Ban Orangutan Boxing in Thailand

Ban Orangutan Boxing in Thailand

The Issue

End the cruel practice of orangutan boxing at Safari World in Thailand. Orangutans are forced to kickbox in front of crowds. The apes are dressed in shorts and boxing gloves. The fights go on for 30 minutes and then the orangutans are sent back to their cages. Orangutans weigh 250 lbs. and could easily hurt one another in these fights. They also may end up hurting an animal trainer. This is not entertainment, it is animal cruelty. Orangutans are endangered animals, and they belong in the wild, not in the boxing ring.

 

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Annie HartnettPetition StarterAnnie Hartnett is a vegan and a blogger for <a href="http://animals.change.org">animals.change.org</a>
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The Issue

End the cruel practice of orangutan boxing at Safari World in Thailand. Orangutans are forced to kickbox in front of crowds. The apes are dressed in shorts and boxing gloves. The fights go on for 30 minutes and then the orangutans are sent back to their cages. Orangutans weigh 250 lbs. and could easily hurt one another in these fights. They also may end up hurting an animal trainer. This is not entertainment, it is animal cruelty. Orangutans are endangered animals, and they belong in the wild, not in the boxing ring.

 

Photo Credit: Rennet Stowe

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Annie HartnettPetition StarterAnnie Hartnett is a vegan and a blogger for <a href="http://animals.change.org">animals.change.org</a>

The Decision Makers

COPY: Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy
COPY: Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy
His Excellency H.E. Kasit Piromya
His Excellency H.E. Kasit Piromya
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
Police Major General Sawake Pinsinchai
Police Major General Sawake Pinsinchai
Department of Forestry Police
H.E. Khun Suwit Khunkitti
H.E. Khun Suwit Khunkitti
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

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Petition created on April 13, 2010