Monday, December 13, 2010

WEIRD - Chimps on contraceptives

Worry warts condemn extinction to researchers yet the very people are packing them with birth control pills and other forms of preventing pregnancy.


They may have our near to 100 per cent DNA but they do not deserve the cruelty bestowed upon them - it is in human or should i say in animal?

Next thing we know, they will be procreating with humans. These innocent creatures are chimpanzees which are refused against their will the right to give birth and are instead packed with birth control pills and obviously it is the females on the pill.

Now of course one at Ngamba Island in Uganda gave birth about 8 years ago despite the pumped up pills and when the baby came, the staff were too surprised that they named the baby Surprise because they were surprised.

Truly surprise is not the word that should have described their reaction - Stupid maybe.

Yes, Stupid and you may wonder why. For one they know the traits the chimps have with humans with over 98 per cent DNA similarity and female humans always have side effects when they use the contraceptives and u=an unwanted offspring kicks in once in a while.

What's worrying is that like humans, they may force the poor animals to have abortions.

And someone is scared that they are going to run out like the dinosaurs! Talk about contradicting statements! Poor things may exist no more in the next 20 to 25 years according to environmentalists who insist on measures to be put in place to protect them, is birth control one of the measures to protect them? I’m thinking out loud!

Researchers are in demand of their genes and according to Executive Director of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Lilly Ajarova research is the worst threat to extinction but she advocates for contraceptives in the meantime and this has gone on for a number of years where the chimps are injected every three years. Huh!

Excuse - limited space and hope to ONE day find an ideal forest for the animals’ survival. For now they depend on tourists, but what if the top paid staff forewent their monthly salaries for even just a month, wouldn’t that money do wonders for these near human animals?

If the chimps become extinct, we know where part of the blame game will be.

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