Orangutan Boxing
Orangutans are highly intelligent and solitary animals who can communicate using gestures and are capable of showing empathy. They tend to have a strong relationship with their mothers in the wild and stay close to them for the first five years of their lives.
However, the wildlife tourism industry treats them as nothing more than profit-making machines when they poach them from their natural habitat. This process often involves killing their protective mothers and snatching them from her arms. All just to cage, beat and starve them so they can perform disturbing shows in wildlife tourism venues.
Orangutan boxing is one such cruel show in which these sentient beings are forced to fight each other in 30-minute-long pretend boxing matches to entertain tourists. Males are often the ones competing in the boxing ring and are made to wear shorts and boxing gloves, while females are made to wear bikinis as they display round numbers.
Together, we can help stop the poaching of orangutans and provide the best care for those previously abused for entertainment.
More info: worldanimalprotection.org