TV advert chimp Travis was popped off after mauling a visitor in his owners home in Connecticut. SMH

Travis attacked 55-year-old Charla Nash as Sandra Herold frantically stabbed her beloved pet with a butcher knife and pounded him with a shovel. Nash was in critical condition Tuesday with "life-changing, if not life-threatening," injuries to her face and hands, Mayor Dannel Malloy said.

Police said that Travis was agitated earlier Monday and that Herold had given him the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in some tea. Police said the drug had not been prescribed for the 14-year-old chimp. "Xanax could have made him worse," if human studies are any indication, Coccaro said. (SOURCE)


Um...why would anyone want a pet chimp anyway? I don't care if he could cook a full course meal and clean the entire house, it's still a WILD ANIMAL. He's supposed to be in a zoo or something. Furthermore...he was on XANAX. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! This lady was housing a depressed, anxiety having, panicky WILD ANIMAL. SMH Friend or no friend, I'd sue the hell out of the owner.

Now that I think of it...maybe this isn't the first time this happened. I think Bubbles got a hold of Michael Jackson's nose!