Nobody is touching her monkeys, at least
not if THG can help it
By Matt Utley, THG Features
This week the Indianapolis Star ran a story about Darlene
Rucker, a Dunlap, Indiana resident who keeps 12 monkeys as pets in her home.
These Capuchin monkeys wear diapers and clothes and do not venture outside in
neighbors’ yards or roam the neighborhoods.
Due to a complaint from a spineless anonymous source, Ms.
Dunlap was forced to seek a permit from the county in order to keep the
primates, which she considers her “family.” Ms. Dunlap lost her bid to obtain a
permit and must move to a different location if she wants to keep her monkeys.
This issue boils down to much more than whether or not Ms.
Rucker has the right to keep monkeys in her home. What this comes down to is
people not minding their own business.
You see people like this anywhere you go—at work, in your
neighborhood, at church—jerkoffs who can’t stand themselves unless they are
prying into other people’s lives to try and make them conform to the way they
THINK people should live or conduct themselves.
In an article printed on
etruth.com, Ms. Rucker said that animal organizations, such as the
International Primate Protection League, object to her keeping animals in a
subdivision and for altering (a.k.a. neutering or spading) animals in any way.
Ms. Rucker has been on TV and in National Geographic about
caring for primates, and I would put money on it that one of those animal-rights
freaks called and complained about it—the first complaint filed against Rucker
in a generation of keeping the pets. By the way, no monkey has ever escaped
under Rucker’s watch.
To make matters worse, the same coward who made the call
probably has dogs or cats or other pets in their home, and doesn’t think twice
about keeping them in captivity.
What we at THG encourage all of our readers to do is put
pressure on your national, state, and local officials anytime an issue such as
this comes to light. You can practice by contacting Elkhart County officials
and giving them a piece of mind on Ms. Rucker’s behalf. You can find contact
information at
http://www.elkhartcountyindiana.com/.
