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Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

KingstonsMom — Tue, 25 May 2021 16:28:40 GMT

Flamin' stupid! Woman loses her law firm job for climbing fence at El Paso Zoo and feeding Hot Cheetos to a spider monkey

Lucy Rae, who was a litigation assistant, has been identified as the woman
Footage was taken this weekend and posted on an Instagram account
In the video, Rae can allegedly be seen getting up close and personal with two of the spider monkeys at the El Paso Zoo, Libby and Sunday
The woman can also be seen feeding Hot Cheetos to the spider monkeys
Since the footage went viral, she has been identified by the law firm where she used to work before getting fired in the wake of the video
The zoo is also moving forward on pressing charges against the woman

A 'stupid' woman who was caught on video jumping over a barrier to feed Hot Cheetos to spider monkeys in a zoo enclosure is now facing possible criminal charges.

Since the footage went viral, she has been identified by the Texas law firm where she used to work as a paralegal - before getting fired in light of the video.

Losing her job may end up being just the beginning of her woes, as the El Paso Zoo is also pressing charges against the woman, an official there says.

Lucy Rae, who was a litigation assistant, has been identified by ABC-7 as the woman behind the barrier at the zoo in footage taken sometime over the weekend and posted by Fit Fam El Paso to Instagram on Sunday.

In the video, Rae, whose age hasn't been made public, can be seen getting up-close-and-personal with two of the spider monkeys at the El Paso Zoo, Libby and Sunday.

She can also be seen feeding something to the spider monkeys, which has been identified as Hot Cheetos.

'She was attempting to feed them Hot Cheetos, [but], it is still unclear if they actually ate any,' Joe Montisano, director of the zoo, told Newsweek. 'From the video, they were more disturbed with her being there than concerned with the food,' he said of the monkeys.

At the end of the video, someone in a blue shirt helps pull her out of the enclosure, though that person has not been identified.

Spider monkeys are typically between 14-26 inches long and around 13.25 pounds, according to National Geographic. It's not clear the exact size of these monkeys. They are 'usually agitated by human contact,' NatGeo says. They can become violent toward humans, according experts at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.

Staff at the El Paso Zoo were not aware of what had taken place until seeing the video after the fact.

Montisano called the woman both 'stupid and lucky' in comments to ABC-7.

'This young lady decided to hop a fence, climb through some bushes, drop down into a four-feet deep moat, walk across the moat and then try to feed the spider monkeys,' Montisano elaborated to the El Paso Times.

In addition to putting herself at risk, Rae also endangered the monkeys by changing their diet and potentially exposing them to COVID-19.

Woman facing charges after she hopped over barrier fence at El Paso Zoo's spider monkey enclosure | Daily Mail Online

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

Lucky Charm — Tue, 25 May 2021 16:33:50 GMT

Honestly, they didn't need to put stupid in quotes.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

Icegoddess — Tue, 25 May 2021 16:36:23 GMT

So, who's the guy in the white shirt watching her in the pic? Looks like he is in the enclosure too. The article says someone in a blue shirt pulled her away.

Idiotic thing to do.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

Sooner — Tue, 25 May 2021 16:36:37 GMT

I would never try to feed them Hot Cheetos! They are too good and I'd eat them all.

And I would not want to be in a monkey cage ever. That's asking for trouble.

What is wrong with people!

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

candyagain — Tue, 25 May 2021 16:46:40 GMT

@Lucky Charm wrote:
Honestly, they didn't need to put stupid in quotes.

Probably could substitute "high as a kite" for accuracy....

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

KKJ — Tue, 25 May 2021 16:47:04 GMT

Idiot is right, and I bet she'd be the first to sue the zoo if the monkeys attacked her.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

ECBG — Tue, 25 May 2021 16:56:36 GMT

I hope all abusers are put UNDER the jail!!!!

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

Porcelain — Tue, 25 May 2021 17:04:15 GMT

Seems like a publicity stunt for Fit Fam. Whatever that is.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

ValuSkr — Tue, 25 May 2021 17:16:53 GMT

She probably wanted a fun video for IG or TikTok.

But, unfortunately, she didn't think the escapade all the way through.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

jellyBEAN — Tue, 25 May 2021 17:24:02 GMT

Don't human beings have sense anymore? I hope she gets the book thrown at her for potential damage done to the harmless animals kept at the zoo.

If she wants to munch on ****** that's her choice, monkeys are frugivores and I hate to think what processed junk food with no nutritional value WHATSOEVER, would do to their little bodies.

Seems like the world has gone nutso imo.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

sceniccoast — Tue, 25 May 2021 17:29:39 GMT

@KingstonsMom

Another idiot walking the face of this earth! Seems to be more & more of them unfortunately.

As I've mentioned before, "you can't fix stupid." Animal abusers, please take a free ticket to h**l !!!!!!!!

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

KingstonsMom — Tue, 25 May 2021 17:38:11 GMT

@Porcelain wrote:
Seems like a publicity stunt for Fit Fam. Whatever that is.

@Porcelain

IF it was a PR stunt, it failed badly.

She lost her job at the law firm and the Zoo plans to prosecute her.

Also, the negative attention will crush her (and any sponsor) on social media.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

spiderw — Tue, 25 May 2021 17:38:24 GMT

Sick, cruel, unstable,ignorant, the last word stressed and covering it all!!

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

Porcelain — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:19:17 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
@Porcelain wrote:
Seems like a publicity stunt for Fit Fam. Whatever that is.
@Porcelain

IF it was a PR stunt, it failed badly.

She lost her job at the law firm and the Zoo plans to prosecute her.

Also, the negative attention will crush her (and any sponsor) on social media.

She doesn't need her old job. Any attention is good on social media. Having been fired for her behavior, she can just become an anti cancel culture person now. This has earned her street cred in those circles. I don't approve of it, but that's how it is.

ETA: You can have the same old argument about this. Why have rules that disallow guests in the monkey enclosure? People who invade the monkey enclosure don't care about the rules, so just let everyone do whatever they want and mingle with the animals or not. Freedom of choice.

I don't agree with that either, but there's a real "no rules apply to me so get rid of all rules" zeitgeist going on right now.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

teganslaw — Tue, 25 May 2021 17:59:52 GMT

Maybe she'll become an influencer. People who aren't very bright would follow her.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

SilleeMee — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:15:18 GMT

I worked at a zoo and I've seen some very stupid, dangerous and cruel stuff that people do. Some people should not be allowed into zoos.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

Spurt — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:32:20 GMT

I swear sometimes I think PEOPLE should be put in enclosures and let the animals loose and let them run things---- tired of IDIOTS like this one doing stunts that endanger animals, most are trying to make a video or take a photo just to get their 5 minutes of fame on social media!!! She deserved to lose her job, and Im glad the Zoo is taking legal action!!!!😡

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

Mersha — Tue, 25 May 2021 18:49:00 GMT

@spiderw wrote:
Sick, cruel, unstable,ignorant, the last word stressed and covering it all!!

Unfortunately, there are quite a few of those out and about these days.

It is frightening.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

Buffalogal47 — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:10:34 GMT

some people are just too darn stupid to live.

Re: Woman Feeds Hot Cheetos to Monkeys in TX Zoo

sophiesofers — Tue, 25 May 2021 19:27:54 GMT

Well as I have said before, you can't fix stupid! Here is a prime example. Those monkeys are smarter than her!