Primate Zoo: A sideshow of suffering at the Manitowoc County Fair
For just $1.00 you can step right back in time and see a monkey sideshow of suffering at the Manitowoc County Fair, WI. The traveling exhibit is called “Primate Zoo” and imprisons 12 primates in small, filthy cages inside a trailer with no climate control. The monkeys exhibit signs of a mental disorder called zoochosis which is caused by extreme stress. The animals spend their time rocking, grabbing onto the bars of their cage, overgrooming and trying to hide from the steady