Activist group urges Shawnee store to release monkey

Activist group urges Shawnee store to release monkey

A Kansas City animal activist group issued a letter urging a Shawnee pet store to release a capuchin monkey it’s held captive for almost two decades. In early September, the group Kansas City Action for Animals issued an open letter to the Kansas Pet Animal Advisory Board accusing the Pet Stop in Shawnee of providing an inhumane environment for Frankie, a capuchin monkey the store has had in its possession for more than a decade. The letter, whi…