Monkey trapped in a Bangkok hellhole for 25 years is rescued



BANGKOK: -- The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) has seen some pretty awful cases of neglect and animal suffering since its inception in 2001, but the recent case of Joe the macaque was one of the worst they’d ever recorded.

“I have seen a lot of animal suffering in the last 17 years, but I would say that the condition the monkey was kept in was probably in the “top 10″ of most horrible cases, and when the owner told us how long he had been in there, I was absolutely shocked!” said Edwin Wiek, founder of the WFFT, in a statement.

Joe was found living between two buildings in a filthy, 70x80x80 centimetre cage in a Bangkok slum.

Shamefully, he had been kept there without a water supply, overrun with rats and his own dirt, since 1991 – 25 years.



The WFFT learned about Joe’s plight after receiving a phone call from a foreigner living in Bangkok who had spotted the monkey and his repugnant living conditions, concerned for his welfare. The man was able to take Edwin and the WFFT team to where Joe was trapped, and they quickly agreed with Joe’s owner that he could be rescued and taken to the foundation’s quarantine unit in Petchburi.

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Not ashamed to say, that I shed a tear at this. Why do we do this to animals. Why?

They should subject the owner to the same type of conditions for 6 months to a year and see how he likes it.

Give me animals over human dross any day.

How did the monkey survive so long?

There's no way that monkey is 25 years old.

Whoever said that it had been in that cage for 25 years is having you on.

There's no way that monkey is 25 years old.

Whoever said that it had been in that cage for 25 years is having you on.

Maybe that's in monkey years.

It's those people who are too gutless to be Nazis

What happens to the 'owners' of the poor thing?

Disgusting, absolutely disgusting.

Why just Why did it make him feel big ???

What happens to the 'owners' of the poor thing?

Perhaps a promise to donate 500b to a temple next week some time, and free to go??????

No mention of the owners. Appalling story. Abysmal journalism

I was anxious to see if this was a story about an ex-pat retiree...

What happens to the 'owners' of the poor thing?

Perhaps a promise to donate 500b to a temple next week some time, and free to go??????

No mention of the owners. Appalling story. Abysmal journalism

Give them nothing.My local wat has had a monkey in a bird cage for 10 years at least.

I was anxious to see if this was a story about an ex-pat retiree...

A TV member proud to be living in Rangsit on 40 baht per day for the last 25 years.....

A v sad tale, and very sad to say 'mainstream' Thailand has little or no concept of animal welfare go and look at Chang mai zoo. Absolutely shocking.

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I was anxious to see if this was a story about an ex-pat retiree...

A TV member proud to be living in Rangsit on 40 baht per day for the last 25 years.....

Dang, 40 baht per day? You must be buy drinks for everyone!

Mr. Edwin Wiek: THANK YOU, SIR, for your never-ending efforts to save, protect & take care of abused animals. I salute you and it is people like you who make me feel PROUD to be Dutch ! ! !

Jaap G. Klasema

(Jomtien)

Give me animals over human dross any day.

You are deluded...

The animal kingdom is equally as poor " in - human"

They are not the cuddly, cute things you might think...

I used to breed pheasants...

They are greedy...selfish...spiteful..vicious..will pick on the weaker member and peck them to death...stupid...totally incapable to look after themselves...easily lead...and jealous ... Amongst other qualities...

Hmm reminds me of ....

Not ashamed to say, that I shed a tear at this. Why do we do this to animals. Why?

...after all we are the supreme beings.

Give me animals over human dross any day.

You are deluded...

The animal kingdom is equally as poor " in - human"

They are not the cuddly, cute things you might think...

Agreed. I love animals and every time I read that someone prefers animals to people, I wonder if they have any experience with animals that are not being held in captivity?

25 years? seriously,im an animal lover,but once freed,that is one Monkey i would steer well clear of!.

Give me animals over human dross any day.

You are deluded...

The animal kingdom is equally as poor " in - human"

They are not the cuddly, cute things you might think...

I used to breed pheasants...

They are greedy...selfish...spiteful..vicious..will pick on the weaker member and peck them to death...stupid...totally incapable to look after themselves...easily lead...and jealous ... Amongst other qualities...

Hmm reminds me of ....

"They are greedy...selfish...spiteful..vicious..will pick on the weaker member and peck them to death"

Yeah when they're kept in cramped awful conditions by breeders.

"totally incapable to look after themselves"

Well they do OK in the wild.

I don't think you've done yourself any favours here.

Some animals are more human than human themselves...

Some human are more animal than animals themselves

Have a nice sunday