Lovely slowloris in car
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I heald one of these gorgeous loris's in Thailand and i too wanted one as a pet. But after reading a bit about them finding out what they go through in the illegal pet trade i was horrified on the cruelty towards these little critters. They are endagered and you cant be having this little guy as a pet! As one animal lover to another PLEASE read up on slow loris's and if you can still sleep at night knowing your supporting a horrible trade then i hope karma comes your way!
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The story behind these videos is as about as cute as a texas chainsaw massacre. All slow lorises are threatened in the wild. Trade for traditional medicines and for pets is their greatest immediate threat. In the case of pets, very many slow lorises have their teeth removed inhumanely with wire cutters, nail clippers or pliers, an often fatal process. This does NOT succeed in making the loris non-venomous. Watch here on YouTube, BBC Natural World, Jungle Gremlins of Java.
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@Apologeomasis These animals do terribly in captivity & are not pet material: they are nocturnal & have a venomous bite, which is why their teeth are yanked or scissored out for the pet trade. They rarely breed in captivity. Their diet is highly specialized. If you think they should be captured and taken out of the wild, please watch the BBC documentary Jungle Gremlins of Java, here on YouTube and you'll get it!
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@StevanLHarrington the trouble is these animals do not do well in captivity & are not pet material: they are nocturnal & have a venomous bite, which is why their teeth are yanked or scissored out for the pet trade. They rarely breed in captivity. So the best way to save them is to get the existing laws enforced, and to help find other sources of income for those who trap and capture them. Education is the way. Watch the BBC documentary Jungle Gremlins of Java, here on YouTube and you'll get it!
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@pocchom please help save this animal by educating others: post in your description a link to the BBC documentary Jungle Gremlins of Java, here on YouTube.
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Fuck u u fucking animal!! You should have left this little guy where he belongs in the wild!! I hope he eats you one night when u are asleep!! ^_^
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Please watch the BBC documentary, Jungle Gremlins of Java, here on YouTube, if you love the slow loris.
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@StevanLHarrington Do you think you would 'flourish' in a cage?
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Damn. Do yall know if you legalized and regulated the slow loris trade like any other pet trade, the breed grow and flourish. Also it would stop the illegal trade and abuse because bu legalizing it you would take it less profitable for the everyday animal smuggler. I want a slow loris.
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Not only it's ellegal to keep them as pets, but you're also harming the little fella. Slow loris's are nocturnal and when you expose them to sunlight too much it actually hurts the poor littel guy. And if you do buy one they usually remove their teeth with pliers, and that usually leads to infections wich ends in death. So guys please, don't buy them as pets. Because frankly, THEY'RE NOT. They are endarngered species. So please respect that and stop buying them.
skatershick101 5 months ago 22
All five species of slow loris are listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) under Appendix I, which means they are severely endangered and are illegal to trade everywhere in the world. DO NOT BUY THESE AS PETS! Please do some research on their plight - including how their teeth are all ripped out, forcing them to eat uncommon foods - before you become addicted to their cuteness. Yes, they are super cute .... but the pet trade is killing them off! Thank you!
victorvargasb 4 months ago 11