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Hey, guys.
Recognize the title quote? It's from The Planet of the Apes, a scifi flick that some consider a classic (though some consider it crap). I use it because we seem to be becoming a planet of apes.
AP reports that Connecticut officials are cracking down on the New Haven owner of a siamang, a type of gibbon native to Malaysia and Indonesia . The owner apparently failed to acquire the proper permits for an exotic animal and was keeping him as a family pet/child, dressing him in diapers and taking him around town.
I'm sorry.
Did I not get the memo?
You know, the one about how apes, monkeys, and chimps are now the best pets to own?
What is wrong with these people!
These are WILD animals!
They EAT meat.
You ARE meat!
They don't know the difference. Sure they may be sweet sometimes, even cute, but they are wild animals. They don't mix well with other species. You can't treat them like kids or babies or even human. They're not wired that way.
Ask Charla Nash. She's the lady that was brutally attacked by another Connecticut ape (chimpanzee, actually) in February. I'm fairly sure her opinion about the intelligence of owning a primate as your pet/child has been changed.
By the way, what is it about Connecticut and wild animals? (Not good pr for your state).
Wild animals are beautiful, impressive beasts. They deserve to live their lives in their natural environments, with minimal impact from humans.
They don't need to be adopted by us.
They've got enough problems on their own.
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