PETA Pushes Baseless Conspiracy Theory That Missouri Woman is Hiding a Chimpanzee
The deceptively named People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is pushing a baseless conspiracy theory that a chimpanzee that was ordered to be turned over to them is being hidden in Missouri.
In July, PETA seized six chimps from the beautiful Missouri Primate Foundation in Festus after a judge ordered that the organization had standing to sue under the Endangered Species Act and seize the animals from their owner.
The “animal rights” organization did this despite warnings from the chimps’ veterinarian and primate experts that they were safe and such a move would place them in “grave danger.”
There were originally seven chimps involved in the lawsuit, but the owner and caretaker Tonia Haddix reported that one of the older males,
