On 16 October, 2012, the NSCPA obtained a warrant to confiscate the monkey kept at a house in Nigel.
Warrant officer Tommy Tomlinson, spokesman for the Dunnottar police, says the monkey’s legs were amputated and they found it dragging itself by the one remaining limb.
He says the vet who kept the monkey in her bedroom claimed the monkey had been caught in a trap and badly injured.
Tomlinson says after an outstanding statement requested by the court was received earlier this year, the case docket was sent to Dunnottar Magistrate’s Court.
“At the moment Thokozani Tshili, the investigating officer, is still waiting for a statement from a nature conservationist to confirm if a permit is needed for keeping a Vervet monkey.
Furthermore queries was received from the court to obtain a statement to proof the woman where the monkey was found is a registered vetenarian.
Tomlinson says the medical reports from the doctor requested by court has been received.
The reason for the amputation is not known and will be determined during the court proceedings.
Although no court date has been set, the case will continue in the Nigel Magistrate’s Court.
