The Japanese macaque that remains in Guinate Park after the closure of the facilities and has been the subject of complaints from citizens will be transferred "in a few weeks" to a rescue center in the Netherlands, according to the Haría City Council, which claims to have been working "for months" jointly with the Animal Welfare area of the Government of the Canary Islands for the relocation of the animal.
Precisely, a citizen contacted La Voz these days to denounce the situation of the macaque, stating that she had entered the facilities with her family on March 17 and that she had found the animal "malnourished, clearly dehydrated and in very poor hygienic conditions."
However, a "qualified" team from Oasis Park in Fuerteventura, which will assist in the transfer of the macaque by taking care of the economic costs, traveled to the island these days and has certified that the animal is "in good condition and cared for," according to both the zoo and the northern Consistory. "It does not present psychological sequelae, also verifying that it is well nourished and that the space in which it is located is clean," they added from the City Council.
And, they assure, the owner of the Guinate Park facilities "has taken care of feeding and caring for the ape at all times," in addition to providing his "maximum collaboration" so that the animal is relocated as soon as possible.
They warn that entering a private property is a crime
Both the Haría City Council and Oasis Park have drawn attention to the fact that citizens are sneaking into the facilities. "The truth is that entering the premises closed to the public or calling the owner to rebuke him with threats of releasing the animal is much more than a prank of a serious crime," they point out from Oasis Park, from where they also point out that "unfortunately, this type of actions can bring negative consequences for the peaceful movements that have achieved such important changes through cooperating with the Government as the owner of this macaque is doing using the legal route."
"Good intentions alone are not enough, we must be clear that we cannot act alone and take justice into our own hands. If they really care about the future and well-being of the animal, they must let the institutions and official collaborators work and coordinate in this operation without hindering the task, and they will be able to verify how the primate will achieve a better future, because we all seek the same thing, its well-being," they conclude.
