49 starving monkeys freed from cages
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NEARLY 50 starving, dehydrated monkeys have been rescued from cages at a garden nursery north of Johannesburg.
Spider, capuchin and squirrel monkeys were among the 49 primates taken away by the International Primate Rescue organization on Saturday.
The monkeys had been kept in cages for the entertainment of people coming to buy plants at the Little Falls Garden Center. Visitors notified the primate rescue group of the poor conditions.
Some of animals were so malnourished that their heads were disproportionally large for their bodies and their bones were protruding from their fur. Many monkeys were suffering from rickets.
“This is clear animal cruelty, no monkey should have to live like this,” said Sue Mousley, director of the primate rescue organization. She said the garden center once had 96 monkeys but many had died. Although her sanctuary already houses a large number of monkeys, she said she could not stand by while the monkeys at the nursery starved.
Some 20 veterinarian students worked as volunteers to help feed and move the monkeys.
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