On October 16, 2012, the NSPCA confiscated a Vervet monkey from a Springs veterinary practice.
This was after the NSPCA obtained a warrant to enter the property in Nigel where the monkey was being kept.
According to Dunnottar police spokesman warrant officer Tommy Tomlinson one of the vets, who kept the monkey in her bedroom claimed the monkey had been caught in a trap and badly injured.
She allegedly then brought the monkey through to Springs for medical care.
The monkey’s limbs were amputated and it was found chained in a cage, dragging itself by its one remaining limb.
At the time Tomlinson confirmed police were on the scene after a warrant to enter the vet’s home was obtained.
He says the case docket was sent to Dunnottar Magistrate’s Court, after the outstanding statement was received.
“Further queries were then received from court to obtain medical reports from the doctor, but all information directed to the doctor’s legal representative have been done,” he adds.
The reason for the amputation is not known and will be determined during the court proceedings.
The Dunnottar Criminal Investigating Department is now awaiting correspondence from the legal representative of the doctor.
Tomlinson says a court date can only be obtained when all the necessary documentation as requhttps://www.citizen.co.za/springs-advertiser/wp-admin/post.php?post=88910&action=editested is in place.
The case will continue in the Nigel Magistrate’s Court.
