{"id":43839,"date":"2025-02-06T10:43:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T08:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/animal-rights-activists-protest-against-killing-of-baboons-in-south-peninsula-20250204\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:43:06","slug":"animal-rights-activists-protest-against-killing-of-baboons-in-south-peninsula-20250204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/animal-rights-activists-protest-against-killing-of-baboons-in-south-peninsula-20250204\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal rights activists protest against killing of baboons in South Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Animal rights activists, led by Chad Cupido, protested at Muizenberg Beach, calling for an end to the killing and disappearance of baboons in the South Peninsula.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activists, including Jenni Trethowan, denounce the recent killings of male baboons in the CT2 troop and demand justice for the disappearing baboons.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protesters urge authorities to take stronger action to protect baboons and emphasize that residents must understand their role in protecting wildlife in baboon territories.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>With loud speaker in hand, animal rights activist and Beauty Without Cruelty spokesperson Chad Cupido called for fair and just treatment of baboons in the South Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur baboons are dying on a monthly basis,\u201d his voice echoed into the distance during a protest held at Muizenberg Beach on Saturday 1 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome are going missing and some of are being killed, we are here to say no to the killing of these sentient beings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than a dozen activists and residents, brandishing placards supported the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t see injustice around us and say nothing about it,\u201d he voiced. \u201cFor many animal welfare organisations and baboon action groups, it is our right, responsibility and duty to stand up for injustices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protest comes after the alleged disappearance and killings of baboons in Constantia in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement on Saturday 18 January, Baboon Matters founder Jenni Trethowan called on the community to speak up when witnessing any violence against baboons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The impassioned plea, came days after the disappearance of yet another alpha male baboon in the Constantia area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The animal rights activist did not mince her words when she called the alleged perpetrator a \u201cheartless monster\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn recent months, the small CT2 troop of Constantia has been subject to predation of the worst kind and I cannot mince my words as I tell you what has occurred,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAn unscrupulous, heartless monster has knowingly killed and removed the males of the CT2 troop one by one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She further claimed that the bodies of the missing baboons are yet to be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the end of last year, we lost Quinton, then young Knoppies and lastly Madala. The bodies of these baboons were never found,\u201d said Trethowan. \u201cKilling the males creates havoc within a baboon troop, leaving the females and their infants vulnerable to incoming new males. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is no way I can adequately describe the trauma the troop and teams working with the animals endure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Trethowan, up to eight baboons have either died or disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy colleagues are reeling, and I am furious, frustrated and heartbroken. We have lost eight baboons from this troop in recent months \u2013 all because of one inhumane individual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She called on eyewitnesses to come forward. \u201cSomebody must know something, one of the residents along the leafy roads off Rhodes Drive is picking off our males with calculating disdain. He must be aware of the havoc the troop is going through, and yet no-one knows. This is a crime, and people shooting baboons are criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, on Saturday activists and residents called on authorities to intervene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_4030b36f\">\n<div class=\"text\">We say no to the killing, cruel culling and paintball shooting of these majestic animals,\u201d said Cupido. \u201cWe ask the authorities to up their game and intervention between baboon and human beings. Our baboons are part of our fauna and flora and our biodiversity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fish Hoek resident Sue Meyer, who is familiar with baboons entering her property, said she supported the protection of baboons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meyer explained how she learnt to interact with the majestic creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ld><ld>\u201cI began to learn about baboons when a breakaway troop traversed through Fish Hoek. One day the top half of my front door, which is like a stable door, was open. There was a female baboon and her baby sitting on the bottom half of the door.\u201d<\/ld><\/ld><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Meyer, the baboons left as soon as they saw her moving towards the door. \u201cI wish people would know that baboons are opportunists, so if they find a kitchen door open they will go inside and raid because they looking for food,\u201d she commented. \u201cIf that is understood, then the kitchen doors and windows will be kept shut in baboon areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Janis Blatchford, a volunteer from the Animal Welfare Society of South Africa, joined the protest and emphasized the importance of baboons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m standing in solidarity and support of protecting our baboons,\u201d she said. \u201cThey play a vital part in the fauna and flora because there are certain parts that only they can reach. So, we need to come together and protect baboons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blatchford added that people, who purchase properties in areas like Constantia, should do their due diligence and understand that their homes are in a path baboons have been using for many years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think people who live in Constantia understand that. When they purchase a house there, they are going into an area where there is wildlife,\u201d she said. Before that house was built, it was a bushy area and baboons follow a path they have been foraging for many years. \u201cEven though your house is built there, baboons are still going to come through your property.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With loud speaker in hand, animal rights activist and Beauty Without Cruelty spokesperson Chad Cupido called for fair and just treatment of baboons in the South 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