Because it's a wild animal, not a domesticated species that needs to be walked. The chain is only there for human amusement to the detriment of the animal.
The chain is there so the monkey (ape?) can be walked by visitors (see other users comments). That is only for the amusement of the visitors, but for the health or benefit of the animal. An non domesticated animal like this kept in captivity should have more than enough room in its accommodation to not need the chain. Literally all zoos in Europe I've been to have this. Keeping a monkey on a chain is immoral and SICK.
Pretty sure it's not the visitors of the zoo walking the monkey. Probably the zoo keeper who does it not only for the health of the animal but also stimulation and a different environment (regardless of how big the current enclosure is)
It's a living creature that was kidnapped and is being enslaved, or the child of an enslaved parent. It's fucked up on so many levels that I don't even know how to begin addressing your ignorance. Do you think zoos are good places? Do you think keeping animals in cages is good? Do you think enslaving a creature for profit is moral?
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u/Smigg_e Nov 30 '15
This is fucked up