A family in the central highlands province of Kon Tum had a baby monkey kept at home, unaware of the ban on keeping wild animal.
Trieu Thi S, 35, in No. 7 Village, Ia H’Drai District kept the baby monkey which her family caught while driving a group of monkeys from their cashew farm a week ago.
"Our dog chased the monkeys out of the farm and this baby monkey fell off from its mother's arms."
S is now keeping the monkey in a small cage and feeding it with milk and fruits.
The small monkey looks unwell but S said that it is now in much better condition than when they caught it a week ago.
The small monkey looks unwell
"We've decided to keep it and will not return it to the wild," S said.
When being asked if he knows that keeping wild animal is illegal, S did not believe.
Keeping wild animal is banned in Vietnam as stipulated in Decree 159/2007.
