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Netizens are angry! Chinese zoo spreads the clip of giving 'Lovely Zhao Zhao' smokes
A wild animal park inxo walletChina has had to delete a widely discussed video clip. It is a picture of a small baby monkey. one is smoking With the intention of being an anti-smoking campaign, it has been backed up and criticized on social media.
In a video posted on the Douyin platform, part of the anti-smoking campaign Hengshui Wildlife Park, Hebei Province, depicts a baby monkey named Banjin sitting cross-legged on the small island of Yi. calmly smoke a cigarette But a few seconds later A woman pulled a cigarette out of its mouth.
The woman said, "Did you know that smoking is bad for your health? Do you still want to smoke? You will still smoke."
The monkey sat with a sad face, during which a message appeared: “Cigarettes are hurting it. Smoking is harmful to its health.” Then he lay down and the woman covered him with a white blanket.
end of video The woman pulled Zhao to get up and brought him a bowl of seafood. This is believed to be a reward for giving up smoking.
The wildlife park claims the video was created to raise awareness about anti-smoking, however, it sparked outrage on social media. until he had to decide to delete the clip
Many viewers on social media viewed the clip as animal cruelty. “Zoos should be aware of and can do better,” said one Douyin user. "They pretend to care about animals," another added. "He fell backwards as if he was dizzy or sick."
"There are national regulations on the use of wild animals for exhibition purposes," said a spokesman for the wildlife protection agency of the Hengshui Natural Resources and Planning Organization. and cruelty to wild animals is not allowed.
“The zoo needs permission for this program. We have informed the zoo that animal cruelty is strictly prohibited,” the spokesperson said.
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