Ex- Dancing Monkeys Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release: ( video shows where they go for a new life in the wild )

Dancing monkeys have been banned in Jakarta since the end of 2013 and in West Java since 2016 and on national level since 2019. Now they are being rehabilitated and release

 Jakarta Animal Aid Network  https://www.jakartaanimalaid.com/

In recent years, thanks to our efforts and your donations, we were able to rescue and release hundreds of ex-dancing monkeys after a successful rehabilitation process.

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Read our full monkey rehabilitation process in the 36 page book 'The Long Journey to Freedom' (dancing monkeys, pet monkeys, and poaching and illegal trade.

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tVQ8GZmV0pLX2gtkW1-BrwYXQSPHqGsk/view

A short summary of this program's activities

Poor litle monkey dressed as a doll begging for money

Locating and closing training centers

Dance monkeys are forced to perform tricks for the public. The macaques wear doll clothes and masks to resemble people as much as possible. The abuse they undergo to learn the tricks are cruel. During training, they are chained to a wall and then have to learn to stand on two legs for a long time. Their arms are tied on their back. With a metal ring around the neck with two chains attached to two posts, the animals must remain standing. In our battle against dancing monkeys, our team investigates where training centers are located. These can be dismantled together with the national police, after which the macaques can be confiscated.

Monkey rehabilitation

The rehabilitation process usually takes one year. The monkeys arrive in a terrible state: they are extremely skinny, have broken tails or ingrown chains. Some have infections in their mouth because their teeth have been pulled out. Others have serious chronic diseases such as tuberculosis. Some, unfortunately, do not survive.

Release into the wild

In recent years we were able to release hundreds of monkeys in protected forest areas. To find suitable territory, the team spends months exploring nature. For example, release is not possible within the territory of existing monkey groups. Now the monkeys can be monkeys again and leave their dark past behind them.