Man seen showing off monkey carcass sought
By Leeann Li |
October 25, 2012, Thursday
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A MAN caught on camera smiling while he displayed the carcass of a skinned, bloody monkey sparked outrage on the Internet and is being investigated, according to forestry police in Xichang City in Sichuan Province.
Online posts said the young man killed the monkey, removed its skin and fur and showed off the carcass at Lushan Mountain, chanting, "Come and see! It's so exciting! Let's photograph it!" A picture showed the man lifting the monkey by an iron wire around its neck.
It triggered a public outcry. "The lack of awe for life results in such horrible behavior," one microblogger wrote.
Internet users have called for a search for the man. Several people came forward to confirm the authenticity of the online picture. Pictures indicated the monkey was about the size of a very small child.
A woman surnamed You said she saw the man flaunting the carcass around 2pm on Monday, the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper reported yesterday.
"Some visitors tried to stop him while some shouted, 'Bravo,' " she added. Local residents said they don't know the man and doubt he is a local.
Xichang Public Security Bureau launched an investigation when it learned of the case. Police said they first were confirming that the Internet story was real, and then would investigate to see if any laws were broken.
"In recent years, more monkeys are descending from the hills to find food or play with people. We don't exclude the possibility that some are hunted by poachers," said a forestry official in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, which administers Xichang.
"If the monkey in the picture is from Lushan Mountain, then it is very likely to be a rare species under state protection, and thus the man would be punished by law," he added.
Online posts said the young man killed the monkey, removed its skin and fur and showed off the carcass at Lushan Mountain, chanting, "Come and see! It's so exciting! Let's photograph it!" A picture showed the man lifting the monkey by an iron wire around its neck.
It triggered a public outcry. "The lack of awe for life results in such horrible behavior," one microblogger wrote.
Internet users have called for a search for the man. Several people came forward to confirm the authenticity of the online picture. Pictures indicated the monkey was about the size of a very small child.
A woman surnamed You said she saw the man flaunting the carcass around 2pm on Monday, the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper reported yesterday.
"Some visitors tried to stop him while some shouted, 'Bravo,' " she added. Local residents said they don't know the man and doubt he is a local.
Xichang Public Security Bureau launched an investigation when it learned of the case. Police said they first were confirming that the Internet story was real, and then would investigate to see if any laws were broken.
"In recent years, more monkeys are descending from the hills to find food or play with people. We don't exclude the possibility that some are hunted by poachers," said a forestry official in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, which administers Xichang.
"If the monkey in the picture is from Lushan Mountain, then it is very likely to be a rare species under state protection, and thus the man would be punished by law," he added.
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