![]() ![]() If he’s healthy enough to travel, PETA will facilitate his transport to an accredited facility, where he can get the care he desperately needs. ![]() ![]() This allows PETA to arrange for an independent expert veterinarian to assess Tonka’s health. Tonka would be the 20 th chimpanzee PETA has rescued from roadside zoos and private owners since 2013.Īfter receiving a recording of a recent phone call in which exotic-animal broker Tonia Haddix-Tonka’s owner, who claimed last year that he had “died”-asserted that Tonka was still alive but would be euthanized on June 2, PETA obtained an emergency temporary restraining order preventing Haddix from euthanizing Tonka or removing him from her property. PETA previously rescued eight other chimpanzees from the former Missouri Primate Foundation, and they’re now thriving in spacious sanctuaries. Breaking news: After a long search, PETA has located the missing chimpanzee Tonka, who appeared in films such as George of the Jungle and Buddy. ![]()
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