On March 3, 2005, the Davises came to Animal Haven Ranch to celebrate Moe's 39th birthday. Animal Haven was a 22-acre (8.9 ha) nonprofit sanctuary that housed six primates. In 2003 the animal sanctuary experienced licensing problems, so Moe was transferred to Animal Haven Ranch, near Bakersfield, California. The Davises visited Moe regularly at the animal sanctuary. In 2002, the Davises filed a civil rights lawsuit against West Covina, California the city ultimately agreed to pay the Davises US$100,000 plus US$225,000 for a home purchase in nearby Baldwin Park, California, where they could live with Moe. The Davises fought to regain custody of the chimpanzee, but were unsuccessful. West Covina officials seized Moe and relocated him to an animal sanctuary. The woman sued, and the Davises settled the lawsuit. The Davises claimed that the woman wore red polish on her fingernails, and Moe may have mistaken them for his favorite licorice. The Davises claim that they warned the woman not to attempt to approach Moe's cage, but she extended her hand into his cage. On September 2, 1999, a visitor came to see Moe. The police officer required medical treatment and subsequent rehabilitation costing US$250,000. While resisting recapture, Moe dented a police vehicle and mauled a police officer's hand. Local police were called, and several officers were required to restrain Moe. The Davises claimed that Moe had been frightened by an electric shock that occurred while his cage was being repaired. In the 1990s, Moe was housed in a 10 ft (3.0 m) by 12 ft (3.7 m) enclosure at the Davis home. A lawsuit followed, but the case was dismissed. In 1977, when Moe was 10 years old, he bit a woman, injuring her finger. Moe participated in their wedding LaDonna Davis said Moe acted as a "a combination of flower-thrower and best man". The chimpanzee lived with them in their home, wore clothes, was toilet trained, and took showers. Moe was an orphan: Tanzanian poachers had killed Moe's mother when he was one day old and the couple did not have any children, so they raised Moe as their own. The Davises had adopted Moe in 1967, not long after his birth in Tanzania. West Covina "Honorary Citizen" certificate for chimpanzee Moe Davis
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