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December 15, 2008

Three angry monkeys turned on their cruel trainer and beat him with

his own stick. One of the trio bit him and pulled out handfuls of his hair.

When one of the monkeys refused to ride on a child's bicycle in a

street performance in Sizhou, in eastern China, their owner beat it with a

stick. Although they were tied to the man with ropes attached to their

collars, the monkeys appear to have decided to fight back. The two animals

came to the defence of the third monkey, grabbing the stick from the man,

pulling on his ear and biting his head. When he dropped his cane, on monkey

snatched it up and began beating the trainer on the head until he broke the

stick, witnesses said.

The dazed trainer told his audience: " They were once wild and these

performances don't always come naturally to them. They may have built up

some feelings of hatred towards me. "

Local police are apparently investigating allegations of animal

cruelty and may confiscate the monkeys from the man. Performances with

monkeys are a common sight in markets and squares in China, but the

treatment of the animals is frequently criticised by animal rights

organisations.

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