Elyse Gazewitz treated Armani like any other baby. She fed him from a bottle, wheeled him around in a stroller and diapered him. She even built a $4,000 addition on her house for the 4-pound capuchin monkey and outfitted it with tire swings, toys and a small hammock.
But Montgomery County animal control officials said Armani is an illegal resident under Maryland law. They seized him last week.
A new state law forbids anyone from importing, selling, breeding or having a "non-human primate," including monkeys. The law made an exception for animals that were owned before May 31, 2006, but officials said Armani wasn't even born until December.
Gazewitz said officials are wrong, and she's fighting to get her monkey back. She said she can prove Armani was born and purchased in May of last year.
She says they are threatening to euthanize Armani if she doesn't pay $1300 a month. She is not allowed to call to check on him. They never asked about Armani's routine or his eating habits. Armani is going to be thrown off because he likes to watch TV and he was just learning his colors. When they came to get Armani they handcuffed the woman and kicked her dog.
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