Animal lovers in Shenyang, China took the slow loris to a clinic and are nursing it back to health. It’s believed to have been poached and later abandoned by animal traffickers.
Animal lovers in Shenyang, China took the slow loris to a clinic and are nursing it back to health. It’s believed to have been poached and later abandoned by animal traffickers.
The slow loris was heavily wounded when some school pupils found it in Shenyang Photo: Daily Mail
Poached from the forest and kept in rusty cages, slow loris are one of the most trafficked animals in Asia because people think their huge brown eyes are cute and buy them as pets.
The adult male primate, found in northern China, is believed to have been abused and abandoned by animal traffickers, according to Wang Weiyan, a worker at the Shenyang Raptor Rescue Centre.
It’s common practice for traffickers in Asia to clip the animal’s teeth with pliers in order to sell them as pets.
When vets at a clinic in China tried to hold it, it immediately covered its head with its hands Photo: Daily Mail
The animal, found abandoned in Shenyang, China, also screamed when humans approached it Photo: Daily Mail
Mr Wang took the slow loris to the clinic for medical attention. The animal, a protected species in China, sustained injuries on its face and had trouble opening its eyes.
The slow loris hiding behind a computer as a vetrinarian tried to catch him. When another vet, who held a chewing bone, approached the primate, the animal Immediately put its hands over its head and started screaming.
The two vets later worked together to hold the animal as they tried to calm it down for medical treatment. It was said to be heavily wounded when it was found and had lost most of its hair due to a skin disease. It also had cat blood all over its body.
The wounded slow loris was so terrified of humans it tried to hid itself behind a computer Photo: Daily Mail
A teacher from the local school kept the slow loris for approximately two weeks trying to care for the animal, but its health did not improve. As a result, the teacher went to Mr. Wang’s centre for help.
Because the slow lorises is a nocturnal animals, being kept in a brightly lit room can causes them pain and suffering.
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The pupils gave the animal to their teacher who tried to look after the animal. However its health was not improving, so the teacher went to Shenyang Raptor Rescue Centre for help Photo: 2Four7
Slow lorises have a venomous bite that is harmful to humans. Usually their teeth are clipped but if they are still intact they mix venom secreted from a gland inside their upper arm with saliva to deliver a venomous bite. This can cause anaphylactic shock and even death in humans.
Slow lorises are in serious danger of extinction, with the illegal animal trade as the biggest threat to their survival.
Slow loris is one of the most trafficked animals in Asia because people would buy them as pets Photos: Daily Mail
Mr Wang said the Shenyang Raptor Rescue Centre had been looking after the slow loris after its visit to the clinic, and it was recovering well.
According to the centre, they will work with the appropriate authorities to return the slow loris back to its natural habutat in Southern China following ites recovery. He also pleaded with the public to stop keeping slow lorises as pets.
Slow loris is a Class I protected animal in China Photo: Elelur.com
‘When the buying stops, the killing can too. Please stop buying them as pets, otherwise they might become extinct in a decade,’ said Mr Wang emotionally.
Slow loris is a Class I protected animal in China. There are less than 1,000 of them in the country, making the animal as precious as the panda.
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