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1. ugh...here come the bleeding hearts! Everyone climb a tree 'cause I can hear the stampede now.

2. YES Dusty...he's still the spokesmonkey. And it does make me hungry for Taco Johns. Now i have to get that tonight

3. this guy takes good care of his beloved pet - so he taught him to ride a dog - if we teach our dogs to sit, speak, shake for a treat, is that "cruel manipulation"??? You poor pitiful unhealthy LOSERS have no idea what animal torture really is - cause this AINT it - try shutting down kill shelters or transporting animals to canada where they dont euthanize them instead of "defending" a well cared for PET. If your best judgment leads you to believe this animal is uncared for or mistreated - someone needs to strap your dumbass down & teach you better judgment and torture assessment skills -can I please be the one????? This monkey has better sense/skills than you!

4. Monkeys do not by nature ride dogs, and certainly not rodeo-style. There is a reason the owner has covered up the monkey's legs from the camera -- because the monkey is strapped on and would run away if he had the option! And the idiots who think that the monkey is "smiling" for the camera -- get a clue, a smile is a human form of communication, just because the monkey has a smile-like expression on his face does not mean that he is smiling in the sense that humans smile. The monkey is being manipulated for profit and amusement. Who knows what his behavior really means or how that "smile" was elicited.

5. in pic 16 the monkey is clearly NOT strapped down to his owner & is clearly very cool with the guy & - if this dude tortured or mistreated the little guy, the monkey would not be all chilling in his arms like that - the same fools crying mistreatment are the same fools that protest to close the beach so the government can pay a million damn dollars to a bunch of scientist to study a migrating freaking sand flea. That's like saying by domesticating dogs & cats we have "mistreated" them. Just STFU, go pet a rock & leave ALL animals & people who truly love them & care for them on a daily basis the hell alone.

6. so creepy!

7. OMG! This is so freakin' cute! Ya it looks like the monkey is being tortured! Give me a break!

8. LMAOROTFL. I agree with a few of the comments, monkeys tend to be hostile when they feel that they are in danger...I think the monkey would freak out if it did not want to do it. Ahhhhhhh, much needed laugh!

9. Monkeys can be mean, if he didn't want to do this, he would have bit the man and pitched a fit. So, what did he do, sedate the monkey?

10. I want a monkey!!!!!

11. WTF...What is wrong with you if you think this is "cute" or "entertaining." This makes me sick !!! The poor monkey is strapped down by his legs but oddly enough the piece of #$@!? owner has that covered up. Probably to avoid a charge and huge fine for animal cruelty...jerk. The poor monkey is being forced to do this people. This is an unnatural act for this poor little guy as in the wild (and instinctually his brain is wired)he would be running away from a Predator, and sure as hell not ridding on its back for fun. These pics should be taken down as they are so disturbing to look at. P.S. By the way...the monkey IS NOT SMILING IN THE PIC...IT'S MORE LIKE A SHREEK OF TERROR. Very Sad !!!!!

12. this monkey is bad-assed! A'lota folks cant even ride a horse very well, but this monkey is handling this pup....in some of these pics it looks like he is actually turning the reins. So for the dumbass saying they are sad for the monkey - "strapped" to the dog or some such horseshit - if the monkey didnt like the dog & felt threatened in anyway-don't you think he would do something (bite/twist/FREAK) besides sitting there calmly, enjoying his ride?? & same with the dog - if he didnt want this monkey on his back - you know HE would do something - these 2 animals seem to enjoy each other & what this great old dude has taught them to do & he CLEARLY cares for them, too. Dont feel sorry for the monkey!! I feel sorry for whoever posted that - to be that blindly stupid is truly a shame. The monkey seems very happy with its life - you on the other hand must be completely miserable.

13. This is disturbing.

14. I guess i'll let you get one now

15. These pictures make me sad cuz i'm almost positive the monkey is strapped to the dog against his will.