Robert Pettit Poet Rhyme

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

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Harry Horsman January 13, 2012 at 8:14 AM would help if i could spell people. harry

Harry Horsman January 13, 2012 at 8:12 AM You are not wrong, i've found that some of these poeple that want ecotic creatures, feel they have a certain power over the wild things in life. one story in Australia i once read. was a python, kept as a pet till it ate the owners baby, need i say more. harry

Andrea Dietrich January 13, 2012 at 12:06 AM I think this is the same story as the one I heard about. It happened several years ago.

Andrea Dietrich January 13, 2012 at 12:05 AM Robert, I saw the woman on Oprah Winfrey's show. She unmasked and showed her face. It was horrid. The owner, I believe, has since committed suicide. She could not take everyone hating her and she missed her chimpanzee. it's all so sad. thanks for catching my stupid typo. I usually call them fire bugs!! I really miss them. they are not in Utah. I grew up in Iowa. So now I can only see them as city lights!

Russell Sivey January 12, 2012 at 9:17 PM I really enjoyed this wonderful write Robert! Poor chimp, probably got scared, reacted the only way he knew how! But yeah, he should have been in a zoo or put back in the wild, he would have still been alive if he were! Awesome Work!!

Brenda Victoria Northeast January 12, 2012 at 8:52 PM well, well said Robert, it is so sad to hear such news, pity it takes us so long to adjust to these truths. Leave well enough alone. Blessings and thank you, Brenda : )