Death of a Chimpanzee
On the internet, there was a sad story I would see.
This concerned someone and her pet chimpanzee.
Because the primate inexplicably attacked a friend,
the fifteen-year-old chimpanzee’s life had to end.
Travis the chimp behaved erratically in his place.
He attacked his owner’s friend by grabbing her face.
This was another sad story about exotic pets.
So many tales have ended with similar regrets.
Has anyone seen a movie about an ape named “King Kong”?
Keeping wild animals in captivity seems to be wrong.
We should leave those creatures in their natural habitat.
What is wrong with adopting either a dog or cat?
From a news story found on AOL
Copyright © Robert Pettit | Year Posted 2012
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