I really don’t know how to approach this. It’s a sick story involving professional wrestlers who are on their first US tour. The details (if true) are disgusting and despicable. Via The Wrestling Truth:

“[A] story hitting the mainstream headlines in Japan doesn’t involve a willing athlete but a defenseless monkey.

Several wrestlers at the Dragon Gate promotion, which is starting its first US tour, have been implicated. The monkey lives in the dojo and supposed to be under the care of the wrestlers, however according to reports, wrestlers constantly tease the monkey and have:”

The following is pretty messed up.

- Choked him by the neck until it passed out.

- Burned the monkey with charcoal.

- Threw him into a tub of boiling hot water.

- Blew air into his mouth so it would defecate itself.

- Gave the monkey sake (Japanese alcohol) regularly until it would pass out.

- Dragged it around by a chain on its neck.

- Attached fire crackers to him and lit them

- And locked him in a box and sprayed antiperspirant inside, causing it to freak out.

That’s just disgusting. There’s actually a picture of the monkey being choked on the source page. I really don’t know what to say. i love animals. There’s no excuse for behavior like this – towards anything. There are some instances when PETA can make a ridiculously big deal out of nothing. This is not one of them.