East African baboons in Leofoo Village.

(File photo, photo by reporter Huang Meizhu)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The baboons in East Africa have fled for more than ten days. Leofoo Village had always denied that the baboons had escaped from the park. However, after the baboon was rounded up and unfortunately shot to death, Leofoo Village suddenly changed its statement late last night and admitted that the baboons belonged to them. There was an uproar, cursing "killing baboons to silence the mouth", and flooding Leofoo Village's Facebook page.

In fact, in mid-March, Chen Jinfu, head of Chung'an District, Pingzhen District, Taoyuan City, posted a reminder of the appearance of baboons on the Line group and Facebook after the Dalumei and sugarcane in the farmer's garden were stolen. He received a call from the staff of Leofoo Village asking him to take down the post on the grounds that "if the animals in the park are found to have escaped, they will be fined".

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Leofoo Village issued a statement late last night, stating that they were assisted by the veterinarians in the park during the treatment process, and found that the characteristics of the ligated wounds matched the characteristics of the baboons in the Leofoo Village park, so they immediately reported to the park supervisor and launched an investigation mechanism. Immediately contact, after clarification tonight, it is judged that the escaped baboons should belong to Leofoo Village.

The park pointed out that the company immediately launched an audit mechanism, immediately closed the zoo area, and thoroughly checked the number of animals and protective facilities. It will conduct a thorough investigation and punishment on the relevant units and supervisors in the park, and apologize to the people of the whole country.

Tomorrow at 10:30 in the morning, there will be a unified explanation to the public at the Hsinchu Liufu Village Park.

After Leofoo Village admitted that the baboon had escaped from their house, it quickly ignited the anger of the Internet. A large number of netizens flooded into the post and left messages to scold. They even said that what the hunter said at the beginning turned out to be true.

The baboons appeared on Gaoyou Road, Pingzhen on the 22nd. Chen Jinfu, the chief of Yong'an District, had posted the appearance of the baboons on the Line group and Facebook to remind him. Unexpectedly, he received a call from the staff of Liufu Village, asking him to take down the post.

(Photographed by reporter Chen Enhui)