A veterinary surgeon has approached the Madras High Court seeking interim custody of a monkey that he had treated and taken care of since it landed in his hands as an infant, suffering from multiple health complications due to stray dog bites, in October 2023.

Chennai, Nov 5 (IANS): A Coimbatore-based veterinary surgeon has filed a petition in the Madras High Court, seeking custody of an infant monkey he cared for over ten months after treating it for severe injuries caused by a stray dog. Veterinary surgeon V. Valliappan submitted the petition through his lawyer K. Kesavan.....

A Coimbatore-based veterinary surgeon has filed a petition in the Madras High Court, seeking custody of an infant monkey he cared for over ten months after treating it for severe injuries caused by a stray dog.

The Madras High Court on Wednesday (November 6, 2024) decided to let a Coimbatore-based veterinary surgeon interact with a baby monkey that he had taken care of for the last 10 months, after it suffered a dog bite, but was taken away last month by Forest Department officials and lodged in the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur in Chennai.