Do Pet Monkeys Really Stay In Cages? Macaques and Environmental Enrichment 

You cannot "domesticate" a single animal. Domestication happens to _an entire species_ over _hundreds of generations._ You may be able to _tame_ a wild animal, but even then, it _remains a wild animal,_ with all of its instincts and inborn behaviors intact. To monkeys, human behavior is bizarre and insanity-inducing. We humans _are Cthulhu to monkeys._ Keeping a monkey _properly,_ with full concern for their welfare, _physical and _*_mental,_* turns you into a monkey's butler. You have no life. And that, right there, is the _Biggest Sign_ that these pet BabyMonkeys aren't being cared for properly, but are just undergoing a repeat of Harry Harlow's infamous baby macaque experiments: the "owners" are living lavish lives of leisure. Most of their time is clearly spent _on themselves._ Which means they cannot be tending to those monkeys' mental-welfare [which, as I said, is a full-time job].

Look, no one in their right mind allows a monkey, particularly a 6mo to 2 year old monkey, to run through their house unsupervised. Period. These monkeys are not staying home alone unattended, as evidenced by the fact that they are being filmed, sitting patiently by the window waiting for the owner to return. These people are not sleeping with the monkey in bed beside them. And these monkeys do not have their own rooms lavishly decorated with pillows and blankets and all manner of luxuries. These RU-vid monkeys have cages. Every single one of them. Whether the audience ever sees the cage or not. And I'm not opposed to cages. My dogs have crates they stayed in whenever I wasn't home for the first 2-3 years of their lives. And they CHOOSE to sleep in those crates even now as adults. But the cages need to be of an appropriate size. There needs to be bedding. And there is a reasonable limit of how much time they stay in those kennels every day. Some monkey channels show the cages the monkeys use. The cage is their bedroom. With bedding and stuffed animals AND the often overlooked water bottle hanging on the side. It is where the monkey sleeps at night. It is where the monkey stays if the owner has to leave the house - for a job or shopping or any appointment away from home. And I would go so far as to say the monkey should be in their cage whenever the owners attention needs to be elsewhere, ie: when they take a shower, are cooking dinner, working on home or car projects, studying, working from home, etc. As long as the monkey has adequate room, gets regular meals and has a reasonable amount of time outside of their cage for exercise and play, I am all for cages. If a monkey channel isn't showing their audience the cage where the. monkey sleeps etc., then thats a pretty good indication that the cage is probably small, sparse and over used. Having said all of this, I do not believe that monkeys should be kept as pets for any reason. Even if someone had all the money needed to provide large indoor and outdoor enclosures for the monkey and plenty of time to devote to the monkey, it still would not be enough. These are wild animals who should be left in the wild with their families and their troop.

Thank you, I'm really glad you are putting this out there, u can see it plainly but many don't. They truly believe the monkeys are sleeping with their captors 💕

Grazie per il tuo impegno, sarebbe interessante che la gente si rendesse conto di come vengono trattate veramente queste 🐵🐵 dietro le quinte.

I read a comment recently from a Kaka and Mit fan after the authorities rescued them.. She Commented "This is soo unfair to these two precious babies.. How are they going to survive without diapers, clothes, blankets and a bed?? Also without all the delicious food their "Daddy feeds them"!! That just shows how manipulative these channel owners can be.. She literally thought they wouldn't be able to survive without those items they never needed in the first place.. I was in complete disbelief of the level of gullible naiveness.

I ALMOST CERTAIN KAKA DAD RUNNING BOT FARMS. look at their users who comment. they have no followers. yes Kaka was going crazy with her head swaying running in circles.

Thank you for your work.I watched the video from this monkey ex owners . They all said please dont bring a monkey in your house they should be in wild.And they are all happy that they find a place who takes the monkey,not easy to find. But also a rescue center or sanctuary is not a solusion for this problem . Rescue centers say most of monkeys are sick cause of wrong feeding and very traumatized.So the monkeys have to stay a very long time before they can move to a sanctuary or in the countrys where they live back into the wild.Some must stay forever. This Monkeys cost a lot of Money for food and Medical care.And they have not enough place for all this animals. This is why the law for all wild animals must be changed all over the word. No captivity for wild animals.In circus and in zoo's you can also see this symtoms of behavioral disorders. We can not take care for wild animals because they are born to be free.

Ho provato a dire la verità su alcuni canali, ma i sostenitori non vogliono vedere né capire e si arrabbiano se dici la verità

Danke für deine Souveränität...tolles Video ❤

Thank you for your true insight.

Another well done video! IMPORTANT info! I always want to comment for the algorithm and others should too! ❤

Es interesante lo que expone, debería concienciar no solo a las personas que deciden tener un mono en casa, también a aquellos que como yo (lo reconozco)hemos cometido el error de darle likes a éstos vídeos que exponen a los monos en supuestamente dulces hogares. Al principio me sorprendieron, después tomé conciencia de algo que no es normal además de lesivo para éstos monos. Debemos ser conscientes del abuso que hacen quienes los secuestran para explotarlos en las redes sociales. Me avergüenzo de mi misma y ahora he decidido no solo no darle likes sino que haré todo lo posible por divulgar y compartir la realidad,lo que está pasando como bien nos muestra en sus videos. Gracias.

Gracias por poner un poco de luz en un tema tan realistas. Los animales tienen que vivir en su hábitat.

Thank you very much it is very educational !!!!!!

Thank you MM for another great video ✌️

I ALMOST CERTAIN KAKA DAD RUNNING BOT FARMS. look at their users who comment. they have no followers.

Is Cutis Bibi and Abu being mistreated 🫣😞

I reported on the abuse of 3 videos and I was blocked by RU-vid.

I do know my comments on alot of these video channels get deleted.

See the pacing & head weaving Stevie Wonder style on the JK family. Shakinah is wild she would do well if left to go to jungle. Shaki grooms & grooms 😬

Like so many others i think some of these monkeys channels are cruel what they make them do just for there videos do they get shut in a cage when they have finished filming with them can imagain they do What gets me is how kaka and mits family can still carry on showing old videos of them to explort there loyal viewers who believe every thing he says unreal the money they still must make its just sheer greed 😮😮 they dont have feelings for there monkeys as long as they perform thats there main thing 😮😮😮

Muchas gracias por explicar toda la verdad acerca de estos maravillosos animales. Cuánto abuso estamos viendo en estos canales desde monos adiestrados que son casi todos los que vemos, a monos confiscados o entregados a las autoridades por las mismas familias no se sabe muy bien pero lo que está claro es que se comete abuso repetido. Muchas gracias, saludos

Слушайте любители макак не надо их приучать кормить они дикие сами должны жить в дикой природе

I honestly did not know this.

@monkeymercy, nao teria vomo o youtube parar de transmitir estes videos com os macacos por ser prática proibida, abusica, etc?

Also, thanks for your insightful content. 😊

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No matter how hard I tried, my comment in English did not appear. So I wrote in Hungarian. According to them, they could not censor it.

Пусть ьудет лучше больше тех кто дрессирует их, делает из них домашних питомцев. Ломает их нрав и делает покорную игрушку

Polish language please

Los monos transmiten muchas enfermedades de verdad los admiros en convivir con esos animales

I’m a big Fan of Cutis Abu and Bibi please tell me that they are not being mistreated 😞

No quieo defender el abuso animal de manera alguna; pero los testimonios de gente arrepentida de haber tenido un mono como.mascota a que contexto cultural pertenece? Es decir, entiendo q en toda sociedad hay gente poco caliicada para cuidar mascotas, pero acaso sociedades occidentales no sin mas propensas a cometer errores con estas mascotas exoticas mientras en Asia los monos pudieran sentirse mas "familiarizados"

Hello! There is a channel called Monkey Sugar. It seems like that little monkey is well cared for and does not have to perform. I wonder how is that achieved?

We report daily to RU-vid regarding Monkey abuse. There are specific channels and I consistently post asking if anyone knows what countries they are in. Since RU-vid will not take action, local authorities should be notified and recently have seen monkeys removed from homes and of course there goes these abusers money makers. Channels we need to do something about. Country? Monkey jasemine and jueur Monkey jelly. This lady abandoned Jerry, Jana. Sara and fido. Needs to be stopped The worst is Monkey tan tan and marrya Please help!