Move out, monkey Jasper the Capuchin monkey can't stay in the city, the police say News-Chronicle The owner of Jasper, the Capuchin monkey whose status went before the Green Bay City Council as part of a debate over exotic pets in the city, has been told she can't keep the monkey in Green Bay. Green Bay Police Commander Al Timmerman has notified Tracie Cornelius that "I cannot in good conscience grant a permit to allow this animal to reside in the city of Green Bay." Jasper made his presence known in April when he got away from Cornelius at the Rock City Pub. He was eventually found, but the incident drew a notice from police that Cornelius did not have a permit to keep the monkey. Since then, Jasper has been moved outside the city limits, and Cornelius has said she may move as well to keep Jasper. In the two-page letter dated Friday but released to news media Monday, Timmerman said he had talked to Cornelius on Aug. 6 about Jasper and the medical issues surrounding him. He said Cornelius had planned to have the monkey castrated at a later date to curb aggressive tendencies that start when the monkey turns 2 years old. He also said he had talked to the monkey's veterinarian, who said no castration or having teeth pulled had been discussed with Cornelius, although the monkey had received vaccinations. Timmerman said he had received various letters from zoo and animal organizations opposing private possession of monkeys and said he had read about 70 cases of monkeys biting humans since 1994. He said his primary concern was public safety, and cited statistics showing between 80 and 90 percent of captive monkeys carry the Simian B or Herpes B virus, which is transmitted by bite wounds or saliva and is nearly always fatal to humans. Citing the wild behavior of such animals, Timmerman wrote that meeting the responsibility of owning such an animal could be impossible. "Your comments to me that if you had to do it again and you knew what was involved, you would not do it, tells me that this responsibility has been very difficult," he wrote. "Meeting such a responsibility at times can be impossible for the average pet owner, and the community-at-large can suffer the consequences."