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Two people from Warsaw face animal cruelty charges after police found a dead monkey inside a car at Soaky Mountain Waterpark in Tennessee.
On Wednesday, Sevierville, Tennessee police got a call about two animals, stuck inside a car at the parking lot. When police got to the waterpark at around 4:30 p.m., they found two marmoset monkeys — a dead 9-week-old and a distressed 5-week-old — inside the car.
The 5-week-old monkey was taken to an animal hospital to recover. The interior heat of the car is believed to be what killed the 9-week-old monkey. The outside air temperature was 87 degrees at the time.
The owners of the monkey have been charged: 54-year old Nova Brettel has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty. 54-year old David Paul Brettell has been charged with animal cruelty.
