ANOTHER painted monkey was found in the Toti stables area on Tuesday, 7 August but this time it also had electric cable wound tightly around it.
This abusive act exceeds the ignorance of those who think that painting a monkey will deter the troop from an area.
The blatant act of animal cruelty has been denounced and the neighbourhood urged to invest time to find the criminal who committed this brutal abuse.
Read and watch: Another Amanzimtoti monkey falls victim to painting myth
“It takes a certain kind of morally challenged individual to catch a little monkey in a snare and pour irremovable white paint all over him,” said Monkey Helpline’s Carol Booth.
“The stupid myth that a painted monkey or baboon will chase away the rest of the troop still persists, despite widespread debunking of it. On Tuesday an amazing rescue of such a snared, painted one-year-old vervet monkey played out at Tunbridge Wells complex in Toti.”
Carol said the domestic worker Beatrice Mkhize noticed a small monkey trying to drink water from a tap. She realised the little monkey was weak and had a cord tied back around his head and through his mouth.
“Brought to tears by the desperate sight of the pathetic baby, she knew she had to help. Braving the defensive threat of the tot’s protective mother, she grabbed him from behind and popped him into a bathroom flip top bin,” said Carol. “Clutching the bin to her chest, she ran to a house across the dry river bed to one of her employers, Samantha Brett, who was at home at the time, to ask for help. Her part-time employer called Monkey Helpline.”
As this occurred near to where a painted monkey later named Lola was found some months ago, it is suspected the same people could have committed this second cruel act.
Watch Carol Booth’s video of rescuer Steve Smit:
Neighbours are urged to keep an eye and ear out, in an effort to save innocent lives from those brutal and ignorant.
Contact Steve Smit or Carol Booth at Monkey Helpline on 082-659-4711 or 082-411-5444 to report monkeys in distress.
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