I would have em stood up against the wall
Cruel to animals / cruel to people (?)
I think they hanged the danged monkey because they needed a loophole in order to claim the shipwreck as a prize."During the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century, a shipwrecked monkey was hanged by the people of Hartlepool, believing him to be a French spy! To this day, people from Hartlepool are affectionately known as 'monkey hangers"
I believe a 'monkey' was actually elected as a mayor in Hartlepool once...
They also voted for brexit...
Their other moniker ('northern monkeys') is therefore justly deserved!