Pets or Prisoners
Two baby chimps were rescued in Nepal with the help of BBC journalism investigations. These two animals were taken from the Nigerian wilderness and shipped to Nepal. Their fate before being rescued was to be sold as pets. This type of animal illegal trade generates billions a year on deals just like these. They were on the black-market for $12,500 each. Unfortunately, this contributes to the endangered status of these chimpanzees and affects the environment in which they are native to.
The smuggling of exotic animals, especially chimps, is cruel. The Nepalese officer in charge referred to them as “small babies”. They were found drugged, hungry, tired and “sucking their thumbs”. These animals are so human-like and it amazes me the treatment they were given by these horrible criminals. Throughout the article, people apart of the case described the sadness and trauma these animals would now have to deal with so similar to a human being. Here is an example:
"When you look closely into their eyes, you obviously feel sorry for them," said Deputy Superintendent Anupam Rana, "I know they don't speak but the way they look, you can make out they were very tired... they look very disturbed, so maybe they are seeing all kinds of things on their long journey. They were in a very bad condition."
If you don’t care about them as animals, care about them as conscious, close genetic-relatives.
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