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Pygmy artists housed in Congo zoo
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by NotPhil | July 14, 2007 at 08:25 am
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Human rights activists have criticised the organisers of a music festival in the Republic of Congo for housing pygmy musicians in a tent at a zoo. ... It is the fifth year they have performed at the festival and previously they have been treated the same as other guests. But this year the group of 20, including 10 women and a three-month-old baby, were given one tent to share in the city's zoo.
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at 09:34 on July 14th, 2007
My favorite quote from the article above is "The organisers say the grounds of Brazzaville zoo are closer to the pygmies' natural habitat."
Habitat?! That's outrageous.
at 10:08 on July 14th, 2007
I thought I was reading an article from The Onion for a moment, but, nope, it was the BBC. Some people actually stuck their guests in an animal enclosure instead of a hotel and thought it made sense.