Abused, deprived of liberty and enslaved. We are talking about the nemestrini macaques, also called pig-tailed macaques, which are trained to collect coconuts with a chain around their neck.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himAbused, deprived of liberty and enslaved. We are talking about the nemestrini macaques, also called pig-tailed macaques, which are trained to collect coconuts with a chain around their neck.
They are able to harvest from 300 to 1000 coconuts a day and for this reason, man thinks well to exploit them in the sector. Snatched from their mothers from very small these macaques live a life of captivity in the regions of Southeast Asia.
There are real training schools where these monkeys are spoken of as if they were toys. On the website of one of the many structures we read:
“Monkeys are strong, they love to climb, they don't suffer from vertigo, they don't complain, they don't protest for higher wages and they are not corrupt. They don't need trade unions or accident insurance. Monkeys can be thought of as "living machines", which is invaluable to coconut farmers. "
So free labor and zero complaints. Macaques spend their days working until they drop.
While at work they cannot eat, so it is not uncommon to see them fall to the ground from fatigue or hunger. Recall that the pig-tailed macaque is considered a vulnerable species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which however does not prevent their exploitation.
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A life in a cage, with a chain around his neck
Before, during and after training, macaques are kept in cages. Often they are children of berok, or monkeys to be trained, others are captured by poachers and taken from their mothers. As we know, these animals are a social species, they should be free to move, move, mate and instead spend their whole life working.
Structures as a form of tourism
The monkey training facilities are one of the stops visited by tourists. What will be nice to see animals in cages and enslaved, then one day they will explain it to us. The work of the macaques never ends, because finished in one field, they are immediately transported to another. Sometimes they fall from considerable heights and risk their lives, others are injured with cutting tools.
The coconut industry
Faced with profit, no one cares about the fate of these poor primates. The coconut industry is worth almost 3 billion dollars, harvesting is practiced in Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia which is the largest coconut producer in the world, with its over 18 million tons per year.
Each of us can make a difference by choosing controlled products in which it is clearly specified on the label that they come from an ethical market, which does not exploit workers or animals.
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Dominella Trunfio
Foto cover: Michael Freeman
