A little bit of monkey business has one Kansas neighborhood in a tizzy. Residents are trying to get the City of Basehor to respond to complaints about a man who appears to be keeping four spider monkeys as pets.
According to them, the monkeys pose a threat to the community, and they’d like to see the small primates removed before something happens. However, the city says its hands are tied, since the monkeys don’t exactly break any laws or rules that would allow them to force the homeowner to get rid of his pets.
This is causing quite a stir in the neighborhood, and at least one resident says that she will take action on her own if the city doesn’t step up and do something soon, according to KCTV5. And that could involve reaching out to other government agencies for help…