Oh, God, WHY? How could anyone do that to a poor innocent orangutan?

[BreweryYardRat]

Despite the original source, this is apparently true.

Vice: So tell us about Pony.

Michelle Desilets : Pony is an orangutan from a prostitute village in Borneo. We found her chained to a wall, lying on a mattress. She had been shaved all over her body.

I want to cry.

If a man walked near her, she would turn herself around, present herself, and start gyrating and going through the motions. She was being used as a sex slave. She was probably about six or seven years old when we rescued her, but she had been held captive by a madam for a long time. The madam refused to give up the animal because everyone loved Pony and she was a big part of their income. They also thought Pony was lucky, as she would pick winning lottery numbers.

Did the clients realize that they were in fact getting an orangutan?

Oh yeah, they would come in especially for it. You could choose a human if you preferred, but it was a novelty for many of the men to have sex with an orangutan. They shaved her every other day, which meant that her skin had all these pimples and was very irritated. The mosquitoes would get to her very badly and the bites would become septic and be very infected, as she would scratch them constantly. They would put rings and necklaces on her. She was absolutely hideous to look at.

How did you get her away from there?

It took us over a year to rescue her, because every time we went in with forest police and local officers we would be overpowered by the villagers, who simply would not give her up. They would threaten us with guns and knives with poison on them. In the end it took 35 policemen armed with AK-47s and other weaponry going in there and demanding that they hand over Pony. It was filmed by a local television crew and in the background of the film when we are unchaining Pony you can hear the madam crying hysterically, screaming, “They are taking my baby, you can’t do this!”]

GOD, WHY?!

Original source: http://www.viceland.com/int/v14n10/htdocs/yo1.php?country=us?reddit=betterTits

And confirmed here, about 3/4 down: http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2006/s1746123.htm

[lonestarnot]

1. World is full of sick ass fuckers, look at what we have in the White House.

[valerief]

2. This is why many women think men are gross. It wouldn't happen if men didn't pay for it. nt

[seriousstan]

8. No, but I know it is the excuse at least one will use. Broad brush much.

You find a group of ape fucking men in Borneo and extrapolate to "many women" thinking men are gross? Nice stretch, your bias is showing.

[Basileus Basileon]

9. Yes, it seems pretty fair to blame "men" for this.

Similarly, when a postpartum woman kills her infant, I say, "see, this is why you can't trust women with responsibilities."

[Guaranteed]

11. What about the WOMAN that was whoring her out, chaining her to a wall? nt

[Basileus Basileon]

14. "It wouldn't happen if men didn't pay for it."

Because, you know, women have absolutely no responsibility for their actions if there might be money involved.

[lumberjack_jeff]

15. She's a victim of the patriarchy, silly. n/t

[Ghost in the Machine]

16. What about the women performing donkey shows in Mexico? Could this be why some men find women gross?

or do you blame *that* on "men paying for it" too? Hey, if the women wouldn't do it, no one would pay to see it, huh?

just sayin'.....

[Selatius]

25. Yeah, let's forget the fucking fact that it was a woman who was slaving this orangutan out, too.

Yeah, let's just sweep that inconvenient fact under the goddamn rug and just blame it all on the boys.

Your bias is as ugly as that slaver woman.

[YOY]

30. Oh yes, how often we sit around when you gals are out of earshot and talk about how much

we want some sweet 'tang ass... (Do I even need a sarcasm sticker here???)

Poor orangutang....

[EnviroBat]

42. You might want to consider a vacation from here...

Perhaps permanently.

[zabet]

3. Sick.

:puke:

[AlCzervik]

4. just when i think i've heard it all.

i got nothing, really what the hell can you even say?

[Emit]

27. My sentiments exactly. This is so outrageous. I got nothing, either. n/t

[Occulus]

5. Oh. My.

:wow:

How fucking sick is that???

:puke:

[LeftyMom]

6. .

Holy fuck.

:cry:

[Catherine Vincent]

7. Lots of sickos in this world.

:puke:

[Basileus Basileon]

10. Hooooohly fuck.

Poor dear.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. there are no words.

none.

[Lint Head]

13. Bestiality is insanity. This poor animal.

:(

[lpbk2713]

17. So THAT'S where Limbaugh goes on the weekends .....

... ever since his trips to the Dominican Republic were given so much scrutiny.

:shrug:

[BreweryYardRat]

21. You know, it wouldn't surprise me if it were true.

:(

[Withywindle]

18. Oh sweet Christ.

I wish I could un-read that. :cry:

[dieselrevolver]

19. this is awful

but the rush limbaugh comment was classic.

[Critters2]

20. Just when you think humans have sunk as low as possible,

someone hits a new low.


Stunning. Sick and stunning.

[The Stranger]

22. I understand the outrage, but can we DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS?

No recommendations? Come on, let's get some action. I'm in a good mood today (if you can believe that).

[Highway61]

23. If there is a God

He/she must be crying :cry:

[dysfunctional press]

37. i kinda think that this settles the matter on the existence of a god...

no omnipotent deity would allow something like this to go on without some SERIOUS smiting.

[The Stranger]

24. Kick it.

[donsu]

26. some men must really hate their penis

they will stick it in anything

[The Stranger]

28. Kick for one more rec.

[The Backlash Cometh]

29. Any woman who would treat a baby like that ....

I can't even finish that sentence without becoming like her.

[Snarkturian Clone]

31. I wonder how long this type of thing has been going on...

Gross.

[CrispyQ]

32. This is why I am a misanthrope.

Some days I absolutely hate the human species. EVERY FUCKING ONE OF US.

I am so glad that dear creature was rescued.

What we do to one, we do to all.

[Prophet 451]

33. Humanity sucks

There is, sadly, nothing that humanity, either on a large or small scale, won't do. We'll do anything to anything.

[noamnety]

34. "from a prostitute village"

I'm just sitting back watching as most of DU ignores that line like it doesn't even exist.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

35. You'd prefer "Prostitute Hamlet?"

"Town of the Night?"

[Triana]

36. Hu-mans: Disgusting (n/t)

[mzmolly]

38. Well because they got a discount of course.

:eyes:

Disgusting and cruel.

[Liberal_in_LA]

39. that's sick.

[wicket]

40. Poor Pony

:cry: :cry:

[hatrack]

41. Just when I think my opinion of homo sapiens can't get any lower, the floor drops away beneath it

Disgusting and brutal beyond words.

[formerrepuke]

43. I am hoping Snopes.com eventually debunks this......because:

The news links (only two of them, it appears) seem to confirm what many Westerners already secretly believe about 'third world' residents: That they are monkey-fucking cretins.

Certainly, cruelty to animals happens in the developing world, but I have my doubts about this one.

[BreweryYardRat]

44. How the hell do you get the idea that it's fake?

The original article has a picture of the orang right after they rescued her, and a later picture.

It's the same orang.

[Heywood J]

45. Wow.

A fucking orangutan in a prostitute village. Things like this are brought out every time I let my misanthropy slip for even a second, just to remind me that it's well-founded.