BETA Needs Help To Save Baby Chimpanze - Charlie - From Beirut Zoo

[Guest guest]

Help Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (BETA) Save Charlie.

 

iF BETA can win this case for Charlie a smuggled baby chimpanze

currently

enslaved at the Beirut Zoo and living in horrible conditions then

they have a good chance of winning

other similar cases but they can't do it without the help and protest

letters of the international community.

 

ANIMAL CITY ZOO

21st century Noah's ark' or more likely exploiter of smuggled

endangered wildlife.

 

Please take the time to read the following article in the attached

links regarding the failed attempt to confiscate three chimpanzees

which have been smuggled into Lebanon:

 

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?

edition_ID=1 & article_ID=23805 & categ_id=1

and

 

http://www.quaker-animals.org.uk then click NEWS SECTION.

 

 

THERE IS STILL MORE THAT CAN BE DONE, AND YOU CAN HELP. PLEASE TAKE A

MINUTE, READ THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE AND TAKE ACTION:

 

Charlie, a young chimpanzee smuggled into Lebanon, then bought for

$4,000 from the 'Middle East Pet Shop' owned by Nagib Abou Rjeili in

early 2005, has languished at the Animal City zoo in Beirut ever

since. On 17 January the Ministry of Agriculture investigated how

Charlie came into the country, and was determined to have been

smuggled in. The Ministry ordered for a confiscation, which was then

approved by the Mayor of Mont Lebanon, the head of the police for the

area, and the local police department which was to carry out the

confiscations, and CITES export permits were issued.

 

Only days before Charlie was to be confiscated he disappeared, likely

due to a tip-off by someone knowing about the confiscation, though

only being discovered when the confiscation was to take place. While

the owner was not on the premises at the time, public relations

officer Josianne Feghali stated on camera that 'two men came in a

truck a few days ago to take him to a vet', though she could not say

who took him or where this vet was. She did say that if she knew

where

Charlie was she would hand him over as the zoo 'wanted the best for

him'. Josianne also stated to police that she was calling the owner

and that they would hand over Charlie 'in fifteen minutes' but the

only person to show up was the lawyer for the zoo and the

confiscation

was finished - failed.

 

Charlie is now back on display, kept in a cramped cage with no

adequate care, enrichment or companionship.

 

How much longer must Charlie suffer - only to earn his owner a few

extra dollars?

 

 

1. Charlie was smuggled into Lebanon

2. The pet store that supplied him is questionable at best

3. The conditions of Animal City Zoo are extremely bad, with animals

lacking proper care and being housed in poor conditions

4. Employees of Animal City offered to help supply smuggled animals

5. The Ministry ordered for his confiscation, later approved by the

Mayor and two police departments

6. The public relations officer has stated repeatedly that Animal

City

Zoo wants Charlie in a better place

7. There are approved sanctuaries willing to accept Charlie, and all

the funds and expertise are available to safely transfer and care for

him.

 

PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING MINISTERS AND TELL THEM UNTIL CHARLIE IS

CONFISCATED YOU WILL NOT VISIT THE ZOO OR LEBANON.

 

Minister of Environment

Mr. Yacoub Riad Sarraf

Tel: +961-1-976555 ext:405

Direct: +961-1-976533

Fax: +961-1- 976534

Email: y.r.sarraf

 

Minister of Agriculture

Mr. Talal Al Sahili

Tel: +961-1-848442

Tel: +961-1-848443

Fax: +961-1-849614

Email: ministry

 

Minister of Tourism

Mr. Joseph Sarkis

Tel: +961-1-752461

Tel: +961-1-346649

Fax: +961-1-738540

Email: mot

 

The above article is specifically about Charlie, the young chimpanzee

still on display in Lebanon. Please write to the various Ministers

listed in the article and ask them to take appropriate action so that

Charlie can be sent to a sanctuary and live out his life properly.

Check out a sanctuary that would welcome Charlie:

http://www.chimfunshi.org.za

 

Please copy your emails to kamman so that this

information can be compiled and presented to the Ministers on an

upcoming trip.

 

Jason Mier

Kenya | Phone 254 62 32448