A judge rules that Darwin, known worldwide as the Toronto Ikea monkey, will spend the Christmas holidays in an animal sanctuary until a court ruling about his long-term custody can is heard in January.
The primate made headlines after it was spotted wearing a shearling coat while wandering in an Ikea parking lot in north Toronto on Dec. 9.
Staff from the city's animal services department picked up Darwin that day. When the monkey's owner, Yasmin Nakhuda, went to claim her pet, she was fined $240 for keeping a prohibited animal.
A statement of claim filed by Nakhuda says the "seizure" of Darwin was illegal, and that she signed ownership of him over to animal services under duress and while being threatened with criminal charges. Those claims have not been proven in court.
Darwin's owner, Yasmin Nakhuda, claimed it was not legal for Toronto's animal services department to "seize" the monkey. (Canadian Press) Darwin has been living at a primate sanctuary in Sunderland, about 100 kilometres northeast of Toronto, and Nakhuda went to court Thursday in an attempt to get him back.
But the sanctuary says Darwin is doing well in his new environment and it's in his best interest for him to remain there.
Friday's ruling means he will remain at the sanctuary until the case resumes in the new year.
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