WATCH: Monkey survives cruel pellet shot to head

Monkey cruelty continues in Richards Bay, the latest victim a vervet that was found injured in Arboretum after having been shot in the head with a pellet gun.

The distressed animal was sitting atop a lamp post at a local school and was captured by Richards Bay SPCA.

It was taken to a nearby veterinary clinic, where an X-ray revealed a pellet lodged in its head.

Read the full story in the ZO weekender.

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