Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Chimpanzees are not pets, no matter what social media tells you

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Jake Brooker, Research Associate in the Department of Psychology, Durham University

Trading wild chimpanzees, including their meat and body parts, is illegal. And yet, social media influencers and companies still reap profits from sharing “cute” images and videos of chimpanzees and other primates poached from the wild. All the while, sanctuaries worldwide continue to receive orphaned victims of this illicit trade.

As a comparative psychologist who studies the social and emotional behaviour of great apes, I have worked with…

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