# Slow Loris Pet Trade Rescue

> Slow loris pet trade rescue is difficult because trafficked lorises often arrive with clipped teeth, stress injuries and specialist dietary needs after being taken from the wild for viral exotic pet demand.

**Target query:** slow loris pet trade rescue

## Stats
| Stat | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| 8 | Slow loris species |
| CITES I | International trade ban |
| Night | Nocturnal specialist |
| 2 | In-network countries |

## Why Slow Lorises Are Trafficked
Slow lorises became famous through viral videos that present frightened nocturnal animals as cute pets. Demand encourages poachers to take them from forests and traders to remove or clip their teeth so they cannot bite.

## Why Rescue Is Specialist
A rescued slow loris may have dental mutilation, infection, malnutrition, stress behaviours and poor muscle condition. Rehabilitation requires quiet nocturnal housing, natural gum and insect diets, veterinary dental care and careful release assessment.

## What Makes Release Possible
Release is most likely when the loris still has enough dental function, behaves naturally, avoids humans and can forage. Animals who have lost teeth or spent long periods as pets may need lifelong sanctuary care.

## Why Slow Lorises Cannot Be Pets
Slow lorises are nocturnal, venomous primates with specialised diets. Social-media "cute pet" videos drive demand. Traffickers clip teeth without anaesthetic so buyers are not bitten — a mutilation that often kills the animal or prevents release.

## Specialist Nocturnal Rehabilitation
Rescued slow lorises need quiet, dark enclosures, gum and insect diets, and months of stress recovery before any release assessment. WARN's slow-loris appeal at /appeals/slow-loris funds partner grants for this specialist capacity in Indonesia and Thailand.

## What Your Gift Buys on the Ground
Roughly £15–25 funds one street dog through catch, neuter, rabies vaccination and return in network countries. £100 supports a small clinic day. £500 helps stock quarantine after a trafficking seizure. Monthly gifts let partners plan multi-year CNVR instead of crisis-only response.

## What WARN funds
- Nocturnal enclosures and specialist diets for rescued lorises.
- Dental and wound treatment for animals mutilated by traders.
- Soft-release preparation and monitoring in protected forest.
- Public education that counters viral pet content.
- Specialist nocturnal enclosures and gum-feeding supplies for loris partners.

## FAQ
### Can you keep a slow loris as a pet?
No. Slow lorises are wild, nocturnal, protected animals. International commercial trade is prohibited and pet keeping causes severe welfare harm.

### Why do slow lorises raise their arms in videos?
That posture is widely understood as a defensive response, not enjoyment. The animal is stressed and preparing to access its venom gland.

### Can rescued slow lorises go back to the wild?
Some can after specialist rehabilitation. Animals with severe dental damage or long captivity may not be releasable.

### Can a slow loris with clipped teeth be released?
Often no. Dental mutilation causes infection, inability to gouge gum and permanent disability. Many mutilated lorises need lifetime sanctuary care.

### Why are slow lorises venomous?
They combine brachial gland secretions with saliva. This is one reason the pet trade is dangerous — and why teeth are illegally removed.

### Can I donate to slow loris rescue from the UK?
Yes — donate to /appeals/slow-loris. WARN funds partner-led nocturnal rehabilitation, not WARN-run facilities.

### Where does slow loris trafficking happen?
Indonesia, Thailand and social-media export routes are major concern areas. WARN funds partner work in Indonesia and Thailand.

### Is WARN a registered charity?
World Animal Rescue Network (WARN) is World Animal Rescue Network CIC (Company number 17298990), a registered UK Community Interest Company — not a registered charity. See /about/registration-status for full legal identity.

Related appeal: https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/appeals/slow-loris/
Human-readable page: https://worldanimalrescuenetwork.org/rescue/slow-loris-pet-trade-rescue