vegansaurus:

Poor slow loris. Somehow I missed this slow loris youtube craze but according to conservationists, these videos are encouraging the cruel and illegal trade of the cute but endangered animal. You can read all about it on Mongabay and the Independent. It’s a DOWNER. E.g. “The only reason the loris isn’t biting the person holding it in the video is because it has had its teeth ripped out with pliers…” 

Just because something is cute, it doesn’t mean people have to OWN them as pets! And people have this idea that we have some sort of right to have every kind of animal in the world in a zoo or on display for our own curiosity—maybe you just don’t get to see a real live slow loris? You won’t die. Meanwhile, the slow loris probably will. I hate everybody.

Wikipedia has a wealth of information on slow loris conservation but I’m having trouble finding ways we could help. Traffic does have information on the situation and I suppose you could donate to them. International Animal Rescue does slow loris conservation so that may be a good place to donate.

Lastly, here’s a different sort of slow loris video. Two slow lorises being treated for injuries by a rescue doctor; not nearly as many video views, eh?:

[Can’t see the video? Watch it on Vegansaurus.com!]