Man fights to keep his lemur
A family who moved into the Lake in the Hills a month ago say they may leave the northwestern Chicago suburb if they are not allowed to keep their pet ring-tailed lemur.
The village board recently turned down the family's request to keep Ringo, who's 5 years old and about the size of a large house cat.
The village gave Troy Evert and April Fox 90 days to either find a new home for Ringo or move out.
Evert says he took Ringo in when a friend rescued him from an abusive owner, and that he tried to find the primate a home at a zoo or a refuge, but none of them would take Ringo because he is considered domesticated.
In this photo taken June 25, Troy Evert, of Lake in the Hills, Ill., plays with his pet ring-tailed lemur, Ringo, in his backyard. Ringo, who's 5 years old, is about the size of a large house cat. AP Photo/Northwest Herald, Amanda Schwengel.
