“Stumpy” should stay at WFFT !

Stumpy is the nickname of a long-tailed macaque we rescued several years ago from Bang Bon, near Bangkok.

Stumpy was living in a swamp near the city and was brutally attacked by migrant workers who tried to catch him to be consumed. Stumpy escaped from the attackers, but unfortunately not before these man chopped off one leg and one arm from the poor macaque.

It was only because of a lovely animal-loving woman in the neighborhood that Stumpy survived this ordeal. The lady came to feed the money every day and asked the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNP) to catch and treat the poor macaque. Unfortunately they never came to the rescue and the monkey got weaker and sick. Eventhough the lady was able to sit next to the poor monkey she could never touch it, let alone catch or hold it. The macaque was clever enough to stay on a safe distance and when the lady came with others he would not approach her…

…Finally WFFT was contacted by the local human rescue foundation to help out. It took the WFFT rescue team 3 full days to actually catch the macaque for treatment. “Stumpy” was attacked daily by his own group as he was not able to protect himself with two limbs missing, but he was still fast enough to get away from people!

Long story short; Stumpy was finally caught after being darted with anesthesia and was taken in for treatment. Three month later Stumpy was returned back to his original habitat but he could not sustain himself there any longer, being attacked by his own group at all times and not able to forage for himself.He was taken back to the WFFT wildlife rescue center after a few days with new bite wounds.

Stumpy has been living for the last 5 years with his new group in an enclosure of 5,000 square meters, with trees, a pool and lots of enrichments and a balanced diet. We have received now an order from the head of DNP region 3 office, Mr Uthai Promnaree to hand over Stumpy to his department as they wish to care for him now. We have been shown the cage where they will take care of Stumpy and it is an enclosure of 3×4 meters where he will be kept solitary, we wonder why after 7 years they now suddenly wish to take him in? For now we have refused to cooperate with the order, Stumpy is happy in his group and in very good physical and mental health, his moving will definitely be not of the interest to his animal welfare.

Stumpy currently at WFFT:

Stumpy at WFFT 2012

Edwin Wiek / WFFT Founder