I would give my life for him,” Tonia Haddix says in a trailer for HBO’s “Chimp Crazy” docuseries. She’s talking about Tonka, the 32-year-old chimpanzee whose remarkable life story ...

After being cloistered in a basement cage for nearly a year, Tonka just wanted to be outside. Though caretakers had set up a cozy space filled with hammocks and blankets for the chimpanzee ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture revoked Tonia Haddix’s license to keep and sell exotic animals, after the Missouri woman ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled on March 13 that Tonia Haddix's Animal Welfare Act dealer license would be ...

She spends her days caring for animals in captivity, but has a particular bond with adult male chimp, Tonka, who she will do anything to protect. When the authorities threaten to take Tonka away from ...

Haddix’s attachment to one chimpanzee, Tonka, sparked national attention in 2021. Tonka is a former animal movie star, appearing in films like the 1997 comedy Buddy. At some point, Haddix ...

In 2020, after repeated chimp escapes from the facility ... Haddix was allowed to keep the remaining three, including animal actor Tonka, if she started her own nonprofit and met certain housing ...