Monkey bites off owner's thumbs

To a disabled Vietnam vet in Virginia, his pet monkey "Noah" is like his own son. Babe Hameric said he's used the animal to help cope with post-traumatic war stress.

"When I get ready to go into an anxiety attack, he'll jump up on me and hug me around the neck and he'll chatter in my ear so I know it's time to sit down and relax," he said.

But after losing both of his thumbs in an attack two weeks ago and suffering another attack just this week, the former soldier is having second thoughts.

Local animal control officers said Hameric has told them he's now willing to give up the monkey for adoption. "Even though this happened, he's still my baby," Hameric said.

With news video.