Recently, Kunming Zoo put cats into Monkey Mountain to eliminate rodent infestation, which was questioned about the appearance of "monkeys abusing cats", which attracted the attention of netizens and frequently appeared on hot searches
"Monkey and cat coexistence" caused controversy
Previously, some netizens found that there were cats living in the monkey mountain of Kunming Zoo, and believed that the monkeys had abused cats. Some tourists said that they had heard the cat's miserable and long-lasting bark, and they couldn't imagine how desperate they should be at that moment......
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These videos and photos have attracted the attention of many netizens, many netizens have expressed their distress for the kitten, and strongly asked Kunming Zoo to cancel the "monkey and cat coexistence" and come up with a suitable solution.
The zoo has spoken out three times: the cat has recently been removed from Monkey Mountain
Event recap
On January 15, some netizens posted a video questioning the Kunming Zoo's keeping monkeys and cats together. Netizens said that there were monkeys at the scene pulling the cat's whiskers and pulling the cat's tail.
On January 19, the park issued a notice on the "coexistence of monkeys and cats", which said that the cats were put into the monkey mountain to eliminate mice, and the cats and monkeys have been living together for many years without harm. After the notice was issued, it did not eliminate the doubts of netizens.
On January 26, the Kunming Municipal Bureau of Gardens responded that the physical contact between the monkey and the cat on the 25th was caused by the malicious feeding of tourists. In response to the Internet's continued questioning of the rationality of the zoo's coexistence of monkeys and cats, the park bureau said it was discussing the matter.
On January 27, Kunming Zoo issued the "Relevant Instructions on Cats Removing from Monkey Mountain": In order to ensure the safety of cats to the greatest extent, Kunming Zoo and China Small Animal Protection Association jointly discussed and decided to immediately use trapping to remove cats from Monkey Mountain.
The Kunming Zoo, which was deeply involved in public opinion, finally issued its third notice on January 27, deciding to use trapping to remove the cat from Monkey Mountain. Arrest team members from the China Small Animal Protection Association entered the interior of Monkey Mountain to search for cats.
According to the China Small Animal Protection Association Weibo news at 15 o'clock on January 27, the association communicated with the Kunming Zoo, and the park agreed to cooperate with the association to trap the cats out, and take the cats for physical examination, and handed over to the China Small Animal Protection Association to take away and place. On the morning of the same day, the arresting team members had entered the interior of Monkey Mountain to look for cats.
At about 16 o'clock, the China Small Animal Protection Association updated Weibo again and said that the work of trapping cats is underway, and any news will be shared with you as soon as possible.
On January 28, the official Weibo of Kunming Zoo issued a notice "Kunming Zoo Monkey Mountain Cats Moved Out Safely"
The report mentioned that at about 21:40 on the 27th, Kunming Zoo safely removed the two cats from Monkey Mountain, and hired the Animal Hospital of Yunnan Agricultural University to conduct a comprehensive physical examination of them, confirming that they were in good health, had no external injuries on the body surface, and had normal mobility.
The 2 cats will be properly housed by the China Small Animal Protection Association. Kunming Zoo said that it will seriously reflect on the deficiencies and gaps in the work, absorb the opinions and suggestions of the public in a timely manner, and strive to provide a natural, safe and healthy living environment for animals.
Netizen: A zoo is a place to protect animals
Many netizens expressed their anger at why this matter is only taken seriously after causing public opinion, and they will continue to pay attention to this matter
Xiaofang also hopes that Kunming Zoo needs to take precautions to improve management to avoid similar incidents from happening again, what do you think about this, welcome to leave a message in the comment area~
Source: CCTV News, Kunming Zoo, Southern Metropolis Daily Editor: Qianqian point sharing