Indonesian Dancing Monkeys

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Every year, thousands of baby monkeys are removed from Indonesian forests and forced to perform tricks for tourists, which leaves them traumatised even after being rescued. Dancing Monkeys, or Topeng Moyet, can be seen on the streets, dressed in human clothes and wearing doll heads, riding bikes or dancing. Once they are captured, the monkeys are chained by their necks and forced to stand upright. They can be kept like this for up to six months until they walk upright like a human. These animals are so vulnerable and humans abuse them for our own benefit, causing them unimaginable trauma. One organisation working to help these monkeys is Jakarta Animal Aid, run by Femke Den Haas. To support them, please visit www.jakartaanimalaid.com.