Woman Fired From Law Firm After Entering El Paso Monkey Enclosure

EL PASO, TX — An El Paso woman reportedly lost her job at a law firm after a video surfaced of her inside the spider monkey enclosure at the El Paso Zoo.

On Sunday, a video was posted to Instagram of a woman in the spider monkey enclosure, sitting underneath a waterfall and interacting with the monkeys and feeding them Hot Cheetos, according to the post's caption.

El Paso Zoo officials said the incident happened Saturday afternoon. The two spider monkeys, Sunday and Libby, have not shown any digestive issues and officials said they do not believe they ate any of the Hot Cheetos.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Lovett Law Firm released a statement saying the company had learned the woman was an employee at the firm and had been terminated.

"The firm has always been a strong supporter of animals and animal advocacy," Nora Artalejo Lovett, Lovett Law shareholder, wrote in the post. "We absolutely do not condone this irresponsible and reckless behavior."

Zoo Director Joe Montisano said the zoo is considering the incident a breach in security and is taking it very seriously.

"The young lady has been identified and the El Paso Police Department is currently reviewing the footage and determining what charges they will bring against her," Montisano said in a statement. "We want all of our guests to come and visit the Zoo, enjoy the facility and the animals but certainly to follow the rules."

"The rules are there to protect our guests, the animals and our staff," Montisano said. "We are now forced to look at ways to modify the exhibit to prevent this from happening again."