People who love animals know that highly intelligent wild animals have a sense of dignity. These performing monkeys in Jakarta are denied that basic dignity by their human captors. Their "Topeng Monyet" masters are among the poorest of the urban poor, and these pictures from First Post UKshow animal exploitation at its most heart wrenching level.They are trained to walk on their hind legs by tying their front limbs behind their backs. The monkeys are kept chained in cramp cages in a section of Jakarta's slums known as "Monkey City". Their performance of various human behaviors bring donations from passers-by.
