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Monkeys fight back against trainer, China

Animal Liberation Press Office | 12.03.2009 22:36 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Three angry monkeys turned on their cruel trainer and beat him with his own stick (See Photos). One of the trio bit him and pulled out handfuls of his hair. When one of the monkeys refused to ride on a child's bicycle in a street performance in Sizhou, in eastern China, their owner beat it with a stick.


Pictures from The Telegraph
Pictures from The Telegraph


Although they were tied to the man with ropes attached to their collars, the monkeys appear to have decided to fight back. The two animals came to the defence of the third monkey, grabbing the stick from the man, pulling on his ear and biting his head. When he dropped his cane, on monkey snatched it up and began beating the trainer on the head until he broke the stick, witnesses said. The dazed trainer told his audience: "They were once wild and these performances don't always come naturally to them. They may have built up some feelings of hatred towards me." Local police are apparently investigating allegations of animal cruelty and may confiscate the monkeys from the man. Performances with monkeys are a common sight in markets and squares in China, but the treatment of the animals is frequently criticised by animal rights organisations.

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And who says animals don’t fight for their own rights!

13.03.2009 12:39

Nice one! I hope they are rescued and not kept and abused.

ARUK