(1) The courts placed the monkey at Frisky’s in 1999 after animal control seized it when the owners took it to a bar. The owners became angry at Frisky’s when they couldn’t get the monkey back. 

(2) Frisky’s has a federal USDA license permitting them to keep monkeys. So far, Howard County hasn’t recognized that license. 

(3) In over 30 years of operation, Frisky’s was never cited for having an unsafe facility. There has never been a problem with dangerous diseases infecting the monkeys or any animals there. 

(4) Frisky’s monkeys undergo yearly physicals, including extensive lab tests. The best primate vets in the state perform these physicals. The monkeys also undergo periodic vet checks during the year. 

(5) The vast majority of Frisky’s neighbors are supportive of the sanctuary. Frisky’s works with the community, schools and children’s groups doing educational outreach. 

For once I would love to see a newspaper brave enough to cover the real facts behind Wyckoff’s vendetta against Frisky’s, instead of the same old story, whether it is correct or not. What ever happened to investigative reporting?

Barb Main