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Jup Jang – electrocuted gibbon

Not all our stories are happy and unfortunately, Jup Jang arrived with a sad story and a sadder result.

Jup Jang had been brought to the WRC after being found badly injured and burnt by the side of a road in Bangkok.  Her injuries were treated for a couple of days at the center but time only saw her wounds becoming more extensive over the following couple of days as the burnt tissue started to die due to loss of blood flow.  All four limbs sustained severe deep burn wounds with the result that they would require amputation to prevent gangrene and death.

We decided it was more humane to euthanatize her, rather than to submit her to a life completely reliant on humans for feeding and activity.  Without arms or legs, what sort of a life would it be for a gibbon, who once lived in the wild?  A firm reminder that such animals should be left in their natural environment rather than kept in captivity in the cities of South East Asia. (see Vet Corner – warning, photos may upset some people)

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