October 15, 2010
Shocking Evidence of Monkey Suffering in Mauritius
Footage obtained from inside a facility connected to Bioculture, one of
the main monkey supply companies, shows the extremely stressful methods of
capture used. Monkeys, frantic in their attempts to escape, were grabbed and
pulled by their tails to capture them from pens and transfer to small cages
prior to export. Because this species of monkey does not have a prehensile
tail, such handling could result in injury, including the separation of
vertebrae in the tail leading to considerable pain and debilitation.
More:
http://ourcompass.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/buav-releases-further-shocking-evidence-of-monkey-suffering-in-mauritius/
Video:
”Cruel Mauritius monkey trade exposed (full version)”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYZAKkl304I
Gallery:
http://www.buav.org/our-campaigns/primate-campaign/buav-primate-trade-investigations/trading-in-cruelty/trading-in-cruelty-gallery
Wild long-tailed monkeys sustain broken limbs and other injuries when
trappers catch the primates and transfer them to breeding farms on the
island nation of Mauritius. Mauritius justifies the catching of wild monkeys
on the grounds that the long-tailed macaque is not native, is a pest and is
not deserving of conservation concerns.
TAKE ACTION:
1.
Please sign the petition:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/stop-the-primate-trade-from-mauritius/
2. Contact the Prime Minister of Mauritius, the Mauritius embassy,
UK Home Office, and Air France.
http://www.buav.org/our-campaigns/primate-campaign/buav-primate-trade-investigations/trading-in-cruelty/take-action
3. Target the Mauritian Monkey Trade
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2010/10/465073.html
4.
Contact the Prime Minister's Office, the President's Office, Tourism and the
MOA using the e-mails at the bottom. A modified version of the sample letter
provided by BUAV has been included below.
SAMPLE LETTER:
I
was shocked to learn that thousands of wild-caught primates and their
offspring are exported every year from Mauritius for research. The
investigation by the BUAV into the trade in primates for research has
revealed shocking evidence of the cruelty and suffering involved in the
trapping and breeding of wild monkeys and exposed the terrible plight of
monkeys in Mauritius.
The capture of primates from the wild inflicts
substantial suffering and is inherently cruel. Monkeys frequently sustain
broken limbs and other injuries when trappers attempt to catch them. Their
brutal capture from the wild and forced captivity in Mauritius is morally
unacceptable.
The conditions in which primates are held on breeding
farms fail to meet the many complex behavioural and psychological needs of
these highly intelligent and social animals. Monkeys are highly social and
intelligent animals with strong family ties. The primates are often kept in
small cages, with no companionship and with little mental stimulation. Many
will be used in toxicity tests which involve the forced ingestion,
inhalation or injection of chemicals to the point of causing severe illness
and even death. Others will be used in research which may include
deliberately inflicting brain damage and the implantation of electrodes.
Please take immediate action to end this appalling cruelty and ban the
capture and export of primates !
CONTACT (scroll down for
e-mail blocks):
Prime Minister's Office
Private Office
Permanent Secretary
Mrs K. Bhanji
Tel. No. (Thro' CS): 207-9444
Fax
No. : 201-2578
Email :
kbhanji@mail.gov.mu
Principal Assistant Secretary
Mr N. Modi
Tel. No. (Thro' CS): 201-1309
Email :
vnmodi@mail.gov.mu
Assigned duties Principal Assistant Secretary
Mr P Beekawoo
Tel. No.: 201-2973
Email :
pbeekawoo@mail.gov.mu
Assistant Secretary
Mrs N.D. Kinnoo
Tel. No. : 201-1265
Email :
nkinnoo@mail.gov.mu
Receptionist
Tel. No. : 207-9400,
201-2576
Principal Assistant Secretary
Mr A. Pursonon
Email:
apursunon@mail.gov.mu
Satydanand AUJEET
Prime Minister's
Office
(Cabinet Office)
saujeet@mail.gov.mu
Kantabye BABAJEE (Mrs)
Prime Minister's
Office
(Home Affairs Division)
kababajee@mail.gov.mu
Kechan BALGOBIN
Prime Minister's Office
(Cabinet Office)
kbalgobin@mail.gov.mu
Kan Oye FONG WENG-POORUN (Mrs)
Prime
Minister's Office (Home Affairs Div.)
kofong@mail.gov.mu
Vishnou GONDEEA
Prime Minister's Office
(External Communications Div.)
vgondeea@mail.gov.mu
Yanduth GAONJUR
Prime Minister's Office
(Cabinet Office)
ygaonjur@mail.gov.mu
Deodass KALISETTY APPADU
Prime
Minister's Office(External Comm. Div)
dappadu@mail.gov.mu
Motichand SEEBAH
Prime Minister's
Office(Home Affairs Div.)
mseebah@mail.gov.mu
Gulshan Kiran Raj
RAMREKHA
Prime
Minister's Office
(Home Affairs Division)
gramrekha@mail.gov.mu
Anandee PAWAN (Mrs) Prime Minister's
Office
(Home Affairs Division)
apawan@mail.gov.mu
Devi Chand Anandi Rye SEEWOORUTHUN (Mrs)
Prime Minister's Office(Home Affairs Div.)
dseewooruthun@mail.gov.mu
Jayanty COONJAN (Mrs) Prime Minister's
Office
(External Communications
Division)
jcoonjan@mail.gov.mu
Medha GUNPUTH
Secretary to the President
mgunputh@mail.gov.mu
Medha GUNPUTH
(Assigned duties of
Secretary to the President)
Office of the President
mgunputh@mail.gov.mu
Veersingh BOODHNA
Office of the
President
vboodhna@mail.gov.mu
Jean Maxy SIMONET
Tourism & Leisure
jmsimonet@mail.gov.mu
Asha Devi SEMBHOO (Miss)
Tourism and
Leisure
asembhoo@mail.gov.mu
Sewah Kumari DOORGAKANT (Mrs)
Tourism
and Leisure
sdoorgakant@mail.gov.mu
Ministry of Agro Industry &
Fisheries
Administration
moa-headoffice@mail.gov.mu
Senior Chief Executive Mrs
Krishnawtee BEEGUN
Email:kbeegun@mail.gov.mu
Ag. Permanent Secretary Mr V GONDEEA
Email:vgondeea@mail.gov.mu
Principal Assistant Secretary Mrs I M
OREE
E-mail:
ioree@mail.gov.mu
Principal Assistant Secretary Mr C BHUGUN
E-mail:
cbhugun@mail.gov.mu
Ag. Principal Assistant Secretary Mrs N G
TIROUMALECHETTY
E-mail :
ntiroumale@mail.gov.mu
Ag. Principal Assistant Secretary Ms G
CALLYCHURN
E-mail:
gcallychurn@mail.gov.mu
E-MAIL BLOCK 1:
kbhanji@mail.gov.mu,
vnmodi@mail.gov.mu,
pbeekawoo@mail.gov.mu,
nkinnoo@mail.gov.mu,
apursunon@mail.gov.mu
E-MAIL BLOCK 2:
saujeet@mail.gov.mu,
kababajee@mail.gov.mu,
kbalgobin@mail.gov.mu,
kofong@mail.gov.mu,
vgondeea@mail.gov.mu,
ygaonjur@mail.gov.mu,
dappadu@mail.gov.mu,
mseebah@mail.gov.mu,
dseewooruthun@mail.gov.mu,
gramrekha@mail.gov.mu,
apawan@mail.gov.mu,
jcoonjan@mail.gov.mu,
mgunputh@mail.gov.mu,
mgunputh@mail.gov.mu,
vboodhna@mail.gov.mu,
jmsimonet@mail.gov.mu,
asembhoo@mail.gov.mu,
sdoorgakant@mail.gov.mu,
E-MAIL BLOCK 3:
moa-headoffice@mail.gov.mu,
kbeegun@mail.gov.mu ,
vgondeea@mail.gov.mu ,
ioree@mail.gov.mu ,
ntiroumale@mail.gov.mu,
