Young monkeys Mini and Milo were victims of a dark, cruel and abusive network in Indonesia; The BBC uncovered this horrific trade and rescued the 2 monkeys

 

The 2 monkeys to the left Mini and Milo

Mini and Milo were victim of a dark, cruel and abusive network in Indonesia. Investigating this sinister world of sick and psychotic people that want to hurt others, was a real nightmare. We had to witness all the abuse Mini and other long tailed macaques went through before action could be taken. Finally, a police raid saved Mini and Milo’s life back in 2022. 

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Thanks to international collaboration between police forces; thanks to organizations investigating this cruelty and all coming together to take action; thanks to the BBC for digging deep in this abusive trade; we were able to provide Mini, Milo and other rescued primates a second chance in life.

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Mini during rehabilitation

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Mini and Milo were rescued in September 2022 and have been in rehabilitation and care at our Long tailed Macaque rehabilitation facility in West Java. Here, the primates were nursed back to health, could leave their trauma behind, make friends, and form a new family with other rescued long tailed macaques.

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M‍ilo   Jakarta Animal Aid Network ( JAAN )

After more then two years in our care, the two were ready to be released with their new family members - a beautiful group of 11 individuals with a strong Alfa male and female. After a final check up, the primates were transported to a pristine, protected forested island where JAAN Indonesia operates with permits from the Ministry of Forestry and Environment. Here, Mini and the other primates entered the pre-release cage, built inside the forest where the primates can adapt to the new surroundings and be provided forest fruits. After a few days, their cage is opened, and our team stays to monitor them after release for about four weeks. 

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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.

Piepjong honingbeertje gered uit de illegale handel door Jakarta Animal Aid Network JAAN ( snoezige foto )

JAAN redt weer een baby beertje uit het illegale dierenhandel circuit. 

Jakarta Animal Aid Network JAAN

Op vrijdag hebben JAAN en de politie in Indonesië een inval gedaan bij een dierenhandelaar en een piepjong honingbeertje kunnen redden die illegaal werd verhandeld. Dieren worden steeds vaker slachtoffer door de almaar groeiende palmolie-industrie. Door de kap van oerwoud voor plantages verliezen zij hun habitat en worden gedwongen in de plantages naar eten te zoeken. Daar worden de dieren als ongedierte gezien. Moeders worden doodgeschoten en baby’s belanden zo in de illegale handel.

“Het arme diertje die we Lío hebben genoemd, zou normaal nog bij zijn moeder melk drinken, slapen en spelen en het was hartverscheurend om het kleintje zo alleen in een donkere kist te zien, bibberend van angst in de opslag plaats van de dierenhandelaar.” zegt Femke den Haas, mede-oprichtster van de organisatie.

“Het beertje krijgt 24 uur per dag verzorging van ons team in Jakarta en wordt overgebracht naar het opvangcentrum Cikananga in west Java. JAAN heeft een nieuw opvangcentrum gebouwd op Zuid Sumatra waar beertje Lío in de toekomst gerehabiliteerd kan worden en voorbereid op een leven terug in de natuur. ”

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