One of the most asked questions of visitors to the Wildlife Rescue Center is; "Where do these animals come from?"
Well, most animals were held as pets, tourist attractions or were on their way to become either of this through the illegal wildlife trade. Here is a few examples of these unfortunate animals that you can find at the center.

A very young gibbon at a temple in Kanchanaburi. Dropped off by its owner it stayed over a year in this horrible enclosure before WFFT found it and took in to the Rescue Center!

A Malayan sun bear kept for three years in this cage. Officials of the Royal Forestry department rescued this bear in April 2003
A stump tail macaque in a tiny cage. After the "pet" got aggressive the owner kept it in this cage for almost a year.

A baby gibbon at the Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. This baby was kept to make pictures with foreign tourists against payment.
Gem, a stump-tail macaque that was kept in a cage not more than a cubic meter! We have never seen an animal more stressed than him, however he is doing fine at the center at this moment.
A juvenile gibbon kept as pet in front of a house in Hua-hin. The owner was never home to take care of the animal. She now lives on the juvenile island at WFFT with her new friends.
Another gibbon at the floating market!
A dog and a monkey in one cage.
Two baby gibbons poached from the wild, and kept as attraction at an Elephant center in Hua-hin! Confiscated April 2003....

A "pet" sun bear kept on a chain for years.
This cage housing two macaques was so dirty and old that it took us 3 hours to open the enclosure. Ironically the animals broke out on the other side and jumped into Edwin's arms. A strange thing if you realize that people must be their worst enemy...
Absolutely the saddest picture! This is a gibbon - Pepsi-Max, he got aggressive and his owner kept him in this cage for a few weeks. Neighbors told the owner to turn him in to the WFFT.
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