Shame on you! Orangutan on display at crowded Bangkok mall

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Shame on you! Orangutan on display at crowded Bangkok mall

 

 

A Dutch environmentalist has pointed the finger of shame at organizers of an event at Bangkok's Seacon Square.

 

Writing on his Facebook page Edwin Wiek - who runs a wildlife sanctuary in Tha Yang district of Petchaburi - said:

 

"Shame on Seacon Square shopping mall in Bangkok for putting a juvenile orangutan "on display" in a crowded mall.

 

 

"What are you guys thinking?"

 

The orangutan was shown in pictures on Edwin's page being surrounded by shoppers at an animal event.

 

 

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[mok199]

Shameless Thailand ..

[Darcula]

43 minutes ago, webfact said:

Orangutan on display at crowded Bangkok mall

 

At least they made her put on a normal dress instead of a period costume.

[Prince77]

Fully agree with this guy - Oranutans are an endangered species and protected worldwide. More than 25 years ago I was on Borneo / Sabah and had a chance to see AND touch those beautiful creatures in nature. Have been there again this January and well, you are not allowed to come close to them for good reasons like spreading diseases and others to the King of the forest. To show that animal in a shopping mall does no good.

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[Tilacme]

The irony, when the country is coming together over the Black Panther attrocity. 

[JOC]

When will people ever learn?

Wild animals are not for our entertainment.....!!!

[bhatmasterson]

2 hours ago, Tilacme said:

The irony, when the country is coming together over the Black Panther attrocity. 

Which atrocity? This one?

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/net/2018/02/20/thailand-purrs-black-panther-explodes-box-office/

[MaxLee]

Run, for your life, Mr. Edwin, you will be charged with defamation 

[Expatthailover]

We can trace back to 'Every which way but loose' ( Clint Eastwood ) to when the world become entranced by orang utans.

Their numbers have been decimated thanks to that movie

[BuaBS]

So what about the hundreds of doped up tigers at the tiger temple ?

[Letseng]

I wonder how this Orangutan is kept when it is not on show? Dread to think.

 

[realenglish1]

I will make sure I don't go to Seacon Mall  next time

[Seismic]

2 hours ago, Expatthailover said:

We can trace back to 'Every which way but loose' ( Clint Eastwood ) to when the world become entranced by orang utans.

Their numbers have been decimated thanks to that movie

I think you will find that the main culprit is Oil Palm plantations.

[Wildliferescue]

3 hours ago, MaxLee said:

Run, for your life, Mr. Edwin, you will be charged with defamation 

Hmmm I think I will just stay put, guilty as charged... 

[Wildliferescue]

2 hours ago, BuaBS said:

So what about the hundreds of doped up tigers at the tiger temple ?

They have been moved out of there almost 2 years ago. Just only one lion left there now. 

[Thian]

6 minutes ago, Seismic said:

I think you will find that the main culprit is Oil Palm plantations.

And the dutch even promoted palm oil as a bio diesel for their own cars.

[fantom]

Where is it its mother?

[Letseng]

8 minutes ago, Thian said:

And the dutch even promoted palm oil as a bio diesel for their own cars.

Not inly the Dutch, German development aid helped Indonesia to clear jungle and to set up plantations.

[Letseng]

1 minute ago, fantom said:

Where is it its mother?

Good question. I doubt we will find out.

[Jeremy50]

Shocking, a display of the worst of human nature. Though the full blame lies with the organisers of the 'show' who should be all tied to a tree in the Borneo jungle and subjected to the vagaries and whims of the local fauna.

[saakura]

Thanks Edwin. NGO's and animal lovers and all sane people should show their anger and outrage at this unbeleivably foolish idea by encouraging people to boycott this mall till they come to their senses. I hope this news is published and disseminated widely.

[wcoast]

This story needs to be forwarded to all the local papers.
Time for public sentiment to take a swipe at these misguided uninformed idiots running the mall and showcasing these lovely animals. There is a fantastic documentary called Green highlighting their plight available on YouTube.

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[BuaBS]

12 hours ago, Wildliferescue said:

They have been moved out of there almost 2 years ago. Just only one lion left there now. 

There was talk about opening it up again . And where have all the tigers gone ?

Sri Racha tiger zoo still open ?

[Prince77]

If anybody want to see these beautiful creatures in nature you can visit Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation centre in Sabah Malaysia. Easy to get there, one day for the visit is enough for the centre and then head to Kota Kinabalu for a beach Holiday. We stayed one day in Sandakan (suggest Four Points by Sheraton) and went to KK - fantastic Holidays. http://www.sabahtourism.com/destination/sepilok-orangutan-rehabilitation-centre

[chainarong]

Disgusting morons ...................................................

[Letseng]

12 hours ago, wcoast said:

This story needs to be forwarded to all the local papers.
Time for public sentiment to take a swipe at these misguided uninformed idiots running the mall and showcasing these lovely animals. There is a fantastic documentary called Green highlighting their plight available on YouTube.

 

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May be Richard Barrow will put it on his Twitter news. He has a large following. I'm not a Twitter subscriber. 

[InfinityandBeyond]

I feel an Article 44 coming on. Not to stop the exploitation and trafficking of endangered species. 

 

But to stop a beautiful and intelligent primate of a higher order than the ruling junta from stealing the next election. 

 

I see the headlines now..."Orangutan arrested and sent to AA for campaigning before election laws pass NLA." 

 

[InfinityandBeyond]

14 hours ago, wcoast said:

This story needs to be forwarded to all the local papers.
Time for public sentiment to take a swipe at these misguided uninformed idiots running the mall and showcasing these lovely animals. There is a fantastic documentary called Green highlighting their plight available on YouTube.

 

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I also suggest reading anything by Birute Galdikas. Canadian primatologist and one of the "trimates" (along with Jane Goodall (chimps) and Dian Fossey (gorillas)).