Thai mother appeals for help after monkey bites daughter

[snoop1130]

 

A Thai mother urged local government officials in the central province of Samut Sakhon to control the population of monkeys after one of the animals invaded her home and bit her two year old daughter.

 

The mother took to social media on Tuesday, August 27, to share that her family and other locals in the community have been harassed by monkeys. The most severe incident happened to her family on August 17. Almost every item in her house was damaged and her young daughter suffered a serious head injury.

 

The woman explained that the monkey entered her home in search of food. Her daughter was playing and was unaware of the animal’s presence when she was attacked. Although she was with her daughter during the incident, she could not stop the monkey in time.

 

The mum of one added that her family and others in the area had reported the monkeys to officials many times before but nothing had been done.

 

“Any government departments, please come and solve this. Please have mercy on me. The whole house will be destroyed soon. They run around and have fun, especially at night.”

 

 

 

 

Pictures of the injured two year old girl were included in the post. The picture reveals three significant wounds to her head. Fortunately, her condition was stable, and she did not have to stay in hospital.

 

A video showing monkeys running on roofs and walking on the electric wires in the community was also included in the post.

 

Channel 3 reported yesterday, August 28, that the Bang Pla Municipality Office promised to resolve the issue and has already investigated the scene.

 

The mangrove conservation area in the Khlong Khon sub-district, Mueang district, Samut Songkhram Province, is a habitat for macaques. In addition to this area, some monkeys are in the city centre of the province near the railway station.

 

The animals have been allowed to live freely, and government officials have also prepared spots for visitors and locals to feed them. However, the lack of clear measures to control their population may lead to the monkeys extending their habitats into residential areas, similar to the issue in Lopburi province.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ แนท ชิ

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-08-29

 

 

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[Gobbler]

Get a rottweiler to protect the family.  No monkey will attack a rottweiler.

[Gottfrid]

Unfortunately it´s only one person. It will fall for deaf ears as usual.
 

24 minutes ago, Gobbler said:

Get a rottweiler to protect the family.  No monkey will attack a rottweiler.

Yeah, but maybe the Rottweiler will attack the baby instead.

[Gobbler]

Just now, Gottfrid said:

Unfortunately it´s only one person. It will fall for deaf ears as usual.
 

Yeah, but maybe the Rottweiler will attack the baby instead.

Maybe the baby will get her head stuck in a door.  Let's remove all doors.

 

Nonsense.

[Gobbler]

Has the baby been checked for MonkeyPox?

[KhunLA]

Few well placed bowls of antifreeze should do the trick.  Off the ground so dogs can't get to them.

 

Way too many here / PKK, though none near the house.  All surfside at one area.  And they will attack anybody & steal anything they think might be holding food.  Horrid little creature with big A$$ teeth ...

 

 

 

Another one giving me the evil eye & a snarl ... and I was in the car 🥵

 

[Gottfrid]

5 minutes ago, Gobbler said:

Maybe the baby will get her head stuck in a door.  Let's remove all doors.

 

Nonsense.

You are soo right. What you wrote here was total nonsense. 

Edited August 29 by Gottfrid

[Gobbler]

4 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Few well placed bowls of antifreeze should do the trick.  Off the ground so dogs can't get to them.

 

Way too many here / PKK, though none near the house.  All surfside at one area.  And they will attack anybody & steal anything they think might be holding food.  Horrid little creature with big A$$ teeth ...

 

 

 

Another one giving me the evil eye & a snarl ... and I was in the car 🥵

 

 

A dentist is needed, not antifreeze. 

[richard_smith237]

 

As with soi dogs - the issue gets out of hand through carelessness... 

 

.. In this case the carelessness is people feeding them and attracting elevated populations beyond what are natural in the wild (through additional available food sources)... 

 

Then there is no 'natural restrictor' on population growth and things get out of hand.... 

 

As with Soi Dogs - the only solution becomes culling and heavily controlling the numbers. 

[PJ71]

30 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

As with soi dogs - the issue gets out of hand through carelessness... 

 

.. In this case the carelessness is people feeding them and attracting elevated populations beyond what are natural in the wild (through additional available food sources)... 

 

Then there is no 'natural restrictor' on population growth and things get out of hand.... 

 

As with Soi Dogs - the only solution becomes culling and heavily controlling the numbers. 

Are you ok?

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

The animals have been allowed to live freely, and government officials have also prepared spots for visitors and locals to feed them.

The Government Officials are off their collective heads.    if anything there should be a 2k fine for feeding them like on KC... Nasty thieving aggressive things. 

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The mum of one added that her family and others in the area had reported the monkeys to officials many times before but nothing had been done.

Any civilised country would catch and relocate the monkeys to a national park far away from human habitation, or exterminate them...

But hey, TIT

[Hakuna Matata]

I hate those pesky monkeys in Thailand and India.

[fredwiggy]

13 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

As with soi dogs - the issue gets out of hand through carelessness... 

 

.. In this case the carelessness is people feeding them and attracting elevated populations beyond what are natural in the wild (through additional available food sources)... 

 

Then there is no 'natural restrictor' on population growth and things get out of hand.... 

 

As with Soi Dogs - the only solution becomes culling and heavily controlling the numbers. 

Exactly, the same thing happens with deer when developers take away their habitat and they are forced to live closer to humans. Hunting is the only valid method of keeping the population within the carrying capacity of the habitat. Culling should be done here as monkeys can maim and kill humans very quickly. This won't stop until something is done.

[2baht]

14 hours ago, Gobbler said:

Get a rottweiler to protect the family.  No monkey will attack a rottweiler.

Monkeys usually hunt in packs! Spend a lovely weekend in Lopburi, see how you feel about monkeys after that

[Gandtee]

16 hours ago, Gobbler said:

Get a rottweiler to protect the family.  No monkey will attack a rottweiler.

Protect the family from the Rottweiler.😉

[john donson]

soi dogs, soi cats, soi monkeys... cull cull cull

 

but not in thailand

[Grumpy one]

3 hours ago, Hakuna Matata said:

I hate those pesky monkeys in Thailand and India.

Have you thought that they may feel the same about you

[OneManShow]

A day Monkey hunting per year will control the population. 

[richard_smith237]

39 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

3 hours ago, Hakuna Matata said:

I hate those pesky monkeys in Thailand and India.

Have you thought that they may feel the same about you

 

What do you think Thai's and Indian's think about Swahili speakers ???

 

... or Timon (the Meerkat) and Pumbaa (the Warthog) from the Lion King... whose catchphrase is...   

[watchcat]

On 8/29/2024 at 9:26 AM, snoop1130 said:

The mum of one added that her family and others in the area had reported the monkeys to officials many times before but nothing had been done.

 

I'd recommend her to get a 12 gauge shotgun!

[Foexie]

On 8/29/2024 at 11:30 AM, Gobbler said:

Get a rottweiler to protect the family.  No monkey will attack a rottweiler.

lol and the dog can catch the monkey when biting the baby

[EVENKEEL]

On 8/29/2024 at 4:01 PM, hotchilli said:

Any civilised country would catch and relocate the monkeys to a national park far away from human habitation, or exterminate them...

But hey, TIT

If you want civilized you can move back to your home country.

[Gobbler]

On 9/2/2024 at 12:14 AM, Foexie said:

lol and the dog can catch the monkey when biting the baby

Why not?