TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A netizen published a message on Facebook asking the general public to help locate a Formosan rock macaque which was clutching a kitten in New Taipei’s Xizhi District, per UDN.
Some fear the kitten is weak and has actually not consumed or intoxicated for 3 days.
New Taipei’s Department of Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office said it would deal with the town leader to examine where the macaque frequently appears and will establish a trap to rescue the threatened kitten.
The post was made on Facebook’s CrazyCat club and implored netizens to aid with the search and rescue of this kitten. A previous occurrence including a macaque and a puppy happened at the end of in 2015 as the dog was not able to feed and struggled with a broken back at the hands of the monkey.
Netizens were shocked the monkey might treat the kitten so cruelly, such as dragging it on the ground, and in some cases upside down. Many acquainted with kitten care fear it has actually gone too long without feeding.
Hopefully, the monkey and the kitten can be effectively captured in a gentle trap, with the kitten being sent for emergency situation healthcare and the monkey being launched into the wild in an ideal area.
If the general public must discover the kitten, please report the case instantly to an unique 24-hour hotline run by the Department of Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office at 02-29596353.
Authorities mention that this specific macaque has actually been remaining in the location for an extended period of time, and interested the general public not to feed it and keep a safe range.
It likewise motivates homeowners of the location to tidy up the edible waste, as monkeys will naturally go back to the wild after such a food source is no longer available.
