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Spider Monkey On Loose In Southeast Houston Corralled By BARC After Encounter With Dog

Houston police found a spider monkey on the loose when they responded to a call in the 9800 block of Telephone Road on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. The animal was secured by BARC and turned over to the Houston Humane Society Wildlife Center.

Monkey business is apparently part of the job for Houston police officers.

A resident of the southeast part of the city called the Houston Police Department on Monday night to report they had been bitten by a black monkey that was on the loose, according to department spokesperson Shay Awosiyan. Responding officers told news reporters at the scene they found the animal hiding under a pickup truck and hanging from one of its axles, and they decided to call Houston's animal control organization after being told the monkey had been bitten by a dog.

A representative of BARC, the city's animal control and adoption agency, managed to capture the monkey and turn it over to a local wildlife center, according to BARC spokesperson Cory Stottlemyer.

"I really wasn't expecting a monkey," HPD officer Isaiah Velazquez told reporters at the scene. "But it was a one-in-a-million thing when I got here. I've seen a monkey today."

Awosiyan said the resident who called HPD and said they had been bitten, in the 9800 block of Telephone Road, declined treatment from responding paramedics. Stottlemyer said BARC was told the monkey might have belonged to a nearby resident, but the potential owner they identified either did not answer or was not home.

A woman who answered the phone Tuesday at the Houston Humane Society Wildlife Center, which took possession of the monkey, said BARC has asked the organization to continue trying to find its owner and return it. She said the animal is a male spider monkey.

It is legal for Houston residents to own a monkey as long as its adult weight does not exceed 20 pounds, Stottlemyer said.

HPD officer Jesse Rodriguez, another responding officer, told reporters at the scene the monkey appeared to have blood and vomit coming from its mouth and "looked pretty beat up," likely from its encounter with the dog.

"We wanted to get it," Velazquez said. "But knowing that it was already kind of feisty and having been attacked by a dog, it was probably already in fighting mode. So we really didn't want to put ourselves (in danger) and get bit by a monkey. So we just decided to call BARC."

Monkey Rescued From Underneath Pickup Truck After Being Attacked By Dog In SE Houston

HOUSTON – Houston police officers and BARC officials discovered a monkey underneath a truck after it appeared to have suffered a dog bite in southeast Houston on Monday evening.

Officials received a call for a vicious animal on the loose on Telephone Road near Orem Drive at around 9 a.M.

BARC officers arrived at the scene and found a monkey hiding under a pickup truck. Police said a witness told the BARC official that the animal was attacked by a dog.

Police worked with the BARC official to retrieve the monkey from the truck's undercarriage using a leash. Once they pulled out the animal, the BARC official wrapped it in a blanket and carried it away.

Officials worked with residents in the neighborhood to find the owner of the monkey, but they did not answer.

Police at the scene told KPRC 2 that finding the animal on the loose "was definitely the first."

"It's something that we weren't expecting when we got dispatched out there," said Officer J. Rodriguez with HPD. "It's definitely the first for me. I'm pretty sure a lot of people out here haven't seen something like that."

BARC officials said the monkey attempted to bite the field officer at the scene, but they weren't hurt.

The monkey was treated for minor injuries and was turned over to a wildlife center in League City. However, officials were unable to perform a full workup due to its behavior.

According to BARC, monkeys are not illegal to own in city limits as long as their adult weight limit does not exceed 20 pounds.

Crazy Texas: Monkey Attack, Dog Attack, Rescue

HOUSTON – A monkey was rescued beneath a pickup truck Monday in Houston after a bizarre series of events, according to KPRC-TV.

Houston police said officers found the monkey hiding under the pickup after receiving calls for a vicious animal.

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Witnesses at the scene told police that the monkey had apparently "nicked" someone and was later attacked by a dog, leaving the monkey in bad shape.

The monkey was captured by animal control and taken away, the report stated.

Authorities are working to determine who owns the monkey, but those who called 911 said it was believed to be a neighbor's pet.

Police said the case was unusual.

Police said the victim who was nicked by the monkey refused medical treatment.

No other details, including information about the dog attack, were released.

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