In 2006, the year following the attack, the Davises placed a sign in their front yard that read "Free Moe". The Davises were uninsured, but decided not to sue Animal Haven. He has a prosthetic eye and two slits in the middle of his face where his nose once was. James spent six months in a hospital recovering from the attack, including a period of time when he was in a coma. James was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center after the attack. A paramedic who arrived said, “It looked like a grizzly bear attack.” St. James's fingers, his left foot, most of his buttocks, both testicles, part of his torso, and parts of his face including his nose and his lips. The chimpanzees destroyed a majority of St. Carruthers followed and killed Ollie by gunshot. The sanctuary owner's son-in-law, Mark Carruthers, retrieved a 45-caliber revolver and shot Buddy in the head. James's face, the other attacked his foot. James simultaneously one chimp initially attacked St. Two female chimpanzees named Susie and Bones also escaped their cages during the attack they were not involved in the assault on the Davises and were recaptured five hours later. The two young chimpanzees involved in the attack were named Buddy and Ollie. James pushed LaDonna under the table to protect her. That chimp rushed her and bit off her thumb. She cut a piece of cake for the chimp and then when she went to cut a second piece she noticed a chimp had gotten out of its cage. LaDonna Davis said the chimp clapped his hands with joy when he saw them. The couple brought toys, candy hearts, chocolate milk, and a raspberry-filled sheet cake for the birthday party. The couple brought Moe a birthday cake and were seated at a picnic table next to Moe's enclosure. On March 3, 2005, the Davises came to Animal Haven Ranch to celebrate Moe's 39th birthday. Animal Haven was a 22-acre (8.9 ha) nonprofit sanctuary that housed six primates. In 2003 the animal sanctuary experienced licensing problems, so Moe was transferred to Animal Haven Ranch, near Bakersfield, California. The Davises visited Moe regularly at the animal sanctuary.
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In 2002, the Davises filed a civil rights lawsuit against West Covina, California the city ultimately agreed to pay the Davises US$100,000 plus US$225,000 for a home purchase in nearby Baldwin Park, California, where they could live with Moe. The Davises fought to regain custody of the chimpanzee, but were unsuccessful. West Covina officials seized Moe and relocated him to an animal sanctuary. The woman sued, and the Davises settled the lawsuit. The Davises claimed that the woman wore red polish on her fingernails, and Moe may have mistaken them for his favorite licorice. The Davises claim that they warned the woman not to attempt to approach Moe's cage, but she extended her hand into his cage. On September 2, 1999, a visitor came to see Moe. The police officer required medical treatment and subsequent rehabilitation costing US$250,000. While resisting recapture, Moe dented a police vehicle and mauled a police officer's hand. Local police were called, and several officers were required to restrain Moe. The Davises claimed that Moe had been frightened by an electric shock that occurred while his cage was being repaired. In the 1990s, Moe was housed in a 10 ft (3.0 m) by 12 ft (3.7 m) enclosure at the Davis home. A lawsuit followed, but the case was dismissed. In 1977, when Moe was 10 years old, he bit a woman, injuring her finger. Moe participated in their wedding LaDonna Davis said Moe acted as a "a combination of flower-thrower and best man". The chimpanzee lived with them in their home, wore clothes, was toilet trained, and took showers. The Davises did not have any children, so they raised Moe as their own.
Tanzanian poachers had killed Moe's mother when he was one day old leaving Moe an orphan. The Davises had adopted Moe in 1967, not long after his birth in Tanzania. James Davis was brutally mauled, resulting in permanent disfigurement and missing extremities.īackground West Covina "Honorary Citizen" certificate for chimpanzee Moe Davis In the ensuing attack LaDonna Davis lost her thumb, and St. James and LaDonna Davis were attacked by two young male chimpanzees named Buddy and Ollie: the two chimpanzees had escaped their enclosures. On March 3, 2005, while at the sanctuary on one of their frequent visits with Moe, St. The Davises waged a long, unsuccessful legal battle to recover Moe. After Moe bit several people, the city of West Covina, California seized the primate and placed him in an animal sanctuary near Bakersfield, California. James Davis and his wife LaDonna Davis had a pet chimpanzee named Moe, whom they treated as if he were a human child.
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