Prairie Village bans monkeys, except one, with guidelines

Prairie Village bans monkeys, except one, with guidelines

After months of debate, Prairie Village city leaders decided Monday night that a family can keep their pet monkey but must follow a new city ordinance.

PV allows resident to keep spider monkey under 12 conditions

A Prairie Village woman is able to keep her 15-month-old spider monkey but must meet a laundry list of conditions to do so. The Prairie Village City Council in a 7-4 vote on Monday approved a conditional license that allows Toni Skelton, a longtime resident of the city, to keep her spider monkey, Oakley. Councilmembers Betsy Lawrence, Terry O’Toole, Nick Reddell and Jim Sellers cast the dissenting votes. The license comes with 12 conditions, inc…