Two Missouri police officers capture a loose lemur in a neighborhood
@Deepizzaguy (104006)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
September 19, 2023 3:07pm CST
Two Springfield Missouri Police Officers whose names were not released answered an emergency call from a concerned citizen on Wednesday evening to chase down a lemur who was running loose in the Kimbrough and Woodland area.
The two police officers had help from "a couple of kind citizens." who assisted the police officers to corner the lemur and then the police officers were able to capture the animal by wrapping up the animal with a blanket.
The owners of the lemur then contacted the police to thank them for rescuing the lemur.
The problem was that lemurs are forbidden in the city limits of Springfield. The owners of the lemur had to give up their pet to the police who then took the lemur to a local wildlife rescue where they will take care of the lemur.
As far I know I have never heard of lemurs in the Springfield Missouri before this post on this site.
Link is upi.com/2061694703950 via @upi
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@RebeccasFarm (90339)
• Arvada, Colorado
19 Sep 23
A Lemur? Well where the heck did he come from?
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@Deepizzaguy (104006)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Sep 23
I have no idea where this lemur came from in the first place.
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@RebeccasFarm (90339)
• Arvada, Colorado
19 Sep 23
@Deepizzaguy It is so funny George.
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@Deepizzaguy (104006)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Sep 23
@RebeccasFarm I know what you mean since lemurs are not that well known in the animal world.
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@LindaOHio (181346)
• United States
20 Sep 23
Your picture posted! Yay! I'm glad they captured the lemur; but I'm sorry that it had to be taken from the owners.
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@Deepizzaguy (104006)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Sep 23
I am surprised that the image did upload on this site myself.
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@Deepizzaguy (104006)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Sep 23
I was thinking the same thing that the owners of the lemur did not mean to cause any harm by having a lemur as a pet in the first place.
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Sep 23
Sad that they had to give up their pet. They should have checked to see if they could have such a pet before getting it. Very sad.
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@Deepizzaguy (104006)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Sep 23
As far as I know lemurs are good pets to have.
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@innertalks (22076)
• Australia
20 Sep 23
I wonder if the owner's copped a fine too. They should not have kept such an exotic animal, without the right permissions, as it is not good for the animal either.
@Deepizzaguy (104006)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Sep 23
The owners of the lemur was likely fined by the city officials.
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@innertalks (22076)
• Australia
20 Sep 23
@Deepizzaguy Yes, some limitations/regulations are good to save some people from themselves doing things not good for others, including for animals.
