Rescues—Mighty

Mighty the Sulawesi Macaque has lived at the PRC since 1995, when Baby, the Sykes guenon monkey she was housed with, injured her owner in a savage attack. When nobody in the local area could be persuaded to help the owner safely secure the animals in transport cages, PRC personnel jumped in a van and drove 700 miles to Long Island, New York.

We found the two monkeys living in an amazingly spacious and well-designed enclosure—the likes of which we rarely see pet monkeys kept in. Unfortunately, the only door into the enclosure was human-sized, and after seeing the damage Baby had done to her owner, we were taking no chances. After cutting a hole in the wall of their cage and attaching a transfer cage securely to the exterior, we transferred the animals and brought both Baby and Mighty back to live in Kentucky.

They were found to be rather incompatible with each other in their new home, and each now lives with a companion of her own species in spacious indoor/outdoor enclosures. Their former owner keeps in contact with the PRC, monitoring the condition of her ex-pets and sending contributions to offset their continuing care. For that support, we are eternally grateful. Thank you, D.