Do you want to know more about Sonya? (slow loris - "The Tickle Lover")

I am happy to present you our new video with Sonya!!!

You can find the original "Tickle" video (together with other videos of Sonya) at http://www.vimeo.com/3057473

I am very glad that you like it! Stay tuned and i'll post more videos soon!

P.S. I must answer several questions was asked:
1. First of all, we are located in St.Petersburg, RUSSIA.
2. It is NOT ILLEGAL in Russia to own this animals.
3. Our Sonya was born in a loris nursery and we have legally bought her in a local pet-shop. Thats why she is so tame and friendly!

Feel free to ask us a question!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• slow
• loris
• Sonya
• tickle

[DansarJensen]

Anyone concerned with the plight of the slow loris, please google 'Dr Anna Nekaris' little fire face project'. Anyone wanting one of these for a pet should know the suffering the pet trade causes, not to mention helping to bring about their extinction.

[slowlorisprotector1]

I hope the poachers that caught this beautiful animal rot in hell but the people who illegally buy the slow loris are just as bad and techniacally are breaking the law.

[PoisonIvy1983]

@DRDFOX I agree, he is (naively) participating in a trade that threatens these animals.  I mention as much a few comments back, but agreed with another poster that the hysterical comments calling for him to have his throat ripped out, etc aren't helping either. Anyway, I hope he removes these videos, and that the debate here educates people thinking about trying to acquire one for a pet.

[MegaBoners]

@Fallenskate069 Actually they're protected internationally by the CITES appendix, it's illegal EVERYWHERE to have these as pets. They're just in Russia so they get away with more fucked up stuff like owning an illegal exotic pet.

[DRDFOX]

@PoisonIvy1983 Breaking laws or not the owner of the video has (perhaps naively) participated in a trade that threatens the animals then glorified the ownership of the animal as a pet. The owner of the video has the option to remove it.

[DansarJensen]

These very cute animals are illegally caught in Indonesia and other countries for the pet trade. They are treated extraordinarily inhumanely - teeth ripped out, kept in airless boxes which are thrown about as if they are nothing more than stones, & then sold as 'pets' because they are cute. Some 'exotic' animals don't have to have their teeth ripped out to be sold as pets, these do. The extractions cause infections and sometimes death. The pet trade will help bring about their extinction.

[charlieisabeast100]

@Taaaaap I AM A FUCKING DYSLEXIC! and even if a make spelling mistakes, i'm still a better person than you'll ever be. It was a mistake on youtube, who gives a fuck; you pathetic individual.

[charlieisabeast100]

@Rolferton Good on you! :) He is twat!

[charlieisabeast100]

@Taaaaap I am a dyslexic 15 year old that attends southend high school for boys (a grammar school). Despite of my condition i am achieving consistent A* in english and I don't pay much attention to my spelling on youtube; so stop commenting on my spelling like a jack ass with crap insults. In addition, seeing as it is clear that you support animal cruelty: why don't you fuck off too hell ;)

[Fallenskate069]

@slowlorisprotector1 These people are from Russia. It's legal there, so I dont think they care about your annoying comments. 

[PoisonIvy1983]

@PoisonIvy1983 Clarification - as far as I'm aware the guy who owns Sonya hasn't broken the law, I meant to point out that the person who sold her to him has.

[PoisonIvy1983]

@SuperDuckyWho I totally agree with you, freaking out on a YouTube video does not help anyone. The guy who owns this loris hasn't broken any laws, & the aggression towards him is misdirected. The aim of campaigns like the Little Fireface Project is to educate people about these animals, so they are able to make informed decisions (such as your decision to get your pets from humane societies).