Baboon on the mend after he was pepper sprayed during Kommetjie protest

A male baboon that was pepper sprayed during a protest in Kommetjie at the weekend, is enjoying some peace and quiet according to Cape of Good Hope communications manager, Belinda Abraham.Abraham told IOL that the primate’s sight has improved, however, his prognosis remains guarded based on the complications that could arise from a quantity of the substance sprayed in his eyes that was also inhaled.Abrahams explained that respiratory ailments are common in animals that have been pepper sprayed.“He is mobile and although he is traumatised, seems to be enjoying some good nutrition as…