JAPAN.- The story of “Punch” has moved and conquered hundreds of people, because how can we not feel empathy and tenderness for a little monkey which is accompanied by a orangutan shaped plush.
However, the background of baby monkey and his stuffed animal It is what has really generated all kinds of reactions and comments.
And for those who still don’t know the history of “Punch”it is worth mentioning that the “lone” macaque was rejected by his mother after his birth. And it was in her stuffed animal that she found the refuge, the company and the hug that her mother did not give her.
Nevertheless, PETA has condemned the fact that the zoo in japanwhere you live “Punch”has taken advantage of this situation to obtain a economic benefit.
PETA attacks Japan zoo; They expose that they are taking advantage of the suffering of “Punch”
And little monkey carrying a stuffed animal which she took as a “foster mother” and only company, has gone around the world, as it has caused tenderness and empathy among millions of people.
However, many people have forgotten that the baby monkeyborn on July 26, 2025 in Ichikawa Zoo in Japan, He was rejected by his mother and therefore had to be removed from the facilities, created by caregivers during its first months of life and recently, reintroduced to the macaque colony of the aforementioned place.
Likewise although his story has moved, too has generated morbidity, since by the simple fact of seeing how day by day he continues learning to adapt, and trying to be accepted by the other macaques at the Ichikawa Zoo, ticket sales have increased.
It is even reported that this has been massive in the institution in recent days, and after the ‘Punch’ videos on social networks.
Due to this situation, recently the global animal organization, PETA, threw a strong criticism against the zoo in Japan.
Through a video published on social networks, the animal rights organization has asked to see beyond “tenderness” which is exhibited in recordings in which “Punch” He takes shelter in his stuffed animal.
“The anger should fall on the Japanese facilities that They are showing the suffering of this baby“, PETA says in its clip.
“‘Punch’ is miserable in this concrete enclosure. “It is deprived of trees, grass and the social ties that young monkeys need to develop,” is another of the criticisms launched by the animal rights organization in its video.
Finally, the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA for its acronym in English) clarifies that: “The legitimate sanctuaries They would never use a scared baby, like ‘Punch’, to sell tickets.”
However, and despite PETA’s video against the Ichikawa Zoo, various international and national media continue to report the “progress” of “Punch”as he recently did diario ABCwho through a clip indicated that “monito is already being accepted by his kind”
O The Spanish that through a video that “Punch no longer lets himself… and now, while he tries to integrate with the rest of the troop, some monkeys push and drag him, but ‘Punch’ always tries again.”
*With information from EFE agency y social networks.
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