Atlanta Injury Lawyers BlogChimp Owner Potentially Liable For Injuries
I’m sure most people caught the outrageous story of the 200-pound pet chimp who went berserk and attacked his owner’s house guest. Sure to draw attention due to the bizarre circumstances, the story appeared in most newspapers across the country including the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Charla Nash, 55, was visiting her good friend, Sandra Herold, when Herold’s beloved 14-year-old chimpanzee, Travis, savagely attacked Nash, leaving her in critical condition at Stamford Hospital. The chimp could be heard in the background grunting while attacking Nash as Herold sobbed to the 911 dispatcher, “He’s killing my friend…My Chimpanzee…He ripped her apart…Shoot him…Shoot him.”
Herold admitted during an interview aired on NBC’s “Today” show that she had given Travis the anti-anxiety drug, Xanax, which had not been prescribed to him. As authorities considered criminal charges, Herold recanted this account and now denies that she gave the chimp the drug.
