Long Tailed Macaque Rescued From Side of RoadJune
2005 The centre rescued a 10 year old long tailed macaque from the
side of the road. Jo had been bought as a pet, but as he got older, he
began to behave aggressively towards his owners. Unfortunately for Jo, his
owners moved him to the side of a road because they were unable to keep
him in their house anymore. He had a chain around his neck which attached
him to a pole, Jo lived like this for 7 years. His owners continued to
visit him and fed him on an inappropriate diet of bread, jam, milk and
leftovers. His chain was only 1 meter long, and Jo therefore became
overweight as he could not get any exercise. Jo’s pole was situated in an
area which offered him no protection or shelter from wind, rain or sun.
When Jo arrived at the centre, he would not eat the nutritional diet that
he was offered of fruit and vegetables, which forms the macaques nature
diet because he was used to eating rubbish. However with persuasion Jo is
now on the same healthy diet that the other macaques at the centre enjoy.
