NIH Baby Monkey Abuse Share Tweet Videos filmed by NIH staff show sadistic experiments carried out on baby monkeys, wasting more than $30 million in taxpayer money. "I think this is potentially dangerous. Unlike humans, they can't have several small offspring at a time although they do sometimes have twins, their survival chances are limited. To see what would happen when tormented monkeys became mothers themselves, Suomi and Harlow created what they called a rape rack in order to restrain and impregnate female monkeys, then they would later watch and photograph the mentally ill mothers physically abusing and killing their own babies. In a carefully planned sting, a journalist posing as a broker has approached the gang with a big-money offer to buy an infant chimpanzee for a wealthy client who is, he claims, in the Gulf states. Abusing and taunting macaque pair A video depicting a case of animal abuse in Malaysia surfaced online recently. Mali wearing a dress inside her owner's house, Mali clinging to the tree near her owner's home, Mali socializing with other macaques at the sanctuary, Mali's former owner walking her as if her tail were a leash prior to her rescue, make a donation to Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. ), but weve found many ways to celebrate this annual spooky spectacle. The NGO Pjaros Cados, which normally cares for sick birds, was contacted for help and it took in the monkey and has been providing it with veterinary care. In some trials, the experimenters even release an electronic snake into the cage with the baby monkeys, who innately fear the reptiles. Bystanders actually cheered when the macaque was bound up tightly and had a rope placed around his neck before being caged. After four more decades of these experiments, nothing has changed. It also makes their hands stronger. The experiments involved making Japanese snow monkey macaques addicted to booze, nicotine and junk foods by feeding them experimental diets. 63 talking about this. It was believed that during this time the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became thin and blurred, and spirits had the ability to return to earth. It is not something you can arrange on the health service here. She was caught in the wires of bicycle braking system. But is it safe for baby? He saw the slaughter of everyone he loved. Lena added: 'The method was originally developed to cure and correct the health of children having muscular or skeletal problems but it is also suitable for healthy children. In Argentina, the illegal pet trade also places pressure on the species. This was the sad scene that unfolded on February 5 in Mumbai, India, for one monkey who had become the scorn of a community. As AFP notes, monkeys are highly regarded in the Hindu religion and are often at the center of antics that disturb the peace - but rarely garner this much public humiliation. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com. A US lab has been made to disclose videos of cruel experiments it performed on pregnant and baby monkeys following a legal challenge by animal rights campaigners PETA. Fokina Skype-chatted with us from her home in Dahab, Egypt, in the Sinai Peninsula, where she lives with her daughters (who not only survived baby-swinging but also grew up to be ridiculously attractive freedive instructors). Learn more. For six months, the macaque, along with other monkeys, were allegedly causing trouble in the community with antics like stealing food and tearing up pillows that were for sale, AFP reported. Nearby we discovered a male who was chained inside a disused toilet with no natural light. As AFP notes, monkeys are highly regarded in the Hindu . In most parts of Asia baby monkeys are stolen from their mothers and forced to appear more human.. It was also discovered the child had multiple fractures on her ribs and a broken arm. You entered an incorrect email, password, or both. An unthinkable quantity of wild animals (such as many monkeys, apes and other animals) are poached from the wild when babies after moms have been killed, and then are sold as pets or as photo props, or used to entertain tourists in circus shows, WFFT said. Due to the injury, Mali is currently staying at the rescue centers hospital for daily treatment and observation. Despite the cruel, public manner in which the primate was captured and paraded around, the city plans to set him up with a new life in the countryside. It takes a lot of effort for a mother chimp to raise her baby. In fact, hospital staff allegedly overheard the couple saying that since their daughter was in the hospital, it would give them a chance to go eat at the fast food restaurant, Nando's. Indian politician gets slapped on stage while giving speech. The court had previously ruled the lab, which is still home to 6,000 monkeys, was "found in violation of internal and external regulations" following a lawsuit filed by PETA. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. In other tests baby monkeys are torn away from their mothers to see how they react to stress during the $218m taxpayer-funded experiments. This single incident was caused by the owners irresponsible behavior No wild animal should be kept as a pet, and definitely not treated like a human baby.. During these tests, experimenters threatened the terrified, traumatised animals by staring at themwhich they see as an aggressive act. A YouTube video showing a baby monkey being abused and tortured remained live on the video-sharing platform for nearly a month. Check your inbox for a link to recover your email. We took him to the sanctuary, where his physical condition slowly improved. Unfortunately, this is all too common when people keep wild animals as pets and the animals are the ones who suffer the most from it. One video we viewed showed a man throttling a baby monkey - with the video title. Man gets Slapped for Touching Girls Butt on Subway. Fortunately there was a little dog, a dachshund, at the reserve who acted as a perfect substitute. but rarely garner this much public humiliation, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Did you know Halloween is believed to have descended from the festival of Samhain, a Gaelic celebration that marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter? And I felt disgusted at the people who would pay to inflict this barbarity on a helpless baby animal. I'm happy to say that Cleo moved to a lovely sanctuary in Kenya, where she is now no doubt a fully grown adult helping to look after other youngsters in need of comfort. The videos showed the monkeys being dressed in clothes and nappies before being tormented and tortured. But as the head of the traffickers, corrupt businessman Ibrahima Traore, prepares to hand over the animal, police burst in. The BBC investigation to be screened this weekend represents a significant success, although I was alarmed to see just how unconcerned the chief animal smuggler, Traore, was to find himself arrested. We are humanists and we don't do anything wrong.' "The baby can slip, the baby can accidentally move when he's being twisted around and hit somebody's leg or furniture. The NGO said he is currently being looked after by volunteers. It seems the investigation has uncovered a hub of the callous exotic pet trade. The rich clients often spoil their new pets for a short while. Many of the monkeys are killed and dissected before their 8th birthday. He and his then-student Stephen Suomi created the pit of despair,a dark metal box designed to isolate the monkeys from everything in the outside world. Oscar Cainer tells all. It is considered near-threatened and its population is currently decreasing, with its biggest threats being habitat loss because of agricultural development. But theres still hope for Cocoa. The monkey was clearly aggravated by the undoubtedly stressful situation - AFP reported that when one onlooker patted his forehead, the macaque hissed in return. Text the number at the end of this video to help get Cocoa a life beyond a cage, before its too late.\rPETA's mission statement is that animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way: https://www.peta.org/about-peta/\r \rThe website the meat industry doesn't want you to see: https://www.meat.org/\r \rHow to go vegan: https://how-to-go-vegan.peta.org/\r \rPETA Saves: https://spotlight.peta.org/petasaves/\r \rPETA: https://www.PETA.org/\r \rFAQs: https://www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/ Police were contacted after noise complaints at a property in Buenos Aires. Couple find note in chimney that reveals their 290,000 house was 100 times cheaper 50 years ago. Within days, the monkeys kept inside the pit were driven insane, incessantly rocking and clutching at themselves, tearing and biting their own skin and ripping out their hair. You will be asked to login again in, Web publication, social media pages, news broadcasts, TV shows, clip shows, documentaries, movies. Fokina was generous with her time and spoke at length about family freediving, slothful Americans, and the salutary effects of being swung over your mother's head. I would never recommend it," says American general practitioner Robert Young. And another vomited mid-air after undergoing several minutes of swinging. This means teaching local communities to view their chimps as a valuable resource alive. The little chimp, later named Nemley Jnr, was born in the wild. The. "I think this is potentially dangerous. The videos which were described in a peer-reviewed study, are said to show behavioural studies being carried out into the anxiety and stress responses of 11-month-old Japanese macaques. A video shared by the channel Happy Monkey shows an infant with its front legs tied behind its back as part of bipedal training. Paramedics then resuscitated the infant before rushing the critically injured baby to Kettering General Hospital. How fitting! At the camp the parents, hailing mainly from Russia and the Ukraine, also seemed entirely satisfied as they stood by and watched Lena treat their babies, usually above a gravel floor. She managed to get out successfully. Its likely she hadnt felt the touch of another macaque since she was taken away from her mother as an infant to be sold as a pet. When Lisa saw Almond's injuries, she whisked Almond straight to the vet. Their babies love to play and the mothers can help and support each other. According to court reports, the medics determined the baby had swelling in her brain and injuries consistent with squeezing. Mumbai: An adult female monkey has been rescued by the Forest Department in Vile Parle (east) after it was alleged sexually assaulted by a watchman, who had kept it tied for almost two years. Chimps, like us, are sociable animals. 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