The government has appointed a committee to explore the possibility of sending the unique macaques to Chinese zoos. Animal activists say there are only 18 zoos in China, and animals are more likely to go to restaurants or laboratories.
The Sri Lankan government is considering selling more than 100,000 monkeys to China due to debt. The initiative caused a wave of outrage among animal rights activists who did not believe that Ceylon macaques would actually end up in zoos. Telegraph reporters wrote this on April 20.
On Wednesday, April 19th, the Sri Lankan government announced the appointment of a committee to explore the possibility of sending locally unique macaques to Chinese zoos. But advocates did not believe in showing monkeys in zoos because there are only 18 monkeys in China. Theoretically, about 5,000 animals should be housed in each.
Nayanaka Ranwell, one of Sri Lanka’s leading ecologist, believes that Ceylon macaques can be found in restaurants. Four local environmental organizations signed the joint statement. They predicted that the monkeys might end up in Chinese medical testing facilities. Activists explained their assumptions by the fact that “the potential revenue from this type of trade would be much greater.”
In addition, animal rights activists are worried that the sale of animals will lead to the extinction of the macaque population in Sri Lanka. According to media reports, between 200,000 and 3 million of these monkeys currently live in the country.
The sale of animals was condemned by the authorities, notably Naveen Dissanayake, a member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka, calling it “disgusting”.
He said the Chinese embassy had rejected any foreign ministry’s request to send the monkeys. MP Bandula Gunawardane said mass macaque exports were discussed with a Chinese company, not the government.
Journalists reported that Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves are currently around £400m, which is less than the country’s monthly fuel import costs. The government already owes China about £5.7 billion.
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Source: Focus
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