China News Network, March 3 -- According to comprehensive Taiwan media reports, a baboon in Taiwan's Taoyuan was hunted and killed on the 29th after wandering for 18 days, and the entire capture process also caused controversy on the island. It is reported that the Taoyuan Yangmei Police Substation has investigated the whole case in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, summoned 27 people to clarify the case, and three "supervisory committees" of Taiwan's "Supervision Yuan" also said that they would apply for investigation of many suspicious points.
In addition to questioning Taiwan's concept of conservation and the confusion of the command system, netizens did not agree with the measures of the Taoyuan City Agricultural Bureau personnel to line up to mourn and lay flowers on the corpses of the baboons, thinking that it was a show and hypocrisy.
A baboon in Taoyuan wandered for many days and was shot and died. Image source: Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network"
There are many doubts in the pursuit process, trapped in "Rashomon"
The police, the "Supervisory Commissioner" launched an investigation
According to reports, after 18 days and 40 kilometers of "great escape" in Taoyuan, an East African baboon on the island was "shot and arrested" in a private house in Tomioka, Yangmei, on the 27th, but unexpectedly died under the shotgun, but because the relevant units said different things, the entire pursuit incident turned into the shooting of the baboon "Rashomon" case.
It is reported that after the baboon was shot and killed by the hunter, the hunter claimed to be a legal hunter of the Hsinchu Forest District Management Office of the Taiwan "Forest Bureau", and after receiving a question from the Hsinchu Agricultural Department whether he could join the roundup, he joined the search on his own, but the Taoyuan City Government and the Hsinchu County Government denied that there was a commission, which caused external discussion.
Pei Jiaqi, chairman of the Taiwan Wildlife Society, pointed out that from the analysis of the behavior pattern of baboons, it should be artificially raised for a long time, but why could not find an owner during this period? It is not even possible to grasp how many people in the area have baboons? It is clear that registration alone has significant management loopholes. In addition, the whole round-up process is like beating a gong and drum, the baboon is obviously frightened and keeps moving, at this time the round-up plan must be clearly envisaged, including anesthesia guns, and even shooting when endangering human safety, can not be ruled out, must be responded to on the spot, which involves the professional judgment of the round-up personnel.
Pei Jiaqi bluntly said that the process of catching baboons this time seems to have become a national movement, and it is strange that there is really no problem in the action of more than ten days; But since it has happened, it must be deeply reviewed.
The picture shows the scene of the baboon roundup. Image source: Taiwan's Lianhe Pao
According to the report, in response to the outside world's questioning about the problems in the Taoyuan City Government's procedures for rounding up baboons, the Taoyuan Yangmei Police Substation has investigated the whole case in accordance with the "Wildlife Conservation Law", summoned about 27 people including the Agricultural Bureau, personnel from Lufu Village, Hsinchu County Agricultural Department and on-site hunters on the evening of the 13th to clarify the case, and reported the whole case to the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office to direct the investigation.
At the same time, Zhao Yongqing, Pu Zhongcheng, and Ji Huirong, Taiwan's "Supervision Committee of the Supervision Yuan" expressed deep concern and applied for an automatic investigation. The "supervisory committee" said that baboons are protected wild animals and hunting needs to be handled in accordance with the procedures stipulated in the "Wildlife Conservation Law", but the baboons were shot and killed during the round-up process. From the escape of the baboon to the capture and death, what are the authorities responsible for handling each link? Is it handled in accordance with relevant regulations and procedures? In addition, from the import to the management of Taiwanese animals, are the relevant laws and regulations inexhaustible? Many doubts will be investigated in depth.
"Pose first and bow later"?
Netizens on the island ridiculed "It is set as the anniversary of baboon freedom, and the whole Taiwan has a day off"
According to reports, Lu Jiye, special commissioner of the Taoyuan Agricultural Bureau, and other officials of the Agricultural Bureau after capturing the baboon on the 27th, did not check the baboon's life signs for the first time but rushed to take pictures, Lu even said to the camera "arrested" and "take a picture to show my daughter"; On the morning of the 28th, when the baboon corpse was packed and sent to the Taoyuan Animal Protection Office, Chen Guanyi, director of the Taoyuan Agricultural Bureau, placed a bouquet of flowers on the box, led the team to bow and greet, and then watched it leave. Such a contrasting behavior was criticized by public opinion on the island for "showmanship" and "hypocrisy." Huang Shanshan, former vice mayor of Taipei, also bluntly said on Facebook: "What an ironic picture. ”
According to reports, Lu Jiye, who took out a mobile phone to take a selfie at the scene of the arrest, was allowed to resign on the 28th, and the director of the bureau, Chen Guanyi, asked for punishment himself, and the other four posing personnel will be sent to the performance appraisal meeting. Taoyuan Mayor Zhang Shanzheng said that the city government team will learn lessons and have a serious and respectful attitude towards life; The lack of a round-up process also requires the Agricultural Bureau to submit a review report and improve its actions as soon as possible to allay doubts from the outside world.
Personnel from the Taoyuan City Agricultural Bureau lined up to bow to the baboon's remains. Image source: Taiwan's Lianhe Pao
Netizens on the island believe that the Taoyuan City Agricultural Bureau laid flowers on the baboon's body box and lined up to mourn, and many people also felt that they had not handled it well, and only after their death did they say that it was simply redundant and hypocritical, and they left messages one after another: "Do you want to send the Martyrs' Shrine?" "Set as an anniversary day, the whole Taiwan has a day off", "March 3 is designated as the Baboon Freedom Day", "There is a road in Taoyuan that should be renamed Baboon Road", which is extremely ironic.
An article in Taiwan's Lianhe Pao said that East African baboons were listed as conservation animals, but they did not expect to die at the hands of ambush hunters, but I don't know who ordered them. The baboons came from nowhere, and died in vain; What is even sadder is that after the death of the baboon, there are still many people who see the hunting heart. Taiwan is rampant in animal smuggling, and the whole Taiwan is concerned about the whereabouts and origin of the baboons, but the Taiwan "agricultural committee" in charge turns a blind eye. The cause of death and life of the baboon are as mysterious as his life, which is a portrayal of "there is a government but no truth".
The article said that the death of the baboon is reminiscent of more than 100 smuggled cats that were euthanized on the island the year before last. The Tsai Ing-wen administration's pledge to strengthen animal protection measures was eventually blown away in the wind, and the "absurdity of the absurd island" was repeated.