Ye Zhongyue, senior director of Leofoo Village, said in an interview that because chip implants require capture of every baboon for anesthesia, "it will be more inhumane", and he hopes to discuss with the competent authority how to do it more appropriately.

(Photo by reporter Liao Xueru)

[Reporter Liao Xueru/Hsinchu Report] The death of the baboons in East Africa in Taoyuan sparked heated discussions. Leofoo Village, which originally stated that the baboons were "not animals in the park", suddenly issued a statement yesterday (29th), admitting that the escaped baboons were indeed from Leofoo Village. A press conference will be held at 10:30 am today (30th).

Will the baboons be microchipped in the future?

Ye Zhongyue, senior director of Leofoo Village, said in an interview that because chip implants require capture of every baboon for anesthesia, "it will be more inhumane", and he hopes to discuss with the competent authority how to do it more appropriately.

Ye Zhongyue said that this escaped baboon was not implanted with a microchip, and whether to implant a microchip in the future may need to be discussed by the competent authority, because if this is done, every baboon must be captured and anesthetized, "it will be more inhumane", so I hope to talk to the supervisor It is more appropriate for the unit to study how to do it again.

Is it possible that other animals escaped?

Ye Zhongyue did not respond positively, but he said that the current closure of the park is to conduct a more accurate investigation.

Regarding microchip implantation, the Hsinchu County Government’s Agriculture Department stated earlier that according to the current Wildlife Conservation Law, there is no requirement for microchip implantation in protected wild animals legally raised in captivity in China. They are similar to domestic dogs regulated by the Animal Protection Law. , Domestic cats are different, the county and city governments can only control them through a simple nursery card declaration system.

In order to avoid the recurrence of similar incidents, the Department of Agriculture hopes that the central government will promote the implantation of microchips in all protected wild animals, so that in the event of escape in the future, it will help quickly clarify the owners and related responsibilities.