such as these that exploit and abuse wildlife to YouTube. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights? READ MORE, Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind. A subreddit for discussion and pictures of primates. By reporting and flagging the videos, and encouraging others to do so, you can remove the financial incentive to continue abusing the macaques. Furthermore, whilst every animal is important, the team has to prioritise rescuing illegally traded wild species that are considered most at threat, including ivory and pangolins. I firmly believe a holistic approach to the macaque problem not unlike WLAs holistic approach to deforestation education would be beneficial. [emailprotected] (delegate to Royal? These unlawful acts are clearly documented, leaving behind a trail of evidence thats easy to follow. Despite the good intentions of many pet owners, its nothing short of cruel to imprison primates in homes that are simply unfit for their living in nearly every regard. Below are channels that need to be reported and taken off the site. and our Something went wrong, please try again later. The market is grossly oversaturated at the minute, and competition incentivizes drama for clicks. the YouTube channels. Human owners of especially young pet monkeys cripple the animals for life by removing them from their natural surroundings. The team operates 24/7 365 days of the year to ensure that reported cases receive the most appropriate outcome. We apologize that we do not have the time to respond to individual requests nor provide regular updates on all of the many animals we rescue or care for. WebAs our WRRT team continues to fight the relentless illegal wildlife trade in Cambodia, there are still ways you can help stop the abuse of Cambodias wild macaques: 1) Most Bipedal walking, or walking on the hind legs, is not natural for monkeys and can lead to damage to joints and muscles. Even with them gone, monkeys are still in pain behind the scenes. List of Monkey abuse channels to report : r/ape - Reddit The evidence that keeping pet primates is unsafe for the animals and their owners is overwhelming. Facebook and You Tube need to quit playing games and stop monetizing these people with monkey abuse videos. Vietnam and Cambodia are major exporters of these monkeysto laboratories around the world to be used in experiments, including the USA and Europe. By continuing to watch these videos you are. Baby Monkey Abuse - Facebook The marmoset currently resides at the Monkey World rescue center in Dorset, in the United Kingdom. Educating people is what will protect these animals and also the humans that care about them. The health and safety of the human owner is also at risk in these situations. Our Wildlife Rapid Rescue Teams (WRRT) Wildlife Crime Hotline has been inundated with requests to both rescue the macaques and provide updates. We have spoken directly to YouTube support and confirmed that these channels should be flagged as Violent Threats category in their channel reporting tool (shown as a flag icon in the channels about section). Privacy Policy. Rhesus monkeys also carry a strain of herpes B virus that can be fatal in humans. Some monkeys are now showing severe signs of trauma and many are now being sexually abused.