A Kansas City animal activist group has taken out a billboard urging a Shawnee pet store to release a capuchin monkey it’s had for almost two decades.
On Thursday, the group Kansas City Action for Animals unveiled a billboard asking for the Pet Stop in Shawnee to release Frankie, a Capuchin monkey the store has had in its possession for about 19 years.
The billboard is located on Carter Avenue in Merriam, about one mile from the Pet Shop and close to I-35. Sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, it will be on display for one month, according to Kansas City Action for Animals. After that, the organization will look into a second billboard for June, with the help of In Defense of Animals…