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WAZA statement- Chinese television show featuring chimpanzees
Date: 2015/03/17
WAZA statement on Chinese television program Wonderful Friends
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is an international organisation that brings together zoos and aquariums - and many national and regional associations of zoos and aquariums - to find common ground and to cooperate in efforts to advance the respectful, humane treatment of animals in our care, and to support the conservation of animals across the globe.
WAZA was shocked and disappointed to learn of the inappropriate and damaging content in the new TV show Wonderful Friends, jointly produced by China's biggest zoo & circus company (Chimelong) and one of China's top TV companies (Hunan TV). The show dresses up chimpanzees and orang-utans in human clothes and markets them as "cute pets". The animals are placed in many stressful and harmful situations, in order to create "entertaining" story lines. It is disappointing to note that Chinese pop singer and actress Li Yuchun took part in this show, helping to popularize these misleading and inhumane practices. In one instance, a young chimp bit an actress in the face right next to a zoo visitor, and then bit another actor leaving a wound on his hand.
WAZA strongly recommends the discontinuance of practices and shows of this nature. Animals presented in such cruel and unnatural surroundings cannot contribute to serious conservation efforts. Presenting apes in unnatural and anthropomorphic settings suggests to viewers that they are not endangered and make great pets. Such shows are not only disrespectful to animals, they also lack any sort of conservation purpose. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, chimpanzees are now considered Endangered, and wild populations are declining rapidly. WAZA recognizes that the growing popularity of television programmes such as Wonderful Friends can only increase the already-huge existing demand for great apes as pets in a country that is already embroiled in illegal wildlife trade allegations.
WAZA requests the following:
The immediate discontinuation of this programme and similar shows wherever they may take place;
That all animals held in captivity be provided with the highest level of care and husbandry;
That under no circumstances should great apes be imported from the wild solely for entertainment purposes;
WAZA offers to establish cooperation with Chinese zoos in order to improve animal welfare and aid in the development of breeding programs.
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