Bieber abandons his pet monkey in Germany

[Liberal_in_LA]

Justin Bieber's monkey business: star's pet capuchin is abandoned at German airport

Pet capuchin impounded by German authorities in March has still not been reclaimed by the teen superstar





Very few who arrive in Europe on a private jet in the company of a global superstar end up as asylum seekers, but this weekend that appears to be the fate of Justin Bieber's pet monkey.

Impounded back in March when she arrived in Munich with the singer, but without the correct vaccination papers, the capuchin monkey has been kept at an animal sanctuary ever since, awaiting word from the singer or his entourage as to his intentions. A deadline of midnight on Friday has now passed, apparently without definitive instructions. Thus the poor animal now appears to find itself the property of the German state.

The story of O G Mally, as Bieber named his temporary little chum, began on 1 March when the singer was given her as a 19th-birthday present. She was then 10 weeks old, 42 weeks short of the age, say animal-welfare experts, when capuchin monkeys can properly be taken from their mothers. A few weeks later, Bieber decided that a trip to Europe was just what Mally needed to broaden her horizons. They landed, then Customs discovered she lacked the requisite paperwork and so the monkey was quarantined and taken to an animal shelter.

And that is where she has remained. Capuchins are sociable creatures, at their happiest with their natural family group of a dozen or two. So it's no surprise to learn from the shelter manager, Karl Heinz Joachim, that Mally, above, has been calling plaintively for her grouping. If, on the other hand, Bieber, right, has been pining for the monkey, news of it has yet to be made public.



http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/justin-biebers-monkey-business-stars-pet-capuchin-is-abandoned-at-german-airport-8622171.html

[jessie04]

1. Can that guy

be any more full of himself ?

[dlwickham]

2. can we trade Bieber for the monkey

[DesertFlower]

14. well said. nt

[smokey nj]

3. Poor monkey!!

Justin Bieber's an ass.

[olddots]

4. I wish pop stars were smarter

but they seem to get dumber every week and move to Calabasas Ca.

[Texasgal]

5. Maybe he could redeem himself by doing a free show in OKC

to raise money for the victims.

Eh, maybe not... I don't know who would show up. Ugh.

[jessie04]

6. That guy needs something to take him down a few notches.

He should have a little misery in his life like the rest of us.

[gvstn]

7. This story makes me mad

Not because Justin Bieber is a selfish teenager but because his people didn't handle this properly when they were first apprised of the situation where the monkey is far to young to be separated from its mother/peers. The separation can cause permanent damage to his development of the ability to interact with his peers. If they got the impression Bieber didn't care about the monkey then they should of paid the expenses and told the German authorities to place the animal in a suitable habitat. They should of done that 2 months ago! That's approximately half the monkey's life so far. They didn't even bother to officially turn the monkey over they just let the deadline elapse. Bieber's handlers are not exactly setting a good example.

Here's a few pics: http://gawker.com/5993391/postcards-from-prison-8-adorable-images-of-justin-biebers-monkey-under-german-quarantine

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. Justin Bieber has observed ... that Mally is "like a human." The kind of human you leave in jail.

comment from article.

[gvstn]

10. The author Caity Weaver is clever...

I love this line about how the Beebs would lose his subsequent Mally replacements,...He saw Mally III's tiny paw slipping from his hand as they played a game of "Fly, Mally, Fly" out the side of the tour bus window on the way to the Johannesburg airport. And so on.

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. He's much safer with Dieter from Sprockets

Monkey, monkey, where is the monkey?

Touch my monkey. LOVE HIM!.

[msanthrope]

11. Damn it!!! You beat me to it!!! nt

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. I was shocked that I was first with that!

[msanthrope]

13. I think it's a sign of age. nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

15. I give ze two videos a negative 2. They barely aroused me. nt

[Blue Owl]

18. Your story has become tiresome

Now, ve dance...

[XemaSab]

19. You win an internet.

[Initech]

16. It truly boggles the mind as to how this jackass got so popular.

At least when Justin Timberlake got popular he proved himself to be a legitimate talent and a class act. Justin Beiber is just proving himself to be an unbelievable attention seeking douchebag. His fifteen minutes are almost up and he knows it. I can't wait until he's 30 and working at a McDonalds. "But I have my whole life ahead of me!!!!!!!1!!!1!" : puke:

[tabasco]

17. What a piece of shit punk. n/t