Chained Monkey Rescued From Temple in Gwalior Following PETA India Complaint
Acting on a complaint from a concerned citizen, PETA India, in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, successfully rescued a rhesus macaque monkey who was being held in grim conditions at a temple in Lashkar, Gwalior. The monkey has now been safely released back into the wild by forest officials.
Monkeys kept in people’s homes as “pets” or to be forced to dance are often chained or confined to cramped cages. When used for entertainment, they are typically trained through beating and food deprivation, and their teeth are commonly pulled out to prevent them from defending themselves. In 1998, the central government issued a notification under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, stating that monkeys and several other species of wild animals are not to be exhibited or trained as performing animals.
