http://www.pbs.org/wnet/humanspark/blog/spark-blog-the-science-behind-why-chimps-are-not-pets/201/ January 6, 13, and 20, 2010 at 8pm (check local listings) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:19:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/humanspark/blog/spark-blog-the-science-behind-why-chimps-are-not-pets/201/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Tessa Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:32:25 +0000 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/humanspark/?p=201#comment-86 As a South African, who recently volunteered at the Jane Goodall Chimp eden sanctuary, in Nelspruit South Africa, i was shocked by the latest program of "Keeping up with the Kardashings", as the stupid girls decide to buy a chimp called Suzi, for their mother who is going through "empty nest syndrom". I could not believe how easy it is to purchase a chimp in the US, and how naive people appear to be regarding having chimps as pets. It is cruel, and inhuman, and no one seems to figure out that the cute chimp, will grow up and become strong.Due to idiotic, selfish people such as the Kardashings, the bush meat trade is kept alive, and if there is a demand, poverty stricken people, will go to cruel lengths to satisfy the demand.The K-family should be reported for encouraging the bush meat trade as Suzi, the chimp, could not have been more then 3 years old, not marvelled at!Is there no way to prevent the use of chimps in movies, and as pets in the US? As a South African, who recently volunteered at the Jane Goodall Chimp eden sanctuary, in Nelspruit South Africa, i was shocked by the latest program of “Keeping up with the Kardashings”, as the stupid girls decide to buy a chimp called Suzi, for their mother who is going through “empty nest syndrom”. I could not believe how easy it is to purchase a chimp in the US, and how naive people appear to be regarding having chimps as pets. It is cruel, and inhuman, and no one seems to figure out that the cute chimp, will grow up and become strong.Due to idiotic, selfish people such as the Kardashings, the bush meat trade is kept alive, and if there is a demand, poverty stricken people, will go to cruel lengths to satisfy the demand.The K-family should be reported for encouraging the bush meat trade as Suzi, the chimp, could not have been more then 3 years old, not marvelled at!Is there no way to prevent the use of chimps in movies, and as pets in the US?

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