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|Kept as pets, wearing human clothing and/or in a human environment||Great apes should never be kept in private homes as pets.
Wild-caught chimpanzees kept captive in private homes suffer miserable lives. Their basic needs are ignored, they are often restrained, especially as they grow older and stronger, and in attempts at control they may be punished and mutilated.
Prematurely separating an infant from its mother leads to long-term social and psychological damage. Sadly, many trafficked infants never recover from their capture and the loss of their mother and may not survive to maturity.
|Posing as a selfie prop or performing||Great apes should not be used as performers, photo props or actors. Animals intended for performance typically start training as infants, while they are still manageable. Training uses harsh methods and animals are often kept in isolation. This separation, cruelty and neglect usually leads to long-term social and psychological damage. Once apes reach maturity they may no longer be controllable but they cannot be safely released. They may become chronically isolated, suffer mental illness or become very aggressive.|
|'Smiling'||Chimpanzees don’t smile to indicate happiness - what may look like a human grin is in fact a stress-related grimace.|
|Touching or interacting with humans, other than professional carers and experts||Great apes are extremely strong and may behave aggressively. Being very genetically similar, humans and great apes may transmit disease, putting both at risk.|
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