A man who shared horrific videos of baby monkeys being tortured has been jailed. He posted three Facebook videos showing long-tailed macaques being abused.The videos were spotted by an animal welfare group.. The man admitted three counts of publishing
obscene material, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 20 months in prison. His arrest came after a BBC documentary, The Monkey Haters , uncovered the streaming of videos showing the torture of baby monkeys. Merseyside Police said the
BBC documentary had helped officers identify suspects from around the UK. |