Leonardo DiCaprio Attacked By PETA For "The Wolf Of Wall Street" Scene

Leonardo DiCaprio is being attacked by PETA for making an appearance with an ape in the new film "The Wolf of Wall Street".

DiCaprio's "raucous scene" with the chimpanzee has earned him scrutiny from the animal rights organization, which intends to remind him and moviegoers "that chimpanzees are abused and taken from their mothers at an early age before being forced into Hollywood."


According to PETA, Chance, the chimpanzee whom DiCaprio's part drags through an office party in the film, was provided by the Rosaire family, which the group alleges is "notorious for operating a traveling circus that forces chimpanzees to perform cruel and unnatural acts."





The advocacy group claims that Chance's exhibitor has been cited for "multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act" due to failure to ensure safety and well being and that investigations show that ape "actors" suffer physical abuse, isolation and cruelty in the entertainment business.


"Someone as committed to environmental concerns as Leonardo DiCaprio should know better than to support the well-documented cruelty involved in using great apes for entertainment," PETA primatologist Julia Gallucci is quoted as saying.






Gallucci adds: "PETA hopes the next time Leo receives a script with an ape "actor" in it, he'll remember that these sensitive animals are stolen from their mothers at birth and subjected to physical abuse - and he'll demand a rewrite."


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