{"id":193021,"date":"2025-04-19T15:47:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T15:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/boogie-the-lonely-monkey-should-be-moved-to-sanctuary-says-ontario-ndp\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T15:47:04","slug":"boogie-the-lonely-monkey-should-be-moved-to-sanctuary-says-ontario-ndp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=193021","title":{"rendered":"Boogie the Lonely Monkey Should Be Moved to Sanctuary, Says Ontario NDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Ontario NDP has written to Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, asking him to intervene and help <a href=\"https:\/\/animaljustice.ca\/exposes\/save-boogie-monkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boogie<\/a>, a Japanese macaque monkey suffering at a roadside zoo in Ontario. The NDP is requesting that Boogie be transferred to Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Sunderland, Ontario. At the sanctuary, Boogie will have the opportunity to receive proper care, companionship, and space\u2014fundamental needs she is currently denied.<\/p>\n<p>Boogie is currently confined at Bervie Zoo in Kincardine, where she has been on display for several years in a small, barren cage\u2014isolated and exhibiting distressing behaviours such as biting herself, pacing, and spinning repeatedly. Repetitive, stereotypic actions like these are often signs of\u00a0 psychological suffering brought on by prolonged confinement in poor conditions.\u00a0Animal Justice first shared Boogie\u2019s heartbreaking plight in 2022 when we released the <a href=\"https:\/\/animaljustice.ca\/exposes\/cruelty-in-canadas-zoos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">largest zoo expos\u00e9 in Canadian history<\/a>, covering nearly every zoo in Ontario. CTV\u2019s investigative affairs program W5 covered Boogie\u2019s dire situation, highlighting the cruelty stemming from Ontario\u2019s lack of proper zoo regulation and enforcement. Animal Justice visited Bervie Zoo again in 2023 and 2024, and despite complaints to Ontario\u2019s Animal Welfare Services (AWS), it seems that nothing has changed for Boogie.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nbsp-ndp-urges-solicitor-general-to-saveboogie-nbsp\">\u00a0NDP Urges Solicitor General to #SaveBoogie\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>In a letter to Minister Kerzner, NDP MPP Jennie Stevens expressed deep concern over Boogie\u2019s ongoing suffering, citing the stereotypic behaviours documented by Animal Justice and shown on W5<em>.<\/em> She also asserts that this case is not an isolated incident\u2014Bervie Zoo has faced numerous animal welfare complaints in recent years, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/animaljustice.ca\/blog\/inspectors-remove-distressed-animals-from-ontario-roadside-zoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">documented mistreatment<\/a> of other animals such as zebras, lemurs, and macaws. Bervie is currently facing multiple charges for keeping animals in poor conditions, and authorities previously seized animals who were found living in a dark, feces-filled barn.<\/p>\n<p>MPP Stevens also noted a decline in provincial orders and criminal charges since AWS took over animal welfare investigations from the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 2019, despite AWS having a vastly larger operating budget by $15.25 million. She urges Minister Kerzner to investigate why animal welfare calls aren\u2019t being taken seriously, and enforcement actions are delayed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The letter concluded with a plea for Minister Kerzner to intervene and ensure Boogie is transferred to Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, while also urging stronger animal welfare legislation in Ontario. Ontario\u2019s zoo laws are the <a href=\"https:\/\/animaljustice.ca\/issues\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weakest in the country<\/a>\u2014zoos don\u2019t even require a license.<\/p>\n<p>Animal Justice hopes swift action will be taken to relocate Boogie and improve the lives of other animals trapped in similar circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; The Ontario NDP has written to Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, asking him to intervene and help Boogie, a Japanese macaque monkey suffering at a roadside zoo in Ontario. The NDP is requesting that Boogie be transferred to Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Sunderland, Ontario. 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