"Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
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>I was reading an article regarding the monkey attacks in India,
> http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...ow_article= 1
> where the deputy mayor of Delhi died when he fell from his balcony after
> being attacked by monkeys.
>
> Which brought me to wondering if these monkeys could be used eating. But
> I guess they are considered sacred in India, monkey god symbolizing
> strength. (Yes, I did know that India is Hindu, but is it only the chimp
> that has 98+/- percent our dna, maybe other monkeys do not :-))

> I see that it is a different story he
>
> http://www.congocookbook.com/other_recipes/monkey.html
> Recipe: Monkey
> Monkey bushmeat is commonly consumed in tropical Africa. Monkey meat is
> prepared fresh in rural areas. It is also smoked to preserve it and allow
> it to be sent to market in the cities. A common sight along rural roads is
> smoked whole monkeys for sale, tales tied to heads to make carrying
> handles.

Bushmeat is a major vector of zoonotic diseases, especially when humans
come in contact with brain, spinal tissue, and blood during the butchering
process.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...es/bushmeat_2/

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/...in566325.shtml
The eating of bushmeat needs to be stopped,