Street monkey performance is a common form of cheap entertainment in many places. Macaque monkeys who are trained for street performances, are chained to a cage and are trained to take part in street performances. The street performances usually involve the monkeys wearing masks or attire to mimic humans, with the monkeys trained to act out human activities such as shopping, riding bicycles or other simulations of human behavior. Poverty drives the handlers to exploit the monkeys in the hope of earning the small change. Shocking to many Westerners, it’s a common sight on the streets of many places.

And it breaks my heart