Warning: This article contains spoilers for HBO's “Chimp Crazy.”

PETA announced Tuesday that it was offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who could bring evidence that would help police seize chimpanzees from roadside zoos, private properties or pet trade premises.

Viewers of “Chimpanzee Crazy” were horrified Sunday night as the series finale revealed just how atheistic the weird monkey pet advocates in American society really are. According to an email shared with The Daily Caller, the $10,000 will specifically be paid for “evidence that law enforcement seizes emaciated chimpanzees in roadside zoos, private properties and the pet trade.”

The three primates PETA specifically targets are Bow, who lives in a private home in Missouri; Limbani, who lives in a roadside zoo in Miami, Florida; and Ricky, who also lives in Florida.

If you haven't seen Eric Goode's masterpiece yet, don't be fooled: this is not “Tiger King.” Criminals like Joe Exotic and Doc Antle have been made into pseudo-celebrities thanks to the Netflix series. I don't think the same can be said for the guys profiled in HBO's “Chimp Crazy.”

Shortly after the season finale, I spoke with PETA's General Counsel Brittany Peete about her experiences working through the series and her work to save captive chimpanzees across the country. (Related: State seeks to ban big cat hunting, residents try to intervene; millions of dollars and vital ecosystems at stake)

“The reaction to Chimp Crazy was completely different than Tiger King. Some people immediately realized these were animal abusers, but the overwhelming reaction was that Tiger King was a joke. Joe Exotic was a funny character, like a folk hero, but he's the one in prison!” Pete said over the phone. The same can't be said for Haddix.

The series follows a woman named Tonia Haddix as she evades the police, lies in court (and more) in order to keep her pet chimpanzee, Tonka, locked in her basement. While it sounds interesting at first, you'll need a strong will to watch this series.

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Imagine this for a moment. Shortly after you are born, someone rips you out of your mother's arms and takes you to a strange house. You spend all day, every day, in a small, bright-colored, concrete, box-like cage. Every now and then, a different person comes along, sits on the other side of the bars, and shows you a flashing screen. It's videos of other people, just like you. They're having fun, exploring the world. Meanwhile, you sit in the box, eating junk food, and slowly rotting. That's your life. (Related article: Scientists find link between energy drinks and kids' mental health: Not surprising)

If you escaped from this cage, you would probably be pretty angry at your captors for forcing you to live such an empty life. You would probably take out your anger on them and anyone else you come into contact with. If you were a chimp, you would probably rip their face off and eat chunks of their ribs, just like many of the chimps in “Chimpanzee Crazy.”

WASHINGTON DC – JULY 10: Sharla Nash (right), who underwent a face transplant after being attacked by a pet chimpanzee in Connecticut in 2009, is helped to her seat by her friend Shelley Sindland (center) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) (left) during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on July 10, 2014. Nash worked with members of Congress to advocate for changes to federal laws banning interstate trade in primates. (Photo by Winn McNamee/Getty Images)

The documentary series suggests that instead of giving the chimps a beautiful life in a sanctuary, the women would rather kill the “babies” than see them live happily in real homes appropriate for their species. (Related article: “Chimp Crazy” is a circus-like massacre that you'll never tire of watching (review))

To me, keeping a chimpanzee as a pet is tantamount to human trafficking, physical and mental abuse, and a huge risk to everyone around these wild animals. In short, it's like raising a monster. Some people I spoke to drew parallels between the way women like Haddix treat chimpanzees and the way Gypsy Rose Blanchard's mother in “Mommy Dead and Dearest” treated them.

Blanchard served time for his role in the murder of his mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, and was released from prison in 2023. Dee Dee's suspected Munchausen syndrome by proxy led hundreds of people, including doctors, to believe the daughter was seriously ill.

Every scene in “Chimp Crazy” is like, “Yes, I love these chimps more than I love my kids,” and then they feed the poor chimps ramen and sake and Chicken McNuggets.

— Katie 💀🌒 (@katietcc) September 8, 2024

The only thing people keep asking Pete is, “Why isn't she in jail?” It's a valid question, but not one I can answer today. Pete pointed out that aside from the very complicated laws regarding captivity of chimpanzees, exotic and endangered species, no state or federal agency that should be policing this trade is actually doing anything. Is the government not doing the job they're paid to do with our taxes?! Shocking! No one said that.

What's even more chilling is that Haddix still holds an animal welfare license, meaning she can legally run the zoo. Oh, and did we mention she got half her ear ripped off by a chimpanzee in the finale?

The last 10 minutes of the final episode of Chimp Crazy are some of the most delusional things I've ever seen on television.

— Daniel Golson (@dsgolson) September 9, 2024

Tonia decides she wants to live with the monkeys even though they bite off her fingers and ears. Sandy sees her friend get attacked by a pet chimp and immediately buys another one. These people are not passionate. They are mentally ill lol. #chimpcrazy

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Thankfully, there is hope!

Since the release of “Tiger King,” the number of captive tigers in the United States has begun to decline for the first time, and PETA is hoping for the same result with “Chimp Crazy,” but it's certainly doing its part to help the cause. (Related article: “Bad Monkey” is the best show of 2024. It's not even close.)

“Chimp Crazy shows that these mighty primates are not toys, and that disaster is on the horizon as long as Limbani, Bou, Ricky and other chimps continue to be exploited for human ego and social media likes,” Pete said in a separate statement.

If you haven't already, check out “Chimp Crazy” on HBO right now.