‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys

Cape Town's city council has announced plans to capture and relocate two baboon troops that have been causing trouble by breaking into homes and shops. The council will sterilize the animals and move them to a newly built sanctuary. This decision has sparked controversy among animal rights activists who believe the monkeys should be allowed to roam freely and that less drastic measures have not been considered. The issue has been ongoing since the 2000s, but its impact on the local economy and residents remains unclear.

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The city is dealing with a problem of baboons breaking into homes and shops. Animal rights activists are pushing for coexistence rather than removal of the monkeys.

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