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Posted: 11th December 2012

Monkey mayhem in Toronto store
Lost and confused pet monkey roams store wearing coat and nappy

Toronto shoppers were in for a surprise when a well-dressed pet monkey was spotted roaming around a furniture store after becoming separated from its owner.

Shoppers were greeted on Sunday by the sight of a tiny, confused and seemingly lost pet monkey running round the entrance lobby. If this was not enough, the monkey was clad in a close-fitting, button-up sheepskin jacket and wearing a nappy.

Local police believe the animal was inside a cage in a car parked at the store but somehow managed to free itself. "It was pretty scared. It was a tame monkey," Staff Sergeant Ed Dzingala said. "Nobody got hurt. The monkey was a little scared, that's all."

Bronwyn Page, a witness to the event, said she saw bystanders try to pen in the terrified monkey and prevent it from running towards cars. She concluded: "This is so bizarre."

It was Page who took the photographs which have since spread around Twitter and other social media. Perhaps inevitably, the creature now has two separate fake Twitter accounts.

A Toronto city spokesman explained the creature appeared to be a rhesus macaque and are not permitted as pets in Ontario.

The monkey was eventually captured and handed to Toronto Animal Services, which stated that the creature was now less scared and was "good to go" should someone claim it.

The owner later turned himself in. He was charged with owning a prohibited animal, an offence that carries a C$200 fine (£126). The monkey is expected to be sent to an animal sanctuary.



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