This Rescued Baby Monkey Kept In Poor Care Is An Example Why Monkeys Should Not Be Kept As Pets
The local RSPCA was informed about a monkey that was being kept as a pet in a house in Essex, England. They were called to check in on him and the condition that they saw the baby monkey in was very heart-wrenching.
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Named TikTok, the monkey was kept inside a birdcage. He was too small and young to be let alone without his parents.
Monkeys are not the kind of animals that should be kept as pets because the care and atmosphere they require cannot be given by just anyone, least of all someone who is not qualified to care for exotic animals. The same was the case with TikTok who was being kept in a very poor condition without proper care,
An inspector of RAPCA, Jack Taylor, said, “Primates are intelligent, sentient and highly social animals with complex needs that simply cannot be met in a domestic environment."
Fortunately for RSPCA, they were able to get an agreement where they were allowed to keep TIkTok in their care. Eventually, TikTok was taken in by a shelter for monkeys called Monkey World, providing him the care that he actually requires.
Alison Cronin, the director of Monkey World, went to collect TikTok personally from the RSPCA.
He was genuinely happy and excited to have Alison bring him to his new family and new home. Clydie and Ronnie, the same breed of monkey as the baby, were introduced to TikTok by the rescue.
They had hoped that they will become his parents. Since they were both also rescued from a bad situation, the rescue thought they will better adjust to TikTok.
As soon as they both were introduced to TikTok, the bond can be clearly seen. TikTok jumped excitedly at his mother's call and Clydie was doting on him too.
Monkey World shared in their press release, “Clydie instantly adopted him as her own, carrying, grooming and protecting little TikTok.”
The rescue soon found out after his initial examination that he was underweight for his age as he weighs only 0.2 pounds and was already 5 to 6 months old. They were sure that he will now get all the care and love he require from his parents.
The three have become a cute little family and Clydie and Ronnie are happy to have a son now.
The story of TikTok is a lesson of why monkeys should not be kept as pets. The Monkey World and the RSPCA are both trying to curb the trend of selling monkeys as pets.
Taylor shared, “Tiktok's case perfectly highlights why primates should not be available to the public and why they do not belong in people's homes.”
He further added, “This youngster has been wrenched away from his family to be sold as a novelty pet to someone who doesn't know and who hasn't got a hope of being able to give him what he needs. It's a situation that just shouldn't happen.”
TikTok is fortunate to have escaped from that place and now has a family. Not many get to have this good luck.