Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the tropical botanical garden in Hakodate, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The macaques, also known as snow monkeys, frequently enjoy a dip in the thermal pool in Jigokudani valley.
A toque macaque sits in water eating flowers at a pilgrimage site in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. The species, a reddish-brown old world monkey, is endemic to the country, where it is known as rilewa or rilawa. It is named for the whorl of hair on its crown, which resembles a brimless toque cap.
Macaques huddle together for warmth at a hot spring in Nagano, Japan. Known as snow monkeys, the animals soak in the 40C water every day during cold weather, spending their bathtime grooming, snoozing and playing on visitors’ camera tripods.
SIGN: REMOVE HORRIFIC BABY MONKEY TORTURE GROUPS FROM TELEGRAM
By Emily Raap
This is a joint campaign by Lady Freethinker and Action for Primates.
Videos showing extreme cruelty to baby monkeys are spreading rapidly on social media – especially Telegram, a popular encrypted messaging service.
In 2021, Lady Freethinker published a report in partnership with Action for Primates on one of the first big private monkey hater groups on Telegram – Milliontears.
An anonymous source shared videos and screenshots of chats from group members, who claim to have paid for #macaques, including babies, to be abused, tortured, and killed on camera.
In another group called #ApesCage, videos showed baby #monkeys being put into blenders, drilled with power tools, and deliberately drowned, while users voted on which weapons they wanted used on monkeys in future #videos.
#Monkeys are being sadistically tortured and violently killed on camera in #Malaysia so the gruesome footage can be distributed online in “monkey torture groups.”
The footage includes some of the most horrifying #abuse that has been seen on private platforms. It’s also been posted on social media platforms, such as #Facebook.
The monkeys being abused are long-tailed #macaques who are captured from the wild.
Despite the overwhelming evidence, our report was classified as “No Further Action (NFA)” by the prosecutor, which means no action would be taken.
Long-tailed #macaques – who are complex and intelligent animals and feel pain, love, and fear – don’t deserve to be ruthlessly tortured and killed for online views or ANY reason, and it’s absolutely crucial that officials reconsider this case of such extreme violence and death.