Woman Critical - Mauled by Chimp

Sandra Herold was the owner of a pet chimpanzee. By now you have all heard the story and it is terrible. Her friend, Charla Nash, age 55 was in critical condition after suffering what Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy called "life changing, if not life-threatening," injuries to her face and hands. She was mauled by a 200 pound domesticated chimpanzee. They said the chimp actually bit both hands off the woman and ate them. Makes you sick just to think about it.

The 15 year old chimp is named Travis. He once starred in TV commercials for Old Navy and Coca-Cola. He was shot dead by police after the rampage. Its owner had wrestled with the animal, stabbed it, and hit it with a shovel when it attacked her friends for no reason they could explain. The chimp was familiar with Charla but she had gotten a new haircut and they thought maybe that set off the chimp for some reason. A wild animal is still a wild animal, no matter how domesticated the owners may think they are.