A Dozen Squirrel Monkeys Were Stolen From Louisiana Zoo, Officials Say

A Zoo in Louisiana says {that a} dozen squirrel monkeys that have been stolen Saturday are nonetheless lacking six days later.

In keeping with Zoosiana, a zoo situated in Broussard, a metropolis simply outdoors of Lafayette, the heist occurred shortly earlier than midnight Saturday, when a thief “deliberately compromised” the squirrel monkey exhibit and stole 12 monkeys.

“It’s a really unhappy state of affairs, clearly, we’re heartbroken,” Zoosania’s Common Supervisor Matt Oldenburg instructed NBC affiliate KLAF-TV

The remaining squirrel monkeys have been assessed by the zoo’s veterinarian and have been discovered to be in no hazard, Zoosiana mentioned in a press release.

The zoo mentioned they’re working with native, state and federal businesses to analyze the theft. Authorities are additionally reviewing surveillance footage from across the zoo to attempt to find a suspect, who will face a housebreaking cost, KLAF reported.

A Lancaster girl says her tip led Dallas Police to seek out two monkeys that have been taken from their habitat Monday on the Dallas Zoo.

The theft occurred lower than two days earlier than a pair of emperor tamarin monkeys have been taken from their enclosure on the Dallas Zoo. The suspect has since been arrested after he was noticed on the Dallas World Aquarium.

Louisiana state legislation states that maintaining monkeys as pets is illegitimate, in accordance with the Legislation Library of Louisiana.