Bali Adoption and Rehabilitation Centre (BARC) is known for helping street dogs in Bali. But what goes on under the surface of their flashy branding is shocking. Not entirely hidden from public scrutiny is the rotten core in this organization. Any conversation about animal welfare in Bali invariably leads to the repugnant reputation of BARC […]
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This is a story about a special little person who changed my life. Her name is Hope, and she just happens to be a Vervet Monkey. Upon my arrival in South Africa in January 2013, she immediately stole my heart. Late in December 2012, a car struck Hope and her first infant while trying to
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Peter Wilson operates a small dairy farm in The Crags, South Africa. He also kills primates. If Peter isn’t killing off the local primates he’s encouraging his staff to kill them via torture, shootings, stabbings and poison. Locals know he’s on a genocidal crusade, yet few do or say anything. The Crags is a small
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Franco was a rescued ex-pet Vervet Monkey undergoing rehabilitation at the Darwin Primate Group (DPG) sanctuary in the Western Cape, South Africa when he was confiscated by Cape Nature; the provincial “wildlife authorities”. While in his temporary housing at Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Center, he was murdered by Tenikwa staff, allegedly after an incident when a
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Bean is a mischievous and playful rescued Chacma Baboon – he was raised by human parents after his baboon family was murdered by farmers. He’s quite used to interacting with people. This video was taken in the temporary housing at Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Center, Western Cape, South Africa where Bean and his friends unfortunately had
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Al Pacino the Baboon is on watch, his new family is nearby so he’s hyper-vigilant to keep them safe.
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It’s been a month now, sorting through the difficult circumstances facing Darwin Primate Group and its fledgling primate sanctuary for rescued and orphaned Chacma Baboons and Vervet Monkeys. I didn’t think the issues here would be solved so easily, but some are certainly more problematic than others: anti-wildlife landowners, unethical commercial wildlife exhibits, impoverished locals
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