The Well Stressed Monkea

You might remember viral monkey (think Youtube, not Outbreak) that was caught in an Ikea wearing a very expensive sheepskin coat.  Well it looks he will be more inmate than primate this season (nailed it) as this little guy, named Darwin, will spend Christmas locked in a cage.  The worst part is, there’s no chimney, no Santa, and no stockings hung with care.  Apparently the owner is fighting for custody in court and in the meantime, this poor guy is living at an animal sanctuary.  Now I get that it is illegal to own a monkey.  I don’t own one (technically), nor do I recommend it.  However, more time and money should be put into investigating if she is a good animal owner.  She obviously broke the law, that much is clear, but if she moves to a place that doesn’t forbid owning monkey’s (which she plans on doing), what’s the harm?  Why make the simian suffer, especially on Christmas?  This is not the life this little guy has become accustomed to, and depriving this guy of the latest Milan-inspired fashions is the TRUE crime here.