Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant gave away his pet capuchin monkey, Dallas Bryant, he told Dallas radio station KTCK 1310 The Ticket.
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“He was one of us, the monkey was one of us,” Bryant said (via the Dallas Morning News). “He got pure-A1 treatment.”
A photo posted by Dez Bryant (@dezbryant) on Oct 21, 2015 at 3:40pm PDT
Bryant said he still gets to see Dallas, though — he gave him to a friend.
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Dallas came into Bryant’s life last season and invoked a swift reaction from PETA, which said: “Monkeys belong in the wild — not in the hands of football players who acquire exotic animals just to make a splash on Instagram.”
Well there you go, PETA. Bryant no longer has an adorable companion who runs to the door when he comes home. We’ll miss you, Dallas.
