It’s one of those rules that seems too obvious to have to be stated. To be fair, George is learning the ropes here at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest faster than we could have imagined. But recent events made clear that we omitted at least one important rule from his freshman orientation: Never throw a carrot at the USDA inspector.
While touring Jamie’s side of the building during a routine annual inspection for our Class C License, we were subject to a surprise aerial bombardment from the direction of the Bray.
We can at least be grateful for two things: One, while George has quite the arm, he has more work to do before he’s consistently hitting targets in the 20- to 30-yard range. And two, our inspector was gracious about it and didn’t hold it against us, judging from our clean inspection report.
Next time, George, save those carrots for the staff and volunteers, or even the occasional visitor if you have to. Just leave the folks in uniform alone. We’ve got a reputation to uphold.
That is hilarious!
It should be in the CSNW employee/ volunteer manual – – bring your own helmet when reporting for work.
Funny, but it really could have been worse.
Sooooo true!
Was the inspector in uniform? Maybe thay upset him?
oh, George you are a little rascal! Just because you are adorable it doesn’t mean you can ignore the rules. You are excused this time though :heart::heart:
I’m curious if you think George may have been reacting to the uniform itself. Could he have been part of such an inspection in the past – one that may have been a stressful and/or negative experience – and he remembers the uniform?
The uniform is nothing more than an embroidered polo shirt so George was likely just reacting to the presence of a stranger.
thank you! I work in a shelter and the dogs definitely get to know our shirts so i was curious. Guess George is really feeling at home and likes it enough to protect it!
“Guess George is really feeling at home and likes it enough to protect it!”
what a wonderful thought!
George is testing out the waters! I definitely think that won’t be the last carrot to go airborne!
Heads Up!!!:carrot::carrot:
At least someone is having fun like we use to do when the USA was a civilized nation before it went bonkers.
Unless, of course, George was making a political statement about federal policy…
Hummm, you may be on to something! 😉
Yikes! Little George appears to have one strong arm on him! So dare I ask why he threw the carrot at the USDA inspector? Thank goodness you didn’t get points off. Perhaps if the carrot had bonked the inspector on the head things could’ve ended differently for you.
This is hlarios, especially if you’ve ever worked with food. The dreaded Inspector and sometimes devoid of any personality.
Loved George’s dance on the Bray which culminated in wonderful double jumps, Baryishnikov style.
Me, too!! How joyful!!
He is probably holding a grudge against prior inspectors who didn’t help him and the others at WCGP. A little white coat syndrome mixed with bad memories. poor guy. I am sure he will work on his aim. lol
At least it wasn’t the Jamie special! There are much worse things than a carrot!
This has got to be the all time funniest Blog ever!…and superbly titled! I can only echo the thoughts of many that “it” could have been a lot worse! (Down deep, whether shown outwardly or not, hopefully this also had to make the inspector’s day…what a story for him to tell! It definitely made mine!)
George probably recognizes the uniform from when he was kept at that awful hell hole prior to coming to CSNW. Shockingly they had gone through many years of failed USDA inspections and write ups. I bet he associates the uniform with that nightmare he lived through.
So true!
he could very well have recognized the men or his uniform and it really upset him.
Our son Ben has us interested in the Chimpanzees.
Awesome! you’re gonna love it. Welcome!