“In terms of the Cape Nature Conservation Laws Amendment Act, 2000, Ordinance 19 of 1974 and the Provincial notice 955 of 1975:
- It is illegal to feed baboons.
- It is illegal to poison, trap, hurt or kill a baboon by driving at it with the intent to kill.
- It is illegal to hunt by shooting at baboons using a pellet gun, catapult, bow-and-arrow, stoning, setting your dog on them, or using a weapon of any kind in order to injure a baboon.
- It is illegal to keep a baboon in captivity without a permit.”
All these offenses are punishable by law and carry stiff penalties.