A Javan macaque subsisting on a diet including Frosted Flakes and juice has been quarantined after biting its owner on the hand and arm. The monkey was being kept, illegally, as a pet by a California woman. The hospital where she was treated for the dog-like bites reported the incident to local animal services. The , a group that cares for rescued animals. 鈥淭his kind of animal is never meant to be kept domestically. It is illegal,” said Eric Anderson of the San Luis Obispo County Division of Animal Services. “It lived on a diet including Frosted Flakes and juice. We strongly discourage the keeping of any such animal.” The California Department of Fish and Game is investigating the incident and may charge the monkey鈥檚 owner with unlawful possession of a restricted species.
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