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Re: Monkeys to be eliminated
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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12/15/2022 04:57 PM
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It would be a huge undertaking to capture them all and neuter them or whatever. SXM had no public funding even for spay or neuter for dogs and cats, to my knowledge. I guess the monkeys are very destructive.
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Re: Monkeys to be eliminated
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12/15/2022 04:59 PM
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Carol,
Just to clarify, is this measure being carried out on both sides of the island or is the effort being limited to Sint Maarten only? Or should I go back and read the article again? ππππ
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Re: Monkeys to be eliminated
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As Scuba said, only an official policy on the Dutch side, so far anyway.
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Re: Monkeys to be eliminated
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12/16/2022 11:33 AM
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Thatβs what I thought the article said. Seems kind of silly to embark on a project of this nature and not do it island wide if doing it at all. Do the French monkeys know what will happen to them if they cross the border? Iβm just sayinβ
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Re: Monkeys to be eliminated
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12/16/2022 01:04 PM
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Pat--apparently the Dutch and French sides have been arguing about where the border is, for what, 150 years??
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Re: Monkeys to be eliminated
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Iβm thinking the governments will post signs along the border (or what each side perceives to be the borderβ¦.) warning all monkeys that crossing the perceived borders could be detrimental to their health and well-being. ππππ
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Re: Monkeys to be eliminated
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12/18/2022 09:00 AM
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I'm no tree hugger or pet person by no stretch, but this seems really harsh! Why not capture them and ship them off to some country that has a forest???
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Re: Monkeys to be eliminated
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And what country exactly is going to accept them?? They are an invasive species.
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Re: Monkeys to be eliminated
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Look at it this way: Will all those monkeys die some day, in a few years or less? Of course. How will they die? Disease, struck by vehicles, killed by other animals, old age, generally not pleasant. Monkeys, unlike humans imho, have no intrinsic value, so if they can have humane deaths perhaps a bit sooner than the normal, nature's cruelty path, and also thereby improve human society, is it not a win?
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