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A woman was fired from her job at a Texas law firm after video showed her climbing into a spider monkey enclosure at an El Paso, Texas zoo and feeding the animals.
The video, which recently surfaced on social media, showed the woman climbing into the enclosure, through a water feature and appearing to throw food at the monkeys.
You can see news coverage here:
The water feature, which was placed as a deterrent for the monkeys, proved no obstacle for this woman. She let herself in and immediately began tempting the monkeys with Hot Cheetos, which she then threw at the confused creatures.
A low fence keeping the enclosure separate from tourists may now have to be raised, the zoo said, since the woman abused the opportunity it afforded for better visibility.
@nowthisnews Wow very disappointed that the smarter primates didn't attack her! And BTW I worked at a zoo. They nee… https://t.co/3aqrooqhpY— Donnelle Burlingame (@Donnelle Burlingame) 1621994193.0
@Guyledeustch @nowthisnews This behavior put herself and the monkeys at risk. Not only because had they attacked he… https://t.co/313gHdQCNi— Day One Glitch (@Day One Glitch) 1622061068.0
@nowthisnews Me: Alexa, what’s the dumbest way to become a felon? Alexa:— Nuttle (@Nuttle) 1622045932.0
@nowthisnews Well, we ALREADY know her first name is "Karen."— Sencha Skene (@Sencha Skene) 1621993441.0
Unfortunately for the woman, who will also face charges from the El Paso Zoo, her place of employment identified her from the video and fired her.
They released a statement on social media.
The woman, whose name was Lucy Rae, was a litigation assistant with Lovett Law Firm.
More Texas: "Lucy Rae, who worked at Lovett Law Firm in the personal injury division, was fired Monday after the fi… https://t.co/YdZzz2dun7— ReVIVE (@ReVIVE) 1621961668.0
The Lovett Law Firm identified the woman as one of its litigation assistants in the firm's personal injury division… https://t.co/inZsL9ANoG— Marie🌊😷🐺♒💃💙 (@Marie🌊😷🐺♒💃💙) 1622002635.0
@nowthisnews She was fired from her job Monday. She was a litigation assistant with Lovett Law. Her name is Lucy Ra… https://t.co/4NPG2dFSmA— Sarcastic pit bull mom (@Sarcastic pit bull mom) 1621984879.0
On Thursday, May 27, Lucy Rae was arrested by the El Paso police.
Woman arrested for trespassing into monkey enclosure at EP zoo. Additional info forthcoming— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EL PASO POLICE DEPT) 1622135276.0
Someone go throw hot Cheetos at her. https://t.co/5NjOygYiBl— ᴀᴍʏ ᴊᴏ ॐ (@ᴀᴍʏ ᴊᴏ ॐ) 1622145156.0
i just want to know what was going through her head , like girl why https://t.co/lBLmZ3h42x— samantha 🤎 (@samantha 🤎) 1622140389.0
Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes. https://t.co/CljydqOI13— Steve on Resler (@Steve on Resler) 1622137043.0
Rae has been charged with trespassing.
The monkeys, Libby and Sunday, have not commented on the experience.