Chimpanzee Attack Lawsuit - Legal Broadcast Network

Joyce Tischler, ALDF founder and general counsel, talked with Scott Drake of Speaking of Justice about the chimpanzee attack that took place in Stamford, Connecticut in February, 2009.

The brother of the woman mauled by the 200-pound chimpanzee in Connecticut last week has been appointed her conservator, and is taking legal steps to prepare a possible lawsuit on her behalf. Stamford Probate Judge Gerald M. Fox Jr. appointed Michael Nash as temporary conservator to his 55-year-old twin sister, Charla, on Tuesday. Charla Nash was critically injured in a Feb. 16 attack by a chimpanzee owned by her friend, 70-year-old Sandra Herold of Stamford. Neither Nash nor the family's attorney, Matthew Newman, would comment on who they might sue. "We're pursuing all potential legal avenues," Newman said.

Herold, who owned the 14-year-old chimp for nearly all his life, fed Travis the finest foods, including steak, lobster, cheesecake and wine. She said Travis combed her hair and slept with her.

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[aparker07]

What's unfathomable about this tragedy is what the owner said in a separate interview when asked, "With your friend in the hospital, fighting for her life, do you still think chimps should be pets?" and the owner said, "Would I have done it again? Yes." Ok, wow. Perhaps she'd feel differently if she's the one who had no face or hands now.

[ChaoticBlossom]

Lets make this very simple. Chimpanzees are not pets! Most species that have been domesticated for centuries aren't even safe! I've known people killed by dogs! There is no reason why someone should have a Chimp and its terrible that a friend should have to suffer for it rather than the owner. But thats how it always is.

[TBAKC]

Who in there right mind would have a chimp as a pet??

Well Sandra Herold showed she wasn't in hers and her friend had to pay for it);

The chimp belonged in the wild, im not on the chimps side but if Sandra Herold dumb ass never had the thing then her friend and the chimp would be A ok.The chimp be eating bananas and friend would not be disfigured.

Sandra Herold hope your happy cuz you are NOT successful and not to mention ignorant.

[Urdalibertine]

What is disturbing isn't just that they eat children,it is the way they eat them.The survivors of these attacks have chewed up faces,missing limbs and missing noses.

They aren't physically designed to kill people.....cleanly but they will eat you alive bit by bit.

[Urdalibertine]

Chimpanzees are a breed of apes that hunt other apes in the jungle,for food, at least that is what one of their "subculture" does.

They will eat human children in times of starvation.You want to try making friends with something like that?

[dowelplug]

What really annoys me about this, is that people have ignored Planet Of The Apes.

There has been significant warning about the danger of monkeys illustrated in cinema, honestly one might ask did they get what they deserved ?

[ultimate8pac]

she is talking about blakc people

[PlasticPackage]

Well she shouldn't have been monkeying around.

[anwarsat]

The only place for a chimp is in the jungle or lab,their killers and very violent animals this case is insane.

[Yickbob]

Don't paint all primates or even chimps with the same brush - Common Chimp societies are quite aggressive, but Bonobos are very peaceful (though sleeping with a male one would be even more 'inappropriate'...). The tragedy of this story is that an abused animal lost it's life & the poor friend has been forced into a place of unspeakable suffering all because of this irresponsible woman's obsession with 'owning' an animal that should never have been taken out of it's world & forced into ours.

[Pepperponchi]

the chimpanzee was old. a tragedy for both families

[HatingAndTrolling]

This guy sucks... not even funny