chimpanzee Archives

Waiver Protects Chimp Sanctuary from Suit by College Intern

October 8, 2013

By Doyice Cotten

An Oregon appellate court (Howard v. Chimps, Inc., 2012 Ore. App. LEXIS 986) ruled that a waiver of liability signed by a student doing a college internship adequately protected the chimpanzee sanctuary from liability when the intern was attacked by a chimpanzee.

Lion Attack Mirrors Previous Waiver Case: Chimp Attacks and Injures an Intern

March 12, 2013

By Doyice Cotten

The following recent news story recounts a recent California incident that is similar to a 2012 case in which a young female intern was attacked and injured by a chimpanzee:

SAN FRANCISCO — A 24-year-old intern killed by an African lion at a California wildlife sanctuary died suddenly after the big cat broke her neck,