Owner of fashionably dressed IKEA monkey protest for the return of her monkey - Polidicks

[img]http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/upload/2012/12/19/A-gy_UyCAAAJ6oW/large.jpeg[/img] [img]http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/upload/2012/12/19/rendered/8d410e631965aed315adbc46980ee436_614x415.jpg[/img] [img]http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/upload/2012/12/19/rendered/9b929bd01732872b699db6253d13e93a_614x382.jpeg[/img] [quote]The Ikea monkey's mom is mad. First, animal control officials took away her precious Darwin. Now, they won't give him back. So she decided to stage a protest with 15 friends. It's hard enough not to laugh at the photo of the protestors holding up pictures of Darwin behind bars, as if he's some sort of political prisoner. But once you hear his owner start talking about why he deserves to be free, you're going to lose it. Before we go any further into our Ikea monkey protest coverage, let's get one thing straight. Darwin is a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, an animal that is illegal to keep as a pet in Toronto. Yasmin Nakhuda, the woman who identifies herself as Darwin's "mom" and is staging the protest, has already been fined $240 for keeping a prohibited animal in custody. (That's her to the right in the hat or turban or whatever that is.) Toronto Animal Services, the villains that snatched up Darwin at the local Ikea after Nahkuda lost him, is just following the law which says that a wild animal is owned by whomever possesses it, which is them. We said last week that we hoped the inevitable custody battle didn't turn ugly -- just think of poor Darwin's fragile feelings! But alas, it has. Nakhuda is fighting to get Darwin back on a couple of fronts. First, there's the protest that took place outside of a Toronto Animal Services office on Wednesday. Accounts vary in their estimates of the size of the crowd. Some say it was just six people, "all members of the media," while others say there were 20 people at the peak. One photo we found of the action shows at least nine people, including one very bored-looking child. Nakhuda was there too, talking to the press, and appeared to refer to him as a human. "He was not a dog, he was not a cat, he was a little person.," she told CBC. "Japanese macaques, they have 93 per cent human DNA. So, he would act like a little child, and therefore when I call him my son, I'm not mental." You know what other animal is very genetically similar to humans? Jellyfish. That's a whole other story, though. The second front that Nakhuda is fighting on is a legal one. On Thursday, she'll go to court and claim that Darwin was "illegally" taken from her. "They had no right to take away my little one without giving me the right to be heard," she said on Wednesday. But if you remember how we met Darwin, it was because he was wandering around an Ikea parking lot, all alone. It sounds to us like she straight up lost the monkey, and who knows what could've happened to him if animal services hadn't come to pick him up. Darwin's now living in a monkey sanctuary, though it's unclear if he's actually behind bars. If Nakhuda manages to get Darwin back, she says she'll move her entire family two hours east to the Kawartha Lakes, where it's legal to keep monkeys as pets. Meanwhile, Christmas is ruined. "I had bought his Santa Claus and Christmas dress and his bow-tie for the New Year," Nakhuda said. "[But] he is not here right now to wear it." [/quote]

[QUOTE=shian;38952609]Meanwhile, Christmas is ruined. "I had bought his Santa Claus and Christmas dress and his bow-tie for the New Year," Nakhuda said. "[But] he is not here right now to wear it."[/QUOTE] Selfish bitch

Keeping an illegal animal as a fashion statement then getting mad when breaking the law has repercussions. Nice.

mice have like 97 percent the same dna, this lady is dumb

Why the fuck is a monkey a prohibited animal? They're exotic but they're not dangerous to anyone and they're just as friendly as any cat or dog I've ever seen. [editline]24th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Stormcharger;38952728]mice have like 97 percent the same dna, this lady is dumb[/QUOTE] Humans have like 97% of the same DNA as apes.

[QUOTE=Daniel M;38952936]Why the fuck is a monkey a prohibited animal? They're exotic but they're not dangerous to anyone and they're just as friendly as any cat or dog I've ever seen..[/QUOTE] Uh, no? They're extremely unpredictable, especially when they reach adult hood.

[QUOTE=Mingebox;38952952]Uh, no? They're extremely unpredictable, especially when they reach adult hood.[/QUOTE] Little monkeys like these? I would snuggle the shit out of it regardless of his current emotion.

[QUOTE]On Thursday, she'll go to court and claim that Darwin was "illegally" taken from her.[/QUOTE] It's a mixture of irony and stupidity that is both sentient and warm to the touch

[quote][B] refer to him as a human[/B]. "He was not a dog, he was not a cat, [B]he was a little person[/B].," she told CBC. "Japanese macaques, they have 93 per cent human DNA. So, he would act like a little child, and therefore [B]when I call him my son, I'm not mental.[/B]"[/quote] Lady, you are almost to the point of redefining mental.

[QUOTE=Stormcharger;38952728]mice have like 97 percent the same dna, this lady is dumb[/QUOTE] bananas share like 60% dna with humans. i am over half banana! [QUOTE=Mingebox;38952952]Uh, no? They're extremely unpredictable, especially when they reach adult hood.[/QUOTE] it isn't really unpredictable, but most of us have no idea how to interface with these animals correctly. for example, smiling is a nice thing for humans, chimps take is as a sign of aggression and will fuck you up for displaying your teeth. eye contact is crucial for human interaction, do that with a gorilla and the fucker will hunt you down. these guys aren't humans, they have a whole different set of mannerisms and motivations that you can't simply understand because "you love him".

[QUOTE=shian;38952609][img]http://cdn.theatlanticwire.com/img/upload/2012/12/19/rendered/9b929bd01732872b699db6253d13e93a_614x382.jpeg[/img][/QUOTE] d'awwwww [editline]24th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Mingebox;38952952]Uh, no? They're extremely unpredictable, especially when they reach adult hood.[/QUOTE] yeah, didn't anyone watch rise of the planet of the apes???

[QUOTE=Forumaster;38954472]Lady, you are almost to the point of redefining mental.[/QUOTE] she's not crazy, the poor woman just wants to keep her small monkey so she can dress it up in christmas clothes and pretend it's her son! jeez

[QUOTE=BellyButton;38954548]she's not crazy, the poor woman just wants to keep her small monkey so she can dress it up in christmas clothes and pretend it's her son! jeez[/QUOTE] Yeah but if you treat a [I]human[/I] child like a toy you're a terrible mother!

[QUOTE=Forumaster;38954472]Lady, you are almost to the point of redefining mental.[/QUOTE] Animals aren't owned, they're adopted. You've never had a pet, have you?

These people are so horrible. It's like those bitches that wear pouches with chihuahuas in them, who are wearing little outfits that match with their owners. I mean, what the fuck. It's a living animal, not some kind of dressup doll. So fucked up.

I'm surprised a lot of you are reacting this way. Besides her dressing up antics, I would at least expect some of you to show some empathy since a lot of you are probably pet owners as well. Having your pet taken away can be a very traumatic and depressing experience.

[QUOTE=V12US;38954897]These people are so horrible. It's like those bitches that wear pouches with chihuahuas in them, who are wearing little outfits that match with their owners. I mean, what the fuck. It's a living animal, not some kind of dressup doll. So fucked up.[/QUOTE] sometimes when it gets really cold i put a sweater on my small short-haired puppy, am i a horrible person?

i think they should give her back her monkey imagine having a pet monkey then having it taken away from you noooo good especially at christmas

Oh this monkey, tumblr had a fucking field day with this [img]http://i0.kym-cdn.com/news_feeds/icons/original/000/006/349/ikemonkpainting.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;38955546]Oh this monkey, tumblr had a fucking field day with this [img]http://i0.kym-cdn.com/news_feeds/icons/original/000/006/349/ikemonkpainting.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] why did you have to bring that here

[QUOTE=BellyButton;38955557]why did you have to bring that here[/QUOTE] It's such a good painting and it's related this monkey is cute though, the owner should have him back

That monkey looked like such a fucking pimp with that jacket.

I just hope I don't share 97% of my DNA with that dumb fuck. The lady that is.

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;38955573]It's such a good painting and it's related this monkey is cute though, the owner should have him back[/QUOTE] That bloody thing was forced as can be.

[QUOTE]You know what other animal is very genetically similar to humans? Jellyfish. That's a whole other story, though.[/QUOTE] hmmh

[QUOTE=Mingebox;38952952]Uh, no? They're extremely unpredictable, especially when they reach adult hood.[/QUOTE] Has everybody already forgotten what happened when a Chimpanzee went violent?

[QUOTE=V12US;38954897]These people are so horrible. It's like those bitches that wear pouches with chihuahuas in them, who are wearing little outfits that match with their owners. I mean, what the fuck. It's a living animal, not some kind of dressup doll. So fucked up.[/QUOTE] I don't really see what's so bad about this necessarily. I mean they're not harming it, and dogs like to spend time with their owners. Even if they are dressed up all goofy.

i'm honestly pretty scared of any primate (except for orangutans and bonobos, you guys are cool w/ me) monkeys are vicious little fuckers. chimpanzees are terrifying, brutal creatures. there's a reason we keep neither as pets: they're smart enough to hate the fuck out of you and they have horrible monkey teeth and they can leap all over the fucking place and fuck primates, alright

[QUOTE=fruxodaily;38955546]Oh this monkey, tumblr had a fucking field day with this [img]http://i0.kym-cdn.com/news_feeds/icons/original/000/006/349/ikemonkpainting.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] This may sound weird but I'd buy that. It looks classy and kind of funny, which makes it perfect college decor.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;38954537]bananas share like 60% dna with humans. i am over half banana![/QUOTE] I was thinking that exact same thing when I read her argument. I love you so much.