PERFORMING STREET MONKEYS

Ucil, a trained monkey, takes part in a street performance in Jakarta, Indonesia. Macaque monkeys who are trained for street performances, known as “topeng monyet”, are chained to a cage in “monkey village”, where the animals are trained to take part in street performances.
The street performances usually involve the monkeys wearing masks, such as dolls’ heads or attire to mimic humans, with the monkeys trained to act out human activities such as shopping, riding bicycles or other simulations of human behavior.
Poverty drives the handlers to exploit the monkeys in the hope of earning small change, but the effect and cruelty to the monkeys is a cause that charities such as the Jakarta Animal Aid Network are increasingly taking up.

Ucil, a trained monkey, takes part in a street performance in Jakarta, Indonesia. The street performances usually involve the monkeys wearing masks, such as dolls' heads or attire to mimic humans, with the monkeys trained to act out human activities such as shopping, riding bicycles or other simulations of human behavior. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Macaque monkeys who are trained for street performances, known as "topeng monyet", are chained to a cage in "monkey village", where the animals are trained to take part in street performances. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

A macaque monkey who is trained for street performances is chained to a wall to be trained to stand on two feet. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Kasman ties the hands of his macaque monkey who is trained for street performances in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Atun, a trained monkey, jumps through a ring during a street performance in Jakarta, Indonesia. Poverty drives the handlers to exploit the monkeys in the hope of earning small change, but the effect and cruelty to the monkeys is a cause that charities such as the Jakarta Animal Aid Network are increasingly taking up. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Atun takes part in a street performance in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Ucil, a trained monkey, takes part in a street performance in Jakarta, Indonesia. The street performances usually involve the monkeys wearing masks, such as dolls' heads or attire to mimic humans, with the monkeys trained to act out human activities such as shopping, riding bicycles or other simulations of human behaviour. Poverty drives the handlers to exploit the monkeys in the hope of earning small change, but the effect and cruelty to the monkeys is a cause that charities such as the Jakarta Animal Aid Network are increasingly taking up. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Meidi watches Ucil, his trained monkey, take part in a street performance. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Kasman (R) and a friend take part in a street performance. The street performances usually involve the monkeys wearing masks, such as dolls' heads or attire to mimic humans, with the monkeys trained to act out human activities such as shopping, riding bicycles or other simulations of human behaviour. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

A trained monkey, takes part in a street performance. Poverty drives the handlers to exploit the monkeys in the hope of earning small change, but the effect and cruelty to the monkeys is a cause that charities such as the Jakarta Animal Aid Network are increasingly taking up. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

A trained monkey, pulls a cart during a street performance on June 1, 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

A girl watches Atun, a trained monkey, take part in a street performance. Poverty drives the handlers to exploit the monkeys in the hope of earning small change. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Macaque monkeys who are trained for street performances, known as "topeng monyet", are chained to a cage in "monkey village", where the animals are trained to take part in street performances in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Ucil, a trained monkey, takes part in a street performance. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

The street performances usually involve the monkeys wearing masks, such as dolls' heads or attire to mimic humans, with the monkeys trained to act out human activities such as shopping, riding bicycles or other simulations of human behaviour. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

Poverty drives the handlers to exploit the monkeys in the hope of earning small change, but the effect and cruelty to the monkeys is a cause that charities such as the Jakarta Animal Aid Network are increasingly taking up. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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