Shockingly it is still legal to buy and 'own' a monkey, and keep them captive in your home. Thousands of primates are being kept as 'pets', and they live in awful conditions.
Monkeys are often kept in parrot or rat cages in living rooms. Some have been kept in garden sheds. Often they are kept alone, deprived of the company of their own kind. Many become too difficult to handle as they grow and may spend their whole lives locked in a cage.
It is clear that this trade is cruel and causes immense suffering. Primates are not pets!
So please, respond to the consultation today and make it clear that you support a ban on the primate pet trade! We have just one day left!
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