Tonia Haddix made a name for herself as the controversial self-titled "Dolly Parton of Chimps." The former nurse turned exotic animal owner is the subject of the 2024 HBO documentary, Chimp Crazy ...

Tonia Haddix made a name for herself as the controversial self-titled "Dolly Parton of Chimps." The former nurse turned exotic animal owner is the subject of the 2024 HBO documentary, Chimp Crazy ...

Who is Tonia Haddix? According to her Cameo profile, Haddix is 55 years old and is originally from Ozark, Missouri but now resides in Sunrise Beach, where she runs a petting zoo.

Tonia Haddix, the star of HBO’s Chimp Crazy who allegedly faked the death of one of her apes, was accused of perjury by animal rights group PETA who have asked a judge to bring charges against her.

ST. LOUIS — PETA is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revoke the Animal Welfare Act license of Tonia Haddix, a controversial wild-animal broker featured in the recent HBO ...

The series recaps how Tonia Haddix, who ran the Missouri Primate Foundation, claimed that a chimp had died, only for him to be found alive in a cage in her basement nearly a year later.

After six months, an anonymous tip led U.S. Marshals to Tonia's basement. They swarmed her home and seized Tonka. Haddix said she believed the filmmakers behind "Chimp Crazy" sent in the anonymous ...

HBO's 'Chimp Crazy' examines Tonia Haddix and other chimp moms who raise chimpanzees as exotic pets and the danger this poses to people and primates Haddix is a former nurse turned exotic animal ...

FESTUS, Mo. – Tonia Haddix, a Festus woman and exotic animal owner entangled a series of legal battles, is the subject of a new HBO docuseries called “Chimp Crazy.” Haddix, who once dubbed ...

Tonia Haddix has recently gained notoriety as the focus of new viral HBO docuseries “Chimp Crazy,” which explores her actions and broader issues related to the private ownership of exotic animals.

Tonia Haddix — the subject of HBO’s docuseries “Chimp Crazy” — should be held in criminal contempt of court for violating numerous judicial orders, according to a new order from the ...

Tonia Haddix and Tonka in “Chimp Crazy.” (HBO) You can see the ways that they’re trying to swerve past the “Tiger King” beats, even when they present themselves so openly, such as Haddix ...