on the set 565 00:30:32,499 --> 00:30:35,418 and I would see him kind of just so excited to see me, 566 00:30:35,418 --> 00:30:37,629 and looking at his trainer and look-- just like, you know, 567 00:30:37,629 --> 00:30:39,923 he couldn't leave his chair, but he really wanted-- 568 00:30:39,923 --> 00:30:41,007 and the trainer would go, "Okay," 569 00:30:41,007 --> 00:30:42,258 and he would run across the set 570 00:30:42,258 --> 00:30:43,802 and leap into my arms. 571 00:30:45,136 --> 00:30:46,930 It was magical. 572 00:30:46,930 --> 00:30:49,599 And in Scotland we have a word for it called "couthie." 573 00:30:49,599 --> 00:30:51,976 If an animal or a person is couthie, 574 00:30:51,976 --> 00:30:53,436 it means they're kind of, you know, 575 00:30:53,436 --> 00:30:55,605 they kind of come into you like that, 576 00:30:55,605 --> 00:30:57,857 uh, in their personality as well as their physicality. 577 00:30:57,857 --> 00:30:59,150 They kind of-- that's couthie, 578 00:30:59,150 --> 00:31:00,443 they just want to be like that with you. 579 00:31:00,443 --> 00:31:02,362 And he-he was-- Tonka was couthie. 580 00:31:04,197 --> 00:31:06,950 Tonka was about five at that time, 581 00:31:06,950 --> 00:31:08,368 and I didn't know that then, 582 00:31:08,368 --> 00:31:10,120 but that was kind of at the end of the time 583 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:13,957 that you can actually have a sort of domesticated chimp. 584 00:31:13,957 --> 00:31:16,376 (whimsical music playing) 585 00:31:18,545 --> 00:31:20,046 My understanding of what happened to Tonka 586 00:31:20,046 --> 00:31:22,132 after his Hollywood career ended 587 00:31:22,132 --> 00:31:24,050 was that he retired to Palm Springs. 588 00:31:24,050 --> 00:31:24,968 That's what I was told. 589 00:31:24,968 --> 00:31:27,137 (chimps chittering) 590 00:31:27,137 --> 00:31:28,471 And every time I would go to Palm Springs, 591 00:31:28,471 --> 00:31:29,889 'cause I always think of Palm Springs as like, 592 00:31:29,889 --> 00:31:31,307 old people and gay people. 593 00:31:31,307 --> 00:31:33,476 And then retired chimps add-- was added to my list. 594 00:31:33,476 --> 00:31:36,396 So, I kind of always expected to sort of bump into him. 595 00:31:36,396 --> 00:31:38,148 (whimsical music continues) 596 00:31:38,148 --> 00:31:39,524 (chittering) 597 00:31:42,193 --> 00:31:44,029 (music fades out) 598 00:31:45,447 --> 00:31:47,824 I'd done a few campaigns with PETA. 599 00:31:47,824 --> 00:31:49,325 And then they said to me 600 00:31:49,325 --> 00:31:51,995 that they had found this place in Missouri 601 00:31:51,995 --> 00:31:55,290 where these chimps are being kept in very poor, 602 00:31:55,290 --> 00:31:57,667 terrible conditions, and that one of them was Tonka. 603 00:31:57,667 --> 00:31:59,836 (solemn music playing) 604 00:31:59,836 --> 00:32:03,131 And they showed me a picture of him in this inside cage 605 00:32:03,131 --> 00:32:05,216 looking kinda-- uh, it was really... 606 00:32:06,384 --> 00:32:08,553 (sighs) Just, it was really upsetting. 607 00:32:08,553 --> 00:32:12,098 Once they've done their thing in showbiz, 608 00:32:12,098 --> 00:32:13,433 and anyone could buy them in, 609 00:32:13,433 --> 00:32:15,560 you know, all these awful roadside zoos 610 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,604 and things like that that you see... 611 00:32:17,604 --> 00:32:19,856 PETA asked me to join them in this campaign 612 00:32:19,856 --> 00:32:22,025 to try and get those chimps out. 613 00:32:22,025 --> 00:32:25,528 I just hope that Tonka will be able to have the retirement 614 00:32:25,528 --> 00:32:28,198 that I thought he was going to have. 615 00:32:28,198 --> 00:32:30,200 Angela: I knew that PETA was going after Connie 616 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:31,618 and her chimps. 617 00:32:31,618 --> 00:32:32,911 Thank you. 618 00:32:35,413 --> 00:32:37,540 So, I felt like this is an opportunity 619 00:32:37,540 --> 00:32:39,793 to do what I've always wanted to do. 620 00:32:43,463 --> 00:32:45,090 (dog barking) 621 00:32:46,174 --> 00:32:48,009 - Angela: Who's that? - speaker: It's Candy. 622 00:32:50,261 --> 00:32:53,765 - (chimps hooting and screeching) - speaker: Hi, sweetie. 623 00:32:54,849 --> 00:32:58,978 Angela: PETA gave me these glasses that had a camera, 624 00:32:58,978 --> 00:33:02,565 and they just said, "Get as much footage as you can." 625 00:33:02,565 --> 00:33:04,484 (dramatic music playing) 626 00:33:08,113 --> 00:33:09,698 Hi. 627 00:33:11,950 --> 00:33:13,451 In my mind, I kept telling myself, 628 00:33:13,451 --> 00:33:15,745 "You are betraying somebody that you love. 629 00:33:15,745 --> 00:33:20,250 You know what's gonna happen after this goes public." 630 00:33:20,250 --> 00:33:24,170 It was-- it was-- I can't even describe how-- 631 00:33:24,170 --> 00:33:26,339 I've-- I hated myself. 632 00:33:26,339 --> 00:33:28,925 I hate the fact that I had to hurt somebody 633 00:33:28,925 --> 00:33:30,218 to help somebody else. 634 00:33:38,518 --> 00:33:40,520 Angela: I thought Connie was a very nice person, 635 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,856 and she would tell me how much she loved her chimps. 636 00:33:45,150 --> 00:33:46,943 They had made their bedroom into a cage 637 00:33:46,943 --> 00:33:50,196 so that the younger chimps could stay in there with them. 638 00:33:50,196 --> 00:33:51,573 You got Baba? 639 00:33:52,824 --> 00:33:58,580 And she genuinely seemed to love chimps. 640 00:34:00,749 --> 00:34:03,335 It's just, I guess we have different definitions 641 00:34:03,335 --> 00:34:04,961 of what love is. 642 00:34:07,088 --> 00:34:08,965 - Hi. - (dog barking) 643 00:34:08,965 --> 00:34:10,508 Here, you wanna do a selfie? 644 00:34:12,177 --> 00:34:13,511 Hi. 645 00:34:13,511 --> 00:34:15,221 Jared Goodman: The chimpanzees were being held 646 00:34:15,221 --> 00:34:17,557 in virtually barren enclosures, 647 00:34:17,557 --> 00:34:20,185 strewn with trash and their own waste, 648 00:34:20,185 --> 00:34:22,937 and this was, uh, frankly unlawful. 649 00:34:23,772 --> 00:34:28,735 So, in 2017, we decided to proceed with a lawsuit 650 00:34:28,735 --> 00:34:31,654 alleging that these conditions in which the chimpanzees 651 00:34:31,654 --> 00:34:33,948 were held constituted a violation 652 00:34:34,282 --> 00:34:35,617 of the Endangered Species Act. 653 00:34:36,743 --> 00:34:38,244 Alan: The lawsuit that PETA brought 654 00:34:38,244 --> 00:34:40,538 wasn't just about saying, "We're taking the chimps away." 655 00:34:40,538 --> 00:34:43,166 It was saying, "We want you to keep these chimps, 656 00:34:43,166 --> 00:34:47,045 "provided you make these changes in their conditions 657 00:34:47,045 --> 00:34:48,672 and the way they're looked after." 658 00:34:48,672 --> 00:34:50,006 That's their motif. 659 00:34:50,006 --> 00:34:52,842 I could tell you verbatim how they handle a case, 660 00:34:52,842 --> 00:34:56,179 and every case is a cookie-cutter case. 661 00:34:56,179 --> 00:34:59,683 That's my-my-my terminology. They use the same forms, 662 00:34:59,683 --> 00:35:02,435 they use the same, um, brutality tactics. 663 00:35:02,435 --> 00:35:04,688 (chimps screeching) 664 00:35:04,688 --> 00:35:07,232 They don't want to fix your problems. 665 00:35:09,693 --> 00:35:11,528 They just want to run you out of money 666 00:35:11,528 --> 00:35:12,946 to get your animals from you. 667 00:35:15,407 --> 00:35:17,534 I started working at Connie's 668 00:35:17,534 --> 00:35:21,287 approximately six months after PETA filed the lawsuit. 669 00:35:21,287 --> 00:35:24,207 I never even drove one of these until I came here. 670 00:35:25,166 --> 00:35:28,211 I'm from the city, I don't do this kind of stuff. 671 00:35:28,211 --> 00:35:34,384 PETA did a 365-page report with a professional veterinarian 672 00:35:34,384 --> 00:35:38,013 saying we have all these really serious problems. 673 00:35:41,182 --> 00:35:42,308 Shit. 674 00:35:42,308 --> 00:35:45,353 ♪ 675 00:35:45,937 --> 00:35:47,647 And I decided I'm gonna fix everything 676 00:35:47,647 --> 00:35:49,441 on that 365-page report. 677 00:35:49,441 --> 00:35:51,985 ♪ 678 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:55,113 Just 'cause it was old doesn't mean you can't fix it up. 679 00:35:57,657 --> 00:36:00,618 Watch yourself. 'Cause he's, he's gonna bang. 680 00:36:01,619 --> 00:36:03,621 (banging) 681 00:36:04,956 --> 00:36:06,291 (laughing) 682 00:36:06,291 --> 00:36:09,127 Connie was very anxious to spend all this money 683 00:36:09,127 --> 00:36:11,421 to fight to keep her babies. 684 00:36:11,421 --> 00:36:13,006 I said, "Don't worry about it, they're your kids. 685 00:36:13,006 --> 00:36:15,925 "How can they take your kids? I mean, this is America. 686 00:36:15,925 --> 00:36:18,094 "You know, the judicial system will protect us 687 00:36:18,094 --> 00:36:20,305 'cause we haven't done anything wrong, they're your kids." 688 00:36:21,806 --> 00:36:23,266 You want more snacks? 689 00:36:23,266 --> 00:36:24,684 You got to do more. No, more. 690 00:36:24,684 --> 00:36:27,145 No, not with your foot, you got to do more snack. 691 00:36:27,145 --> 00:36:31,191 More, good boy. More snack, good boy. 692 00:36:31,191 --> 00:36:34,277 Connie was getting donated old produce. 693 00:36:34,277 --> 00:36:36,780 That was one of PETA's concerns. 694 00:36:36,780 --> 00:36:39,366 Now, they get fresh veggies mainly. 695 00:36:39,366 --> 00:36:42,202 Sugar snap peas, zucchini squash, little peppers, 696 00:36:42,202 --> 00:36:43,870 eggs for protein. 697 00:36:43,870 --> 00:36:46,456 Primarily all this stuff is bought from Walmart. 698 00:36:46,456 --> 00:36:50,001 Tonia Haddix would regularly post improvements 699 00:36:50,001 --> 00:36:52,295 that they were making to the facility 700 00:36:52,295 --> 00:36:54,130 on her Facebook page. 701 00:36:54,130 --> 00:36:59,052 Things like putting up a new hammock or repainting. 702 00:36:59,052 --> 00:37:01,471 If I was guesstimating how much I've spent up here 703 00:37:01,471 --> 00:37:05,016 from start to finish, I'd say half a million dollars, mm-hmm. 704 00:37:05,016 --> 00:37:06,810 Absolutely nothing approaching 705 00:37:06,810 --> 00:37:08,770 a half a million dollars' worth of work. 706 00:37:09,729 --> 00:37:11,648 Tonia: I worked my butt off. 707 00:37:11,648 --> 00:37:14,067 But PETA never came out to see the improvements, 708 00:37:14,067 --> 00:37:15,902 never came out to see the quality of life 709 00:37:15,902 --> 00:37:17,487 with these chimps, 710 00:37:17,487 --> 00:37:20,323 'cause they don't really give a shit about the chimps. 711 00:37:20,323 --> 00:37:22,992 All they want is their agenda furthered, 712 00:37:22,992 --> 00:37:26,287 which is to have no animals in people's care. 713 00:37:27,247 --> 00:37:28,665 Come. 714 00:37:28,665 --> 00:37:30,709 PETA has no empathy for the person 715 00:37:30,709 --> 00:37:32,335 that owns the animals, 716 00:37:32,335 --> 00:37:34,796 or the love that they have for those animals. 717 00:37:36,673 --> 00:37:39,718 And that's what people just really can't understand. 718 00:37:42,512 --> 00:37:44,347 I fell in love with those kids. 719 00:37:44,347 --> 00:37:46,182 - Come on. - (grunting) 720 00:37:46,182 --> 00:37:48,393 Come on, ready, ready, ready, ready, ready, ready. 721 00:37:48,393 --> 00:37:50,353 Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready, ready, ready! 722 00:37:50,353 --> 00:37:51,896 Come on! 723 00:37:51,896 --> 00:37:54,691 It's just like every day, you wake up into a new world. 724 00:37:54,691 --> 00:37:58,236 What, Candy Cane? What, baby girl? 725 00:38:00,447 --> 00:38:02,407 They don't break your heart. 726 00:38:03,950 --> 00:38:05,618 They're eager to please. 727 00:38:05,618 --> 00:38:08,246 Can you hand me them papers? 728 00:38:08,246 --> 00:38:09,956 Give me those papers, 729 00:38:09,956 --> 00:38:12,000 shove them suckers out there for me. 730 00:38:12,250 --> 00:38:13,626 Thank you, boy. 731 00:38:13,626 --> 00:38:16,129 They don't grow up and get a mind of their own. 732 00:38:16,129 --> 00:38:19,883 Silly man, silly man! Can you show me your teeth? 733 00:38:19,883 --> 00:38:23,053 Show me them nasty old teeth of yours, boy! 734 00:38:23,053 --> 00:38:25,805 They'll be your friend for life. 735 00:38:25,805 --> 00:38:28,433 (hooting) 736 00:38:28,433 --> 00:38:30,060 Nice to meet you, Tonka. 737 00:38:30,060 --> 00:38:32,437 Tonka, can you clap? 738 00:38:32,437 --> 00:38:34,064 Especially Tonka. 739 00:38:34,064 --> 00:38:36,399 Stick out your tongue. Are you gonna show me that? 740 00:38:36,399 --> 00:38:39,944 Tonka was 38 years old, and he was my best friend. 741 00:38:39,944 --> 00:38:41,071 (laughing) 742 00:38:41,071 --> 00:38:43,782 You even got a smile on your face, boy. 743 00:38:44,616 --> 00:38:46,618 (laughing) 744 00:38:46,618 --> 00:38:48,745 Them chimps just suck you in. 745 00:38:48,745 --> 00:38:50,997 They suck you in so quick. 746 00:38:50,997 --> 00:38:52,665 Turn around. 747 00:38:52,665 --> 00:38:54,125 You want me to scratch your back? 748 00:38:57,545 --> 00:38:59,005 I may sit out there for hours with them 749 00:38:59,005 --> 00:39:00,465 until 4 or 5 in the morning, 750 00:39:00,799 --> 00:39:02,133 and then I'd go sleep for a few hours, 751 00:39:02,133 --> 00:39:03,760 get up and go clean their cages. 752 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:05,804 (chimps screeching) 753 00:39:06,721 --> 00:39:08,348 It was my ultimate dream. 754 00:39:10,141 --> 00:39:14,020 You want my shoe again? Oh my goodness, he's so crazy. 755 00:39:14,020 --> 00:39:16,439 You want them shoes? You're crazy. 756 00:39:16,439 --> 00:39:19,818 (softly hooting) 757 00:39:23,446 --> 00:39:25,323 Any time they do that noise, they're happy. 758 00:39:26,408 --> 00:39:29,703 Eventually, I just said to Connie, 759 00:39:29,703 --> 00:39:31,287 "Sign 'em over to me." 760 00:39:31,287 --> 00:39:33,998 And I said, "I'll take the grunt of the lawsuit." 761 00:39:39,337 --> 00:39:42,298 Jared: There is no apparent reason for Tonia Haddix 762 00:39:42,298 --> 00:39:44,884 to have taken ownership of the chimpanzees 763 00:39:44,884 --> 00:39:48,513 other than to try to moot our lawsuit 764 00:39:48,513 --> 00:39:50,140 and get it kicked out of court 765 00:39:50,140 --> 00:39:53,059 because the owner of the chimpanzees was not a party. 766 00:39:53,727 --> 00:39:59,065 So, we were forced to join her into the lawsuit in 2019. 767 00:39:59,065 --> 00:40:03,361 And that, uh, certainly kept it interesting. 768 00:40:03,361 --> 00:40:04,237 (screeches) 769 00:40:04,863 --> 00:40:06,239 (chimps screeching) 770 00:40:10,785 --> 00:40:12,078 I'm trying to clean this cage, 771 00:40:12,078 --> 00:40:13,913 so I need to lock him out of this cage. 772 00:40:13,913 --> 00:40:15,999 But I was gonna lock this door and this door 773 00:40:15,999 --> 00:40:18,084 because he's strong. 774 00:40:18,084 --> 00:40:21,129 (banging) 775 00:40:23,131 --> 00:40:24,341 (gate clangs) 776 00:40:31,056 --> 00:40:33,266 Okay, that's a battle lost. 777 00:40:34,601 --> 00:40:38,563 Out of all the chimps, I would not want to encounter him. 778 00:40:39,564 --> 00:40:42,359 Huh, boy? Huh, Kerry? 779 00:40:42,359 --> 00:40:44,944 reporter: You see the power of Kerry in this interaction. 780 00:40:46,738 --> 00:40:49,532 See, just like right there, tried to grab me. 781 00:40:49,532 --> 00:40:51,910 But see, I'm aware of that, so I know what to do with him. 782 00:40:51,910 --> 00:40:54,371 reporter: Kerry is the one who escaped right here 783 00:40:54,371 --> 00:40:57,082 on Highway CC outside Festus. 784 00:40:57,082 --> 00:40:58,708 speaker (on video): Oh, my God, he's getting in-- 785 00:40:58,708 --> 00:41:00,585 Oh, he's robbing that (bleep)! Oh, my God. 786 00:41:00,585 --> 00:41:02,087 reporter 1: Tonight on the Fox Files, 787 00:41:02,087 --> 00:41:05,256 an escaped chimpanzee in Festus. It shocked people... 788 00:41:05,256 --> 00:41:07,842 reporter 2: You can see the animal try to get into a car. 789 00:41:07,842 --> 00:41:10,428 Jared: After Tonia Haddix became the legal owner 790 00:41:10,428 --> 00:41:13,139 of the chimpanzees, there were issues still arising 791 00:41:13,139 --> 00:41:15,475 at the Missouri Primate Foundation, 792 00:41:15,475 --> 00:41:19,062 because she is not qualified to care for chimpanzees. 793 00:41:19,062 --> 00:41:20,980 She does not have any formal training. 794 00:41:20,980 --> 00:41:24,651 She's simply someone who likes chimpanzees. 795 00:41:28,446 --> 00:41:32,075 I have a rule of thumb. I never walk away from a cage 796 00:41:32,075 --> 00:41:34,994 unless I've got a lock on it. Period, end of story. 797 00:41:36,079 --> 00:41:38,748 'Cause it'd be so easy to get called away, 798 00:41:38,748 --> 00:41:40,083 and then the locks be off, 799 00:41:40,083 --> 00:41:42,127 and there's no safeties on these doors. 800 00:41:42,127 --> 00:41:43,962 So, then you'd have loose chimps. 801 00:41:46,006 --> 00:41:48,341 reporter: A controversial primate facility in Festus 802 00:41:48,341 --> 00:41:49,592 is under fire once again. 803 00:41:49,592 --> 00:41:51,177 reporter 2: A male and female chimpanzee 804 00:41:51,177 --> 00:41:52,595 escaped early Sunday afternoon. 805 00:41:52,595 --> 00:41:56,099 It appears there was an unsecured lock on the cages. 806 00:41:56,099 --> 00:41:58,768 During the course of this case, 807 00:41:58,768 --> 00:42:02,272 chimpanzees escaped from the facility twice. 808 00:42:02,272 --> 00:42:04,274 (Tonia speaking) 809 00:42:08,403 --> 00:42:11,114 Jared: Remarkably, Tonia Haddix's response 810 00:42:11,114 --> 00:42:13,867 was that PETA might have sent someone there 811 00:42:13,867 --> 00:42:15,326 to unlock the cages. 812 00:42:17,287 --> 00:42:19,080 That's how delusional she is. 813 00:42:22,292 --> 00:42:25,337 Tonia's deadline to have all the improvements completed 814 00:42:25,337 --> 00:42:27,005 came and went. 815 00:42:27,005 --> 00:42:29,382 She never formally presented any of the changes 816 00:42:29,382 --> 00:42:31,134 that she made to the Festus facility. 817 00:42:31,134 --> 00:42:32,677 It simply didn't happen. 818 00:42:34,012 --> 00:42:36,514 So, we filed several motions to transfer 819 00:42:36,514 --> 00:42:40,810 all seven of the chimpanzees to an accredited sanctuary. 820 00:42:40,810 --> 00:42:42,854 All of these animals have been captive-bred, 821 00:42:42,854 --> 00:42:45,523 so they can't just be simply released into the wild. 822 00:42:46,358 --> 00:42:48,485 The best we can do is to put them in a setting 823 00:42:48,485 --> 00:42:51,029 that approximates their natural environment. 824 00:42:54,616 --> 00:42:58,995 You know, she had her chance, and she blew it. 825 00:42:58,995 --> 00:43:02,248 That's really where it all went wrong for her. 826 00:43:05,794 --> 00:43:07,504 Dwayne: Alright, Tonia. 827 00:43:07,504 --> 00:43:10,882 Morning, we're at the federal courthouse here in St. Louis. 828 00:43:10,882 --> 00:43:12,676 We have a contempt hearing this morning. 829 00:43:12,676 --> 00:43:14,177 - Tonia: Right. - How's your head? 830 00:43:14,177 --> 00:43:15,512 What are you feeling? 831 00:43:15,512 --> 00:43:17,847 - And you just go. - Okay. 832 00:43:17,847 --> 00:43:19,182 Alright? And you smell great, by the way. 833 00:43:19,182 --> 00:43:21,226 Thank you. (chuckles) 834 00:43:21,226 --> 00:43:22,769 (muttering indistinctly) 835 00:43:22,769 --> 00:43:26,606 My eyes are-- We-- I was up all night with the attorney. 836 00:43:26,606 --> 00:43:30,694 Dwayne: Okay. Whenever you're ready. 837 00:43:30,694 --> 00:43:33,113 Um, well, I was up all night with the attorneys. 838 00:43:33,113 --> 00:43:34,531 They worked all hours. 839 00:43:34,531 --> 00:43:38,368 We put five more, um, motions in this morning. 840 00:43:38,368 --> 00:43:40,704 Best case scenario, PETA can't take the chimps, 841 00:43:40,704 --> 00:43:43,248 and we can try to fight this fair and square. 842 00:43:43,248 --> 00:43:46,543 Worst case scenario would be that I end up in jail today 843 00:43:46,543 --> 00:43:48,920 until they come get the chimps. 844 00:43:48,920 --> 00:43:50,714 I'm not saying I'm not a little nervous, 845 00:43:50,714 --> 00:43:52,132 'cause who wouldn't be? 846 00:43:52,132 --> 00:43:53,758 But the fact of it is, is I stand up 847 00:43:53,758 --> 00:43:55,218 for what I believe in. 848 00:43:55,218 --> 00:43:56,761 (emotionally) And I believe in those chimps, 849 00:43:56,761 --> 00:44:00,890 so that's all I care about at this point, truthfully. 850 00:44:00,890 --> 00:44:03,935 ♪ 851 00:44:06,479 --> 00:44:08,189 reporter 1: The animal rights group PETA 852 00:44:08,189 --> 00:44:11,234 successfully won a court order to have the Festus chimps 853 00:44:11,234 --> 00:44:14,738 moved to an accredited animal sanctuary in Florida. 854 00:44:14,988 --> 00:44:17,824 reporter 2: A new court order says all the chimps must go. 855 00:44:17,824 --> 00:44:19,743 reporter 1: Cameras are prohibited 856 00:44:19,743 --> 00:44:23,329 from being on the Festus property during this seizure. 857 00:44:23,329 --> 00:44:26,833 Jared: The judge found Tonia Haddix in civil contempt, 858 00:44:26,833 --> 00:44:30,503 ultimately ordering that all seven of the chimpanzees 859 00:44:30,503 --> 00:44:33,006 be transferred to accredited sanctuaries. 860 00:44:33,006 --> 00:44:35,300 I love these chimps more than anything in the world, 861 00:44:35,300 --> 00:44:36,843 and I mean more than anything. 862 00:44:36,843 --> 00:44:38,887 More than my kids, more than anything. 863 00:44:38,887 --> 00:44:40,305 What I'm worried about is do they think 864 00:44:40,305 --> 00:44:42,432 that we abandon them? How-- I mean, you know, 865 00:44:42,432 --> 00:44:46,853 they have a lot of huge intel-- intellectual statuses. 866 00:44:46,853 --> 00:44:48,938 So, how-how do we know what they're gonna feel? 867 00:44:48,938 --> 00:44:50,357 And I know they're gonna grieve. 868 00:44:50,357 --> 00:44:52,108 I know they're gonna have issues. 869 00:44:52,108 --> 00:44:53,610 I appreciate it, Tonia, thank you. 870 00:44:53,610 --> 00:44:54,861 I'll be in touch when it's gonna be on. 871 00:44:54,861 --> 00:44:56,279 - It might not be tonight. - Okay. Okay. 872 00:44:56,279 --> 00:44:57,655 That'll be great, thank you. 873 00:45:07,457 --> 00:45:09,459 I'm not giving up, I can tell you that much. 874 00:45:09,459 --> 00:45:11,670 I'm not. Um, 'til the fat lady sings, 875 00:45:11,670 --> 00:45:13,713 I'm gonna try to beat PETA. 876 00:45:17,425 --> 00:45:20,345 There he is. There's the little fucker now. 877 00:45:23,431 --> 00:45:25,308 Jared: The United States Marshal Service will be present 878 00:45:25,308 --> 00:45:27,227 just to ensure a smooth transfer. 879 00:45:27,227 --> 00:45:29,813 We're hopeful that there will be no hiccups. 880 00:45:29,813 --> 00:45:32,691 We're looking to finally, uh, just move these chimpanzees 881 00:45:32,691 --> 00:45:34,651 to this professional sanctuary environment. 882 00:45:34,651 --> 00:45:36,361 - Okay, thank you, sir. - Thank you. 883 00:45:36,361 --> 00:45:37,737 - It was good seeing you. - Good seeing you. 884 00:45:37,737 --> 00:45:39,155 I-I'll let you know when it's gonna run. 885 00:45:39,155 --> 00:45:40,240 Okay. 886 00:45:40,240 --> 00:45:43,076 (dramatic music playing) 887 00:45:47,205 --> 00:45:50,500 ♪ 888 00:45:50,500 --> 00:45:53,336 Dwayne: The good news is, um, they didn't take her away 889 00:45:53,336 --> 00:45:54,754 in handcuffs. 890 00:45:54,754 --> 00:45:58,049 Although, the judge said that Tonia has to stay 891 00:45:58,049 --> 00:46:04,848 two miles away from the compound as the move takes place. 892 00:46:04,848 --> 00:46:06,558 - (music softens) - (birds chirping) 893 00:46:10,311 --> 00:46:13,231 ♪ 894 00:46:16,276 --> 00:46:19,112 Tonia: We are just prepping the chimps, um, 895 00:46:19,112 --> 00:46:21,114 for PETA to come on property 896 00:46:21,114 --> 00:46:24,200 to take the, um, possession of the chimps, 897 00:46:24,200 --> 00:46:26,077 um, starting 8 a.m. tomorrow. 898 00:46:27,871 --> 00:46:30,040 It's gonna be the toughest thing we've ever gone through. 899 00:46:30,040 --> 00:46:31,332 For me, at least. 900 00:46:34,169 --> 00:46:35,670 - Yeah. - (chimp blowing raspberries) 901 00:46:35,670 --> 00:46:38,089 Candy Cane's joining in on the conversation. 902 00:46:38,923 --> 00:46:42,010 She wants to say, "PETA, you're stupid for taking us." 903 00:46:48,266 --> 00:46:50,226 PETA said that they can't wait to get them 904 00:46:50,226 --> 00:46:53,938 transferred to a professional sanctuary. 905 00:46:56,316 --> 00:46:58,401 I have to be off the property at 8 p.m., 906 00:46:58,401 --> 00:47:01,488 so, um, per PETA's orders, 907 00:47:01,488 --> 00:47:03,281 (chuckles) believe it or not. 908 00:47:03,281 --> 00:47:06,284 And um, so, 909 00:47:06,284 --> 00:47:08,953 we'll have to shut out the lights at 8:00, but... 910 00:47:08,953 --> 00:47:11,623 we're gonna spend as much time with them as we can. 911 00:47:13,875 --> 00:47:15,627 (distant grunting) 912 00:47:19,547 --> 00:47:20,632 (Tonia sniffles) 913 00:47:22,467 --> 00:47:24,803 You know what, we should get Happy Meals today. 914 00:47:24,803 --> 00:47:28,848 That's their favorite. Yeah, they would love 'em. 915 00:47:28,848 --> 00:47:30,642 They love chicken nugget Happy Meals. 916 00:47:30,642 --> 00:47:32,477 I mean, love them. 917 00:47:37,148 --> 00:47:38,817 One more. 918 00:47:40,068 --> 00:47:42,320 You like them fries? If you want 'em, have 'em... 919 00:47:42,320 --> 00:47:44,322 (talking indistinctly) 920 00:47:50,078 --> 00:47:52,622 (somber music playing) 921 00:48:00,046 --> 00:48:02,882 You get to know each chimp, and that's the sad part, 922 00:48:02,882 --> 00:48:05,385 is that they're taking them from the only home they know 923 00:48:05,385 --> 00:48:07,887 with the caregivers that know them their whole life 924 00:48:07,887 --> 00:48:10,515 and know what they're about, and um... 925 00:48:10,974 --> 00:48:11,975 um... 926 00:48:12,517 --> 00:48:13,977 putting 'em in a situation 927 00:48:13,977 --> 00:48:15,937 that they won't even know nothing about 'em. 928 00:48:18,356 --> 00:48:19,566 (Candy whimpering) 929 00:48:19,566 --> 00:48:21,443 See, Candy don't like me crying. 930 00:48:22,986 --> 00:48:25,363 And Connor don't. They know. 931 00:48:27,449 --> 00:48:28,742 (crying) They know. 932 00:48:29,576 --> 00:48:32,370 They know I love them more than anything in this world. 933 00:48:34,539 --> 00:48:35,874 They know. 934 00:48:35,874 --> 00:48:38,501 I've spent many years with these guys, 935 00:48:38,501 --> 00:48:41,838 taking care of them every day, even whenever I've been sick. 936 00:48:41,838 --> 00:48:43,048 They know. 937 00:48:46,384 --> 00:48:48,386 (whispering) Huh, Candy Cane? 938 00:48:52,390 --> 00:48:55,393 ♪ 939 00:48:57,103 --> 00:48:58,897 (dogs barking) 940 00:49:00,690 --> 00:49:03,193 We can take you no further than right here, 941 00:49:03,193 --> 00:49:05,111 the front of Connie Casey's property 942 00:49:05,111 --> 00:49:07,072 on State Road CC in Festus. 943 00:49:08,156 --> 00:49:09,407 The U.S. Marshals are here, 944 00:49:09,407 --> 00:49:11,242 accompanied by local law enforcement 945 00:49:11,242 --> 00:49:13,745 to watch over the seizure of chimpanzees. 946 00:49:17,499 --> 00:49:19,042 (U.S. Marshall speaking) 947 00:49:19,042 --> 00:49:20,418 crew member: We're trespassing? 948 00:49:23,338 --> 00:49:25,548 Yeah, you can't come on property until we're done. 949 00:49:25,882 --> 00:49:27,592 (crew member speaking) 950 00:49:27,592 --> 00:49:29,219 Yeah, that'd be technically off the property. 951 00:49:29,219 --> 00:49:30,595 crew member: Okay. 952 00:49:32,347 --> 00:49:34,349 (radio chatter) 953 00:49:41,439 --> 00:49:43,441 (drill whirring) 954 00:49:51,241 --> 00:49:53,618 (intriguing music playing) 955 00:50:16,975 --> 00:50:18,351 - So, nothing in here though? - No. 956 00:50:18,351 --> 00:50:19,519 But they would be darting in here? 957 00:50:19,519 --> 00:50:20,854 Yes. 958 00:50:20,854 --> 00:50:22,897 ♪ 959 00:50:24,941 --> 00:50:26,109 (crew member speaking) 960 00:50:26,109 --> 00:50:27,569 Eric: Yeah. 961 00:50:30,822 --> 00:50:32,323 (music fades out) 962 00:50:39,539 --> 00:50:41,541 Dwayne: The chimps are there, and the chimps are on 963 00:50:41,541 --> 00:50:43,001 the other side there. 964 00:50:44,502 --> 00:50:45,503 Eric: Here comes somebody. 965 00:50:53,553 --> 00:50:56,973 ("Please, Please, Please" by James Brown playing) 966 00:50:56,973 --> 00:51:00,518 - ♪ Please ♪ - ♪ Please, please don't go ♪ 967 00:51:00,518 --> 00:51:05,190 ♪ Please, please don't go ♪ 968 00:51:06,524 --> 00:51:10,987 ♪ Oh, yeah, oh, I love you so ♪ 969 00:51:10,987 --> 00:51:14,532 ♪ Please, please don't go ♪ 970 00:51:17,619 --> 00:51:20,872 ♪ Baby, you did me wrong ♪ 971 00:51:20,872 --> 00:51:23,333 ♪ You know you done me wrong ♪ 972 00:51:23,333 --> 00:51:27,003 ♪ Well, well, you done me wrong ♪ 973 00:51:27,003 --> 00:51:30,674 ♪ You know you done me wrong ♪ 974 00:51:30,674 --> 00:51:34,177 ♪ So, you done, done me wrong ♪ 975 00:51:34,177 --> 00:51:37,180 ♪ Oh, oh, yeah ♪ 976 00:51:37,180 --> 00:51:40,392 ♪ Took my love, now you're gone ♪ 977 00:51:40,392 --> 00:51:42,936 ♪ Please, please, don't go ♪ 978 00:51:42,936 --> 00:51:47,065 ♪ Please, please, please, please ♪ 979 00:51:47,065 --> 00:51:50,360 - ♪ Please, please ♪ - ♪ Please, please, don't go ♪ 980 00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:54,447 ♪ Please, please, please ♪ 981 00:51:54,447 --> 00:51:58,451 - ♪ Please, please, don't go ♪ - ♪ Please, honey, please ♪ 982 00:51:58,451 --> 00:52:00,370 ♪ Don't go ♪ 983 00:52:00,370 --> 00:52:04,874 ♪ Well, oh well, girl ♪ 984 00:52:04,874 --> 00:52:06,918 ♪ I love you so ♪ 985 00:52:06,918 --> 00:52:09,713 ♪ Please, please don't go ♪ 986 00:52:09,713 --> 00:52:13,717 ♪ I just want to hear you say I, I, I ♪ 987 00:52:13,717 --> 00:52:16,594 - ♪ Please, please, don't go ♪ - ♪ I, I ♪ 988 00:52:16,594 --> 00:52:22,183 ♪ I, I, I, I ♪ 989 00:52:23,393 --> 00:52:28,231 ♪ Honey, please, don't go ♪ 990 00:52:28,231 --> 00:52:31,109 ♪ Oh yeah, girl ♪ 991 00:52:31,109 --> 00:52:33,153 ♪ I love you so ♪ 992 00:52:33,153 --> 00:52:35,822 ♪ Please, please, don't go ♪ 993 00:52:35,822 --> 00:52:39,659 ♪ Please, don't go ♪ 994 00:52:39,659 --> 00:52:43,246 ♪ Please, please, don't go ♪ 995 00:52:43,246 --> 00:52:49,753 ♪ Honey, please, don't go ♪ 996 00:52:49,753 --> 00:52:53,089 ♪ Girl, I love you so ♪ 997 00:52:53,089 --> 00:52:56,801 ♪ Please, please ♪ 998 00:52:58,553 --> 00:52:59,888 - (song ends) - (latch clicks) 999 00:53:14,819 --> 00:53:15,820 (sighs) 1000 00:53:20,283 --> 00:53:22,077 (police siren chirping) 1001 00:53:23,995 --> 00:53:27,290 Angela: I hated the fact that they had to be scared at all, 1002 00:53:27,290 --> 00:53:29,167 because they had to dart them all one by one 1003 00:53:29,167 --> 00:53:32,045 and put them in the truck. 1004 00:53:32,045 --> 00:53:35,131 But I'm, I'm very happy. 1005 00:53:36,174 --> 00:53:38,468 Eric: Do you have any regrets? 1006 00:53:38,468 --> 00:53:40,261 I wish I had done it sooner. 1007 00:53:41,179 --> 00:53:42,389 That's all. 1008 00:53:48,311 --> 00:53:50,647 Jared: The rescue went smoothly, 1009 00:53:50,647 --> 00:53:52,816 and Tonia Haddix didn't show up. 1010 00:53:54,567 --> 00:53:57,445 But there was one major problem. 1011 00:53:59,239 --> 00:54:01,825 There was a chimpanzee missing. 1012 00:54:01,825 --> 00:54:03,868 ("Stay Away" by Charles Bradley playing) 1013 00:54:14,212 --> 00:54:16,214 (laughing) 1014 00:54:16,214 --> 00:54:18,258 reporter 1: The fight over Festus chimpanzees 1015 00:54:18,258 --> 00:54:21,011 should be over, except for new revelations. 1016 00:54:21,011 --> 00:54:23,722 reporter 2: The chimpanzee lady now making national news. 1017 00:54:23,722 --> 00:54:25,432 reporter 3: A movie star chimp named Tonka 1018 00:54:25,432 --> 00:54:27,058 and its disappearance. 1019 00:54:27,058 --> 00:54:28,852 It all has the makings of a Hollywood plot, 1020 00:54:28,852 --> 00:54:30,228 but no, this is real life. 1021 00:54:30,895 --> 00:54:34,274 Alan: People fall in love with these chimps. 1022 00:54:34,274 --> 00:54:35,942 And you know, when you're in love, 1023 00:54:35,942 --> 00:54:38,361 your brain is out of control. 1024 00:54:38,361 --> 00:54:41,364 There's chemicals and hormones and things happening to you 1025 00:54:41,364 --> 00:54:43,199 that makes you irrational. 1026 00:54:43,199 --> 00:54:45,702 ♪ 1027 00:54:45,702 --> 00:54:47,912 Tonia: Once I had chimps, 1028 00:54:47,912 --> 00:54:49,873 there was no way I could do without one. 1029 00:54:49,873 --> 00:54:52,709 I'll do anything and everything to keep them kids. 1030 00:54:52,709 --> 00:54:56,379 I've got to take every chance I've got, 'cause you know what? 1031 00:54:56,379 --> 00:54:58,381 We might get lucky. 1032 00:54:58,381 --> 00:55:01,426 ♪ 1033 00:55:04,929 --> 00:55:07,057 (slot machine dinging) 1034 00:55:07,057 --> 00:55:08,683 (jackpot chiming) 1035 00:55:10,602 --> 00:55:13,938 ♪ Monkey see, monkey do ♪ 1036 00:55:15,273 --> 00:55:17,359 ♪ I don't know why ♪ 1037 00:55:21,363 --> 00:55:24,366 ♪ I'd rather be dead than be uncool ♪ 1038 00:55:26,159 --> 00:55:28,119 ♪ I don't know why ♪ 1039 00:55:31,790 --> 00:55:34,959 ♪ Every line had the rhythms ♪ 1040 00:55:36,920 --> 00:55:38,672 ♪ I don't know why ♪ 1041 00:55:42,467 --> 00:55:47,681 ♪ Let's move, love is blind ♪ 1042 00:55:47,681 --> 00:55:49,641 ♪ I don't know why ♪ 1043 00:55:54,270 --> 00:55:57,524 ♪ Stay, stay away ♪ 1044 00:55:58,942 --> 00:56:01,486 ♪ Stay away ♪ 1045 00:56:01,486 --> 00:56:04,572 ♪ Stay away, oh ♪ 1046 00:56:04,572 --> 00:56:07,701 ♪ Give it up, take a smile ♪ 1047 00:56:09,202 --> 00:56:10,995 ♪ I don't know why ♪ 1048 00:56:14,833 --> 00:56:17,877 ♪ Fashion shirt, fashion style ♪ 1049 00:56:20,005 --> 00:56:21,881 ♪ I don't know why ♪ 1050 00:56:23,383 --> 00:56:24,884 (song fades out)