The story of Pony has been floating around the Internet for some fourth dimension . Although it seems wrapped up in urban legend or has perhaps been treat with skepticism through sheer disbelief , numerous sources have told the profoundly dark and worrisome story of Pony .
She was used as a sex slave in the village of Kareng Pangi , Central Kalimantan in the depth of Indonesian Borneo . human race visiting the brothel would have a option to pay for sex with a woman or Pony .
She was rescued in former 2003 , when she was around six or seven year sometime . They found her chain to the rampart , with all her hairsbreadth shave off and her eubstance covered in mosquito morsel and sore .
Image citation : Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation .
Since then , Pony has been part of a long rehabilitation programmeat theNyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Centernear Palangkaraya . The cognitive operation at the center aim to gradually ease them into the state of nature , usually starting with a first socialization inclosure , take after by a semi - self-governing “ pre - release island ” before lastly being returned to the wild .
Coming from such a traumatic and human environment , she shin for the first few years , often trust on the center ’s technician for food . Many attempts to introduce her to the pre - release island were unsuccessful . However , in June 2013 it was account that a successful introduction had been made , with her seemingly seeming healthy and progressing with social acquisition .
Of course , this a particularly colored and ( with all Leslie Townes Hope ) anomalous example . Even though significantly less sinister , there are still estimates that lay claim that over20,000 orangutanshave been caught up in the illegal exotic fauna pet trade over the retiring ten days .
effigy acknowledgment : Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation
