Monday, November 15, 2004

Exotic Ranch Mourns Loss of Monkey

Monkey's death casts pall on ranch
Residents outraged by shooting of primate family's patriarch


By DIANE JENNINGS / The Dallas Morning News
WILLS POINT JOURNALWILLS POINT – As a lifelong resident of Van Zandt County, Kathy Davis has always enjoyed taking children by Cash Wiley's exotic animal ranch every now and then to watch a family of Barbary apes cavort on a small island just off a back road.

She won't be able to do that much longer, however.

Someone shot the patriarch of the small monkey troupe a few weeks ago. Now, Mr. Wiley plans to add netting to the fence to keep his remaining animals out of the public eye – and safe.

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