Budi, a small baby orangutan who was kept in a chicken cage and fed only condensed milk for 10 months, is recuperating at an animal shelter in Indonesia after coming close to death from malnourishment and neglect. In parts of Borneo and Sumatra, the animals have been threatened by mass deforestation, poaching, and smuggling for the illegal exotic pet trade. While it is illegal to keep orangutans as pets in both Indonesia and under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the practice is common and authorities rarely prosecute owners who keep primates in captivity.
Link: Vice