The Monkey Haters

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The disturbing trade in the torment and torture of monkeys.

A disturbing investigation into the torture and torment of monkeys, presented by Rebecca Henschke.

Mini the Macaque Monkey is the celebrity in a disturbing trade which has spread around the world - the torment and torture of monkeys just like her.

Just days old and very vulnerable baby monkey Mini was taken from her mother in the forest and sold to a Youtuber. She became a celebrity in a global online monkey torture ring. The people who wanted to view something done to Mini, who were willing to pay to see her suffer – were on the other side of the world, mainly in the US and the UK. And Mini was just one of thousands of monkeys being abused and filmed for the clicks and likes of westerners.

Rebecca Henschke has the story of the torturers, the traders and the undercover race to save Mini from a horrendous death – captured on video for others to pay to watch.

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