Pet primates are against the law in Irving, so they gave Jorgie Boy over to Funky Monkey Ranch, an animal sanctuary that specializes in primates.

When people see primates as pets or in entertainment, even with well-intended messaging attached, the result is negative for primate welfare and conservation. IE 11 is not supported.

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses yesterday’s reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which would end the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in the United ...

To the editor: The recent case of a young spider monkey rescued during a drug bust in Vallejo highlights the urgent need to ban the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in this country (“Baby ...

Pet monkeys are legal in Oklahoma, with no permits being required to keep one as a pet in the state because primates are classified as domesticated animals. Other species classified as ...

Washington, DC—“Chimp Crazy,” the four-part docuseries premiering August 18 on HBO Max, aims to expose the dangerous and cruel trade in primates as pets that has destroyed lives — both human and ...

The latest group of activists are organizing in a years-long push to send Frankie, a capuchin monkey living in a pet store, ...

COTULLA, Texas, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading animal welfare nonprofit, Born Free USA, welcomed a new monkey to its primate sanctuary in S ...

The sanctuary has 33 lemurs and over 120 animals in total. Primates that come in as pet surrenders are spayed or neutered and introduced to a troop to have natural interaction.

NAPSA is a coalition of ten of the leading primate sanctuaries on the continent. In our sanctuaries, we care for over 800 primates, many of whom were formerly used in entertainment and the exotic ...

Pet primates are a dangerous national epidemic. It’s estimated that there are 15,000 nonhuman primates – chimps, monkeys and others – in captivity in the United States. They are often ...