Love Beyond Reason! Sydney Baboon Forced to Undergo Castration with Two ‘Wives’ Escapes Hospital and is Apprehended
According to a report by The Daily Mail on February 26, Australian male baboons escaped with two ‘wives’ before castration surgery.
On Tuesday evening, the baboon and his two wives escaped from a research institute at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Campden, triggering a widespread police chase, which was subsequently recaptured.
The three baboons escaped from a truck’s open doors after being sent to the hospital. They wandered around Sydney’s busiest hospital for over an hour before being recaptured by animal keepers and police in the hospital car park.
New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzaard announced the latest developments regarding the runaway baboons, with their escape making headlines worldwide. The Minister revealed that the male baboon actually had six wives.
Hazzaard tweeted that the 15-year-old baboon will undergo scheduled vasectomy on Thursday. He added that the three baboons are currently well and resting, and will reunite with their families (4 other female baboons) after tomorrow.
The three baboons enjoyed a hearty breakfast on the morning after their escape, consisting of bananas, chillies, apples, and bread.
Green Party Senator Mehreen Faruqi announced on Tuesday that she will move a motion in the Senate to recognize the existence of Sydney baboons, emphasizing the harm and suffering caused by animal research.
She tweeted that the government must invest in ending the use of primates in research methods and techniques.
Currently, a long-standing petition calls for the federal government to end animal medical experiments, with signatures now totaling 66,000 people.
The petition was initially launched several years ago by Australians for Animal Rights. Australians for Animal Rights CEO Helen Marston said in a statement that while the industry is a confidential one, much of the funding for the research comes from taxpayers through the National Health And Medical Research Council.
Helen said: “This is not only a cruel and unethical industry, but also a massive waste of valuable resources. Funding and time could be better spent on research methods applicable to humans, rather than a flawed human model (primates) that is prone to error.”
Hazzaard stated that the 15-year-old baboon had two wives accompany him during the surgery to ensure his comfort.
Hazzaard said: “These two baboons were his wives, and they accompanied him during his vasectomy surgery.”
Hazzaard said: “These baboons were used in hospital medical research. The research includes issues of reproduction, kidney disease, gestational diabetes, and other research areas, and after the research is completed, they will return to their habitat in Western Sydney.”
