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Chimp Crazy: Brittany Peet: The Attorney

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I mean it s an addiction an obsession a sickness that these people seem to have that they don t think that it could happen to them And even when it does they are still in denial about it – Brittany Peet There s a new docuseries on HBO called Chimp Crazy If you haven t seen it see it It s made by Eric Goode the guy who made Tiger King and it is equally shocking Chimp Crazy focuses on chimpanzee owners private owners that buy cute baby chimps dress them up and treat them like human children until they are 5 or 6 years old when the chimps become large and very strong wild animals This part usually ends badly Well it always ends badly for the chimps but quite often it does for the humans too This conversation is with Brittany Peet PETA s general counsel for captive animal law enforcement Brittany makes quite a few appearances in Chimp Crazy – she is one of the PETA lawyers who freed the captive chimps in the show and has spent her career working to free many other captive chimps primates and other wild animals throughout the US Please listen share and if you haven t seen it please watch Chimp Crazy Click here to visit this podcast episode

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