Woman at center after ‘Chimp Crazy’ documentary speaks out

[@jsmith5509]

If you love them, LEAVE THEM IN THE WILD!!!

[@Trund27]

Exactly!!

[@centigradz2centigradz289]

Couldn't have said it any better!

[@Sad_Bumper_Sticker]

Or find them a large jungle proffessional chimp sanctuary in a warm climate.

[@deeflores8931]

But they're not born in the wild! They were born in captivity they don't have a choice! 🤬 Let's stop the breeding and the selling!

[@SteveWillNotDoIt1984]

They can't live in the wild. They were born in captivity, and all of them were already around when she started working there

[@patnewson6908]

No matter who ‘rescues’ them, if the chimps have to live in cages, it is a failure of compassion

[@hummingbird11]

👏👏👏

[@KerryRussellRN]

Not true…Check out the chimp sanctuary in Florida. I have helped with a fundraiser for them.

[@feralhomunculus]

Well put.

[@hermesmcclintok]

HA! Women

[@catherineclinton911]

❤

[@Trund27]

People who keep wild animals are irresponsible and cruel as hell.

[@deeflores8931]

Not ALL people who owns exotic animals are irresponsible 🤬 or cruel!

[@sorayaassar1602]

@@deeflores8931yes. They are. They keep them for their own selfish reasons.

[@JJ-kx8gi]

@@deeflores8931yes they are. Unless you own a 100 acre reservation, then you are evil!

[@alyssahuber508]

@@deeflores8931 do you believe that animals have sentience and that they can feel and think in their own way?

[@tw8464]

The extremist dangerous chimp owners are lying narcissist sociopaths who don't "love" animals or people

[@Mimi197-f2z]

SHES CRAZY...UR ACTUALLY ABUSING THEM BY KEEPING IN CAGES FEEDING THEM MCDONALDS!!!!

[@feralhomunculus]

I would feel bad for her if she wasn't abusing animals because she's clearly insane.

[@pugs_]

And damn Reese’s whip cream

[@deeflores8931]

Okay a chimp that is born in captivity has no choice but to live in a cage!

[@IsaacTorres-uy4dg]

Tell that to your employer you troll 😂

[@Mrmidknight-yx9pg]

I'm Don't think people should eat that much mcdonalds either

[@callycharles2515]

They are not pets. If you could ask them how they like living in a cage, then you would let them go.

[@deeflores8931]

Let them go where? They would have to go to a chimp sanctuary! Which they did!

[@charlesmeaux3954]

Not to condone this lady at all. But the camera does not show that Ape had the run of the house. So it was not just a cage.

[@alyssahuber508]

@@charlesmeaux3954 technically anything besides their natural habitat is a cage

[@LovedByDax]

If they were suited to be pets, they wouldn't have to live in a cage to protect humans. This is animal abuse and a narcissistic kind of "love."

[@sabrinareyes3164]

I mean, to be fair, the chimps that attacked people had roamed free and then were confined…that would drive me crazy too

[@tw8464]

You're absolutely right. These narcissist lunatics don't know one bit whatsoever anything about any bit of what actual love is. If they did, the chimps would be in the forest, not abused as "pets" putting everyone in serious Dangers

[@dawns4641]

She does NOT love animals! If you love them you let them go to live a life of freedom, same as your kids.

[@TheChoralist]

You all sit behind your iPhones judging and saying thee dumbest shit. THEY CAN'T GO BE FREE! They're captive animals. My God

[@TheVitamin421]

she is something else, she said she loves those chimps more than her kids. Now that is sad.

[@aliciaflores7095]

Her poor kids !

[@Sad_Bumper_Sticker]

Except she would not keep her children in cages like she keeps her “precious” Chimp children. Morally abhorrent.

[@JohnBrown-rg7ug]

@@Sad_Bumper_Sticker we don't know how she treated her children. Though, its pretty obvious that they dont like each other.

[@charlesmeaux3954]

she has SERIOUS other issues as well. She really needs to be committed for a long while.

[@AishatheMermaid]

@@JohnBrown-rg7ugit’s obvious she didn’t treat them well from their interviews.

[@Suze2233]

There are worse things than death. A wild animal living in a cage is one of them!!!

[@Maspets]

And there are people dumber than rocks, who write comments like this.

[@martinmix7464]

The Good Morning America crew really ended with "awww she loves animals" when they said she wanted an orangutan or gibbon?!? These people are as bad as her!

[@EWU-Film]

And the reporter shifts it in this direction too. She has a petting zoo blah blah blah. So ignorant. How did they manage to turn it into an advertisement for animal cruelty?

[@fizzfug]

Made me mad

[@CurtisZurecki]

Right?? Like how is anybody spinning this lady into a positive light? She's insane and selfish beyond belief.

[@FoggyDay196]

That ridiculous panel with their “aw’s” and gushing praise for this animal abuser is reprehensible. Shame on you!!!😡

[@caucasoidape8838]

Anyone else would have said it with sarcasm, but I don't give them the benefit of doubt.

[@Soper.Nova69]

She needs to see a psychiatrist!

[@bloodlove93]

nah she needs a nap in the forever box

[@RealityCheckTV]

@@bloodlove93 and a better plastic surgeon!

[@calebrogers2700]

@@RealityCheckTVdamn😂😂

[@lolahernandez6871]

And eventually, the chimp too. ☹️

[@roxanneslate8661]

She really does. She's the definition of 'crazy people don't know they're crazy.'

[@AnA4ever39]

Those chimps should be relocated to a better environment. Then being kept inside indoor cages. Doesn't matter that she loves them. She's not able to take care of them properly. She doesn't have the training or anything to be able to take care of them properly. These chimps should be out in nature in sanctuaries enjoying the sky, trees, grass, etc not cooped up in indoor cages eating junk food.

[@faeriefire99]

I haven't watched the show, but my understanding is they were. Even Tonka. Whose death she faked to keep him. She belongs in prison for what she did.

[@jrmints80]

They are now at a beautiful sanctuary.

[@TiffahoTheDeadBeatMom]

So the lady who committed perjury is upset she wasn’t told the truth about the director becauae she knows what she is doing is wrong and would be exposed. Fascinating

[@AishatheMermaid]

It’s even crazier that she watched Tiger King and didn’t realize what they were doing to tigers is bad.

[@Htx21]

Protect them??? U have him in a cage away from his natural habitat.

[@julosrodrigue6875]

She’s too scary to watch ! So gross

[@Sad_Bumper_Sticker]

Morally repulsive. Ageism is not cool.

[@ChristinaT-c3e]

She needs to be arrested!!!!!! This is crazy she got away with animal cruelty!! All to make money off this documentary. Where are these animals rights!!! She should not be allowed to own any animals or safari, zoo with animals. People should petition to get this woman back in court to be held accountable for her reckless behavior. These animals deserve justice!!!!!

[@GK-gr2mx]

Yeah she went from a 5 th wheel to a house on the ozarks 😂

[@eanderson1974]

That woman is unhinged. She even admitted she loves the chimps more than her own children.

[@HeavyInstinct]

"It's all been crazy and tough". She says while looking like the craziest cat lady who's ever lived.

[@mintybadger6905]

Leave us crazy cat ladies out of this please.

[@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc]

"The Dolly Parton of Chimps"? WTH does that even mean?

[@tajsandhu7914]

😂

[@iluvcamaros1912]

I think just that she wears wigs and a lot of makeup... and likes Chimps. But I feel sorry for Dolly that this lady thinks her look bears any resemblance to Dolly Parton.

[@sharonwensel3140]

Never keep a house pet you can't take in a fight.

[@iluvcamaros1912]

I have a coworker that a had to shoot her pitbull when it attacked and tried to kill her spouse. She keeps pictures of it on her phone and talks about how it was "her baby and she's still heartbroke over it." Umm.... it tried to kill y'all???

[@averageamericangirl6819]

Her face 😮

[@sari5045]

……= crazy. This woman needs her head checked!

[@aleciathomas5703]

If you watch the series she keeps asking the esthetician to keep putting more filler in her lips to make them “kissable” it reminds me of Goldie Hawn in 1st wives club 😂

[@catherineclinton911]

​@@aleciathomas5703Suitable for her to kiss a chimp?

[@shipwreck8847]

01:48 - Look away. I regret revisit this but it's a stark warning. It's like she's melting.

[@itzflowers4me]

😂😂😂

[@nickibarra00]

youre mad at the director for not following " ethics ", its a tv show not war. shes doing something wrong and he didn't want to ruin his chance to film something most don't get the chance to

[@josalee6479]

They do address this a bit in the most recent episode and they didn’t stay completely uninvolved, it was more of a determination of when and why

[@nanobotxtina5355]

The last episode was diabolical .. even after almost being killed by a chimp she was still completely delusional and feeding all her animals sprinkle donuts 🍩🤯😅

[@debedwards1717]

Stop having wild animals as pets!!!

[@arfriedman4577]

During college, i went to a guys apt that i knew from hs. My other friend took me there. I was shocked to see he had a small monkey as a pet. I never went back to his apt. I wasnt friends with him. He had a bond with the monkey that was amazing to see. The monkey only slept in cage or when he wasnt there. His family had a warehouse, where he worked also. The monkey had its own room there. This was late 1980s.

[@susangirardi3655]

She loves them more than her kids?

[@kyndred2008]

Ya that's weird

[@Elle-vm3ge]

Thank god there was an order for her to hand them over. Those poor chimps. I pray they can recover and live better lives.

[@havenly6133]

It broke my heart in episode 3, where she was showing Tonka videos of his kids and other chimps, and he looked so depressed and sad. I do think it's sad he can't even go outside or be around other chimps. He is just all alone. I understand she wanted to save Tonka and I can see raising one like your kid being so close would break your heart if someone came and took it away. These chimps being enclosed and taken care of by humans daily, eating and drinking everything they want, and then being taken from all that they know and putting them in a strange place seems super sad too.

[@lynnlawson4471]

What the filmmakers did may have been unethical or even a bit sleazy but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they did anything illegal. If the end result saved Tonka, so be it. Tonya did agree to be filmed and they surely had her sign a disclaimer, disclosure, etc. If she agreed to this and signed documents without consulting with an attorney, she won’t get anywhere by claiming that she didn’t understand what she signed or even based upon any oral assurances that were made to her before signing. It is likely that the filmmakers did consult with counsel to be sure they were on sound legal ground.

[@chrisluci3141]

Filmmakers did NOT "do wrong" IN ANY SENSE, WAY OR MANNER ! Their actions were NOT "sleazy" in ANY WAY! IF YOU percieve such (?), then YOU have some developmental delays w/ur own moral compass & are over complicating a pretty SIMPLE situation here. Ever hear of the KISS principle ? Apply here ! What they did WAS AFTERMATH situation caused by a DIRECT RESULT OF HADDIX'S ACTIONS .... P E R I O D Its the ole "IF NOT FOR ....." situation ! Wrong is wrong is wrong ..... IF Haddix had NOT DONE WRONG .... THEY would NOT have been in the position SHE PUT THEM IN ! I APPLAUD THEM FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING ! To find ANY fault w/anybody involved in this situation BEYOND HADDIX is simply poor judgement in trying to make sense out of nonsense ! Cannot be done w/ANY DEGREE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS ! *sheesh* Its really NOT that complicated ?? The ONLY unethical actions here were on the part of she whom engaged in ILLEGAL BEHAVIORS . P E R I O D !!

[@AishatheMermaid]

Y’all need to watch the series instead of commenting because a lot of your questions and concerns and suggestions are answered in it. The biggest issue y’all aren’t seeing is that people are allowed to do this to wild animals without a lot of money thrown at lawyers to save them, and even then it’s not enough. While it is obvious when animals are being abused, it’s not obvious that there is not enough action being taken against these abusers because the laws are often not strong enough, enforced enough, and it costs so much to try and enforce them. When they are enforced, like PETA tries to do with its legal team, the outcome can also be terrible, which is what you see in this docuseries. When they manage to save some animals from her, you see this woman simply buy more animals to abuse.

[@missunderstood8345]

Those tiny cages! She should be charged with animal cruelty.

[@DagNeb_It]

Everything about this is wrong, just wrong.

[@TravisDoesKayakFishing]

I don't like her, but I don't like PETA either.

[@WillBlindYouWithLight]

Anytime Peta is involved, I am definitely not on their side. When I was in college I gave them lots of money and I was so involved and then I realized they're just evil people... Seems like in this world you are forced to choose the lesser of evils or something.

[@oldspiced]

@@WillBlindYouWithLight I highly doubt you gave peta a single penny. Why do you think these monkeys should remain indoors in cages and be fed fast food?

[@birgitraya4909]

Wild animals don't belong in cages!!

[@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc]

Never mind the strength of these chimps when they fight. I have read 5 to 8 times stronger than a human. It's for hers and the public's safety the chimps be relocated.

[@SherylHashimoto-iq1kt]

No cages! Awful, Animal cruelty 😳😢

[@joshuathies2540]

Those animals were kept in jails basically

[@jewell1243]

Why would you put this evil woman on TV to make money off of the suffering of a wild animal she is sick and anyone who thinks doing this needs to see a mental health professional these animals belong in the wild not your cage!!!!

[@trevisfreeman9064]

The director told the truth in fact he hid his identity in order to get the truth otherwise these owners wouldn’t have shown how they actually treat these animals.

[@MannyBots]

Now she runs a sanctuary......I feel badly for those animals already.

[@JohnBrown-rg7ug]

1:25 she hits the chimps knuckles. She does not love those animals.

[@Starriaaa]

She is absolutely insane… but also isn’t it super illegal to mislead people and pretend to not be affiliated with a certain company or director they stated they don’t want to be associated with. Like legally and morally that’s kinda corrupt

[@DB-ub3wx]

Wild animals shouldn’t be anyone’s pet or property! Zoo’s / Aquarium’s should be shut down worldwide it’s so inhumane 😢

[@Trund27]

I would caveat this: there are reputable zoos and wildlife sanctuaries out there, and some species are being kept alive solely because they live in zoos. But aquariums that hi,d whales and large sharks are pretty terrible, I agree.

[@missfirenice1421]

WRONG. If they can’t be rehabilitated back into the wild, it’s good to be in zoos and aquariums. We can learn from them. How they live and what they eat. EDUCATE YOURSELF!!!

[@kansasgoldilocks]

Accredited zoos and aquariums are a much different story than this. There, they get adequate space, enrichment, and food. Plus, the facilities most often help with important conservation work and research.

[@synystersound8888]

​@@kansasgoldilocksExactly, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is one of the most rigorous accreditations of ANY agency out there. But it ensures that accredited zoos are giving the best possible care to captive animals while also researching and promoting conservation to the wild counterparts. Always research any animal facility before giving money or visiting because they're not all created equal!

[@aliciaflores7095]

She’s saying “it’s all been crazy” while looking totally crazy with that fake tan and bright pink everything and humongous hair and glitter eyeshadow

[@shay5839]

She reminds me of Mary’s crazy neighbor/friend from the movie Something About Mary. 😂

[@aliciaflores7095]

@@shay5839 lol it’s her

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

Gets her ear ripped off says I wanna live with chimps

[@mmeyerr7867]

First episode, I threw up in my mouth a lil bit

[@GabagoolGang]

.....she isnt banging it is she?

[@calebrogers2700]

Are people actually upset with the filmmaker??? More power to him!!

[@kgilliagorilla2761]

What could possibly go wrong?

[@adivinaca]

which one is the chimp ??????????????

[@oldspiced]

lol

[@OG_lesliedixon]

This is sad and gross.

[@Music-hy4yd]

I'd like to see an update on how the six chimpanzees that were relocated to that sanctuary that is like their wild habitat. She should've let Tonka go to that sanctuary with the other six because he's too old to put in the wild, but that sanctuary is outdoor with proper shelter...it's a heaven on earth the cages he's been stuck in his whole life cannot provide him. And these are SOCIAL animals, which the sanctuary would've given him companions as well. He already knew six of them! What is wrong with people?

[@whitb62]

Can a person look any more unwell/crazy?

[@hokahey7236]

So... they keep their "children" in a cage? 😳

[@barb679]

Netflix exploiting them as much as she is

[@scottmmafan925]

1:46 OMG!!!! What in the actual hell happened to that woman's face. Talk about a plastic surgery addiction.

[@QCKrowns]

That neck too😮

[@charlesmeaux3954]

I watched the episodes and EVERYONE in the show are all nuts. Both "sides" if you will. The blonde lady Tonya really needs to be institualized. After her chimps were taken she went to another place with chimps and she let herself into an enclosure with an adult chimp. She "thought" she was an Expert and was immediately attacked and was mauled. Her arm was dislocated, one of her ears was bitten off, half of one of her fingers was bitten off, the Chim went after her genitals and got her upper thigh. She had more injuries that were somewhat visible but she would not discuss them. She was hiding and downgrading the attack. Even before this her mannerisms, speach, tone and general personality presentation shows there is something VERY off with her. The PETA people are more disgusting. First the PETA attorney says he hates "trophy hunters" but yet this guy has a wall of pictures, taken of the heads, HIS TROPHIES which are the pictures of his trophies.

[@mariesauers326]

Really?! I didn’t notice that. I went back to the series to look, but couldn’t spot it. Do you know which episode. I just saw the stupid painting behind him.

[@harleycubberley9347]

Poor things 😢

[@DarinTillinghast]

Horrible keeping them locked up

[@cynthiag0m3z]

my thing is, was she not aware of the travis the chimp case, i’m sure tonka or the other chimps aren’t harmful however, they are still a wild animals and can snap at any moment

[@ericsilberstein667]

Natural animals belong in nature. Human animals? Not sure.

[@DanielleBrenes]

I didn't even watch the series because I was disgusted at the thought that anyone would keep an intelligent creature against their will. glad there's some like minded people in this comment section. NOT ok! She is enslaving them!

[@suckedintothevoid]

You should watch the series. They're born in captivity, so it isn't "against their will" in the sense that they were taken from their wild habitat - it's all they've ever known. That doesn't make it right, but I think you should watch it just to educate yourself on the nuances of the exotic animal industry so you can be a better advocate against it. I learned a lot, personally.

[@cc3184]

I mean...I'm no Jane Goodall, but I don't think a life in a cage & a diet of Gatorade, mcnuggets & happy meals is in the best interest of chimpanzees.

[@deeflores8931]

That's not surprising that they did that to her! Years ago I had a rescue center with big cats in Ashland Ohio and Alison Eastwood came out and filmed for a show she was doing and when I got to view the final cut, my facility was criticized by them that we weren't good people and they tried to get us to rehome all our cats to different places and that's what they wanted to film was all our cats leaving our facility! The cats we're taking care of very well! But yet tried to shed a negative light on our facility! We were given a $500 check which I tore up in her face! They wanted me to promote the show which I told them to shove it! Needless to say it flopped! That's what happens when you lie about people!

[@iloverosie6139]

You said you HAD a rescue center, so what happened? Were you qualified to run this rescue center? I'm inclined to side with the filmmakers.

[@jeanfarrell8017]

No we should not own a wild animal

[@rebeccam.s.1565]

I'm so thankful that Tonka has a new and much better life! ❤

[@TsunamiAdventures]

If it needs to be in a cage. There is something wrong with that, as well as an aquarium, dolphinarium. It goes on.

[@Rhombohedral]

When in Tiger King, I think it was Tim Stark or James Garretson said "Those that keep Monkeys are really crazy" from that time i was awaiting the Monkey King series

[@brokenspear6604]

I’m cool with the fact the director lied to the people

[@Nickz1086]

Urban rescue ranch is a good example of someone that truly loves animals whereas this woman is just trying to justify her selfish and irresponsible actions.

[@FoggyDay196]

People who keep these poor wild amazing animals in their freaking basement , a basement, are reprehensible. Not turning this poor chimp over to an animal rescue group, an outdoor sanctuary, makes me sick to my stomach.

[@leege4257]

She’s a monster

[@andrewgonzalez6208]

I mean, just look at this lady. We don’t have to take anything she says seriously

[@melissae1116]

Never own a pet that can eat you. These people should not be given air time.

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

He looks so sad😐

[@Bebedollie]

Animals were not made to be kept in cages. I mean look at the orca whales. Those pools they are kept in are heartbreaking 💔compared to the whole ocean they have to swim in. Captivity for any kinda animal should be against the law and there needs to be severe consequences for people that break that law. I don't even crate my dog. That's not even a thing where i live in New Zealand

[@Terrestrialtrashed]

Exploiting another sick individual

[@Sad_Bumper_Sticker]

She has no training no credentials no education and is keeping chimps in cages. Attention needs to be brought to what she is doing and the chimps in her care need to be sent to a professional large jungle sanctuary if they cannot be released to the jungle.

[@ozegomez871]

Chimps are not pets! We can love them by keeping them with their troop in the wild, not in a cage, and certainly NOT in isolation!

[@bennyblizzard]

seems like they haven't learned anything from what happened to charla nash

[@Jebbie1976]

ALL wild animals belong in their own natural world NOT in a cage.🤬 #EmptyTheCages #EmptyTheTanks 🚫NO PETTING ZOOS 🚫CIRCUSES 🚫PET STORE SALES To be honest, I'm to the point to where i don't even like zoos.😒

[@MatiasGeraldoThe2nd]

This show is WILD and amazing. Laugh and cry. It’s all that.

[@liveformybabies1190]

She has them living in cages? Disgusting

[@Pomshka]

Tonia is a heckin actress 😂 Let's not forget how she "sobbed her eyes out" when recounting how Tonka "died". I don't think Tonia knows what the truth actually is.

[@annemullen2457]

If she loves them, she wouldn't steal infant babies from their mothers

[@tamimoncrief2264]

My take after watching 2 of the episodes of Chimp Crazy is a here is something very wrong with her thinking. If you love them, let them go!!! And she's a liar- Tonka not dead

[@AmberSantana-is3dq]

The only crazy one is you maaaam putting on that lipstick with a paint roller

[@bart234465]

You know how every parent keeps their 200 pound children in cages?

[@paulheywood2116]

She’s nuts

[@nancebug23]

You can love animals all you want, but when you cross the line of identifying these wild animals as your child or children, you have a serious problem. Not only that but having them in the first place is just wrong. These types of people who do this always have this need that they are helping these animals rather than hurting them. It always comes at a cost to the animals at the end.

[@blancaespinosa3086]

She doesn't love animals. Animals must be free in their own habitat. That's the way they are meant to be loved, not in cages eating the same garbage that we humans eat. Shame on her and shame on all the people who defend her.

[@NT-ud2rx]

I would be fine with her keeping them if they weren't locked in a room with no windows thats cruel for an living being

[@Maliceless100]

Tanya may be stubborn or willfully ignorant, but she loves those chimps; her heart is beautiful, and a different approach from militant PETA might have made a world of difference _(humans are animals too)._

[@Daughterchasya]

Tonia is a perfect example of someone who puts her emotional needs before the needs of the animals she claims to love no she loves herself and that’s it! The way she committed perjury in court and fake cried … GAG

[@IBEEZTHESTEEZ]

So no lessons learned…. Bet 😬

[@77pearcearrow]

Watching the end of the last episode. She is clearly a sociopath.

[@dest151]

a chimpanzee can be super dangerous

[@vandalsgarage]

watching this woman's phony fake crocodile tears as she perjured herself in front of a judge was infuriating. Happy all the chimps were relocated, including the one she had locked up in a cage in her basement. And now that they have an outdoor space and proper diet, they are all thriving. I haven't bothered to look up her fate yet, but I pray she was given jail time for perjury and contempt, and maybe she'll learn a little compassion for caged animals.

[@lm4836]

After tiger king, he would have to lie or she wouldn't have done it. Neither documentary shows those people in a favorable light and no one should have these animals in their homes.

[@lazarusdouvos]

sick woman

[@alexandrasenat3811]

Why I’m not surprised!