Justin Bieber's monkey Mally could end up spending months in a German animal shelter after the singer was given an extension to sort out the paperwork needed to get the animal back. The animal was confiscated by customs officials in Munich as Bieber flew in from LA to perform a series of concerts. Now the pop star is trying to get his pet back. Mally, a capuchin monkey, was given to the singer for his 19th birthday last month from music producer Jamal 'Mally Mal' Rashid. He had been taken away from his mother when he was only nine weeks old.
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Mally the capuchin monkey was held by customs officials in Munich
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Bieber did not have the correct paperwork for Mally, a 19th birthday present
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Animal was taken from its mother at nine weeks, when usually a year
He said: '@placeholder has won an extension because the four week limit on confiscated animals only applies if the owner does not get in touch.
@placeholder spends his time repeatedly calling in the hope of finding other members of his family group, animal shelter staff said