Global network of sadistic monkey torture exposed by BBC

Source: BBC

Global network of sadistic monkey torture exposed by BBC

19 June 2023

By Joel Gunter, Rebecca Henschke and Astudestra Ajengrastri
BBC Eye Investigations

A year-long BBC investigation has uncovered a sadistic global monkey torture ring stretching from Indonesia to the United States.

The World Service found hundreds of customers in the US, UK and elsewhere paying Indonesians to torture and kill baby long-tailed macaques on film.

The torture ring began life on YouTube, before moving to private groups on the encrypted messaging app Telegram.

Police are now pursuing the buyers and several arrests have already been made.

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