Captured monkeys kept in deplorable state, activists sit in cage to protest

Volunteers of People For Animal (PFA) staged a protest demanding the release of monkeys captured and kept in the same cage for at least a week.

Jaipur: People For Animal (PFA) activists, sat inside a cage in protest, demanding the release of caged monkeys kept in deplorable condition in Rajasthan's Jaipur.

Reportedly, a contractor was hired by Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) for catching monkeys and releasing them in the wild. But, violating all the norms, the monkeys were kept in a cage for almost a week.

As per norms, each monkey caught must be kept in a separate cage but all of them were kept into a single cage at Dawa Khana. This has led to infighting among them leading to grievous injuries.

On Saturday when volunteers of People For Animal (PFA) went to Dawa Khana, they saw nine monkeys kept in a cage with many injured.

PFA activist Suraj Soni said, "The department was not even aware that monkeys are kept in deplorable condition for the past five days. The monkeys should be released in the wild within 24 hours. However, due to lack of resources, the corporation is keeping in animals in such deplorable conditions."