Man Mauled By Chimps Prepares For More Surgery
Chimps Attack Man At Animal Sanctuary
LOS ANGELES -- A West Covina man attacked by two chimpanzees in March was released Tuesday from the hospital.
St. James Davis (pictured before attack, left), who was visiting Moe -- a chimp who used to live with Davis and his wife -- at Animal Haven Ranch when two other chimps attacked, returned home Tuesday afternoon.
Davis, 62, underwent a series of surgeries since the attack. In June, doctors took him out of an induced coma and removed his breathing tube to speed his recovery.
"He's come a long way in what I consider to be a very short time," wife LaDonna Davis said Tuesday. "In reality, when this first happened, I thought this would take a lot longer than six months. He has a long way to go.
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USDA probes tiger attack
Family spokeswoman retells account of girl'sdeadly photo shoot
By Ron Knox and John Hacker
Globe Staff Writers
8/20/05
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a formal investigation into possible wrongdoing after a tiger killed a girl Thursday at a Kansas animal sanctuary.The investigation, launched just hours after the incident occurred, will examine whether Doug Billingsly, the director of the Lost Creek Animal Sanctuary, providedadequate protection during a photo shoot where a tiger killed 17-year-old Haley Hilderbrand.
