Toni Skelton may get to keep her pet spider monkey in her Prairie Village home, but the permission to do so comes with a new set of rules that keeps the pet and its owners on a tighter leash.
On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council voted to adopt a conditional license for Oakley Reign — a spider monkey that’s recently been ushered into the spotlight as the northeast Johnson County city considered changing its definition of dangerous wild animals to include all monkeys.
Several neighbors, loved ones and friends of Skelton, Oakley’s owner, spoke during the meeting’s public comment period, sharing that Oakley is not a threat, but a sweet animal that deserves the same due process as other residents…