An objectively cute Instagram post has Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant under fire from the animal rights group PETA, the latest off-the-field issue in what has been an undeniably screwed up Cowboys season.
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Possessing a monkey in DeSoto is prohibited without a special permit, PETA says.
Peet and the organization are calling for Bryant to release the animal to a sanctuary and have even offered the DeSoto, Texas animal control help in finding an accredited sanctuary for the monkey.
“The City Attorney was just contacted by Mr. Bryant’s personal attorney who advised the monkey is not in the city of DeSoto”, the DeSoto police said, according to The Morning News. No matter the result of the Bryant case, let’s all just hope Dallas Bryant winds up with a better fate than whatever happened to Justin Bieber’s monkey. “This infant animal must be urgently relocated to a reputable animal sanctuary, where he or she can be provided with appropriate care”.
I don’t know why the PETA person thinks they can automatically look into Bryant’s head and understand his motives. PETA points out private individuals like Bryant are not eligible for this special permit.
Well, PETA is not happy about “the possible illegal possession of an infant capuchin monkey”. Code 2.1200 (“any animal found to be in violation of [the Animal Control Code]” may be impounded).
Capuchin monkeys used as pets are typically torn away from their mothers at birth, whereas in the wild, they would naturally spend several months, if not years, by their mother’s side.
Dez Bryant went on a tirade against reporters in the locker room after the Cowboys’ loss to Seattle on Sunday.
There’s no confirmation that Bryant is keeping the animal as a pet (although he wouldn’t be the first Cowboy wideout to do so), but now PETA has also waded into the story.
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Bryant posted a picture of the animal over social media last week.
