I live in West Virginia, but I am definitely willing to travel.
Do not do not DO NOT get a monkey as a pet. They are terrible as "pets" and should not even be anywhere in the pet industry! You obviously haven’t done your research, or you would KNOW the mess you are setting yourself up for by getting a monkey as a pet. WHY do you want one as a pet, anyway? Ask yourself that, and READ the links provided below.
Unfortunately, the state of West Virginia has no ban on monkeys as pets. A real shame, because that animal is likely going to find itself euthanized when you cannot care for it properly and get tired of it, or the animal bites someone and has to be examined for rabies. Or you just outright dump the animal outside some zoo hoping they will take it in, when in reality, they will not.
January 18th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Do not do not DO NOT get a monkey as a pet. They are terrible as "pets" and should not even be anywhere in the pet industry! You obviously haven’t done your research, or you would KNOW the mess you are setting yourself up for by getting a monkey as a pet. WHY do you want one as a pet, anyway? Ask yourself that, and READ the links provided below.
Unfortunately, the state of West Virginia has no ban on monkeys as pets. A real shame, because that animal is likely going to find itself euthanized when you cannot care for it properly and get tired of it, or the animal bites someone and has to be examined for rabies. Or you just outright dump the animal outside some zoo hoping they will take it in, when in reality, they will not.
References :
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/primates/a/primatesaspets.htm
http://www.monkeymaddness.com/articles/realitycheck.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/09/0916_030916_primatepets.html
January 18th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
I’m looking for a pet monkey also and have come across these links. Try them out. Most breeders are willing to ship.
Good luck.
http://www.tradepoint.ca (Canadian site but most of the moneys sold there are from the States. Go to "pets", then "small mammels" also go to "other".)
http://www.canetads.com
http://www.monkeymaddness.com (just for info)
http://www.primatecare.com/monkeys.htm (pricey for monkeys but they also sell food and stuff)
http://zooclub.biz/1847/
http://www.pamperedprimatesandk9s.com/
http://www.exoticcreatures.4t.com/photo_1.html
http://www.acmegroomingandpethaven.com/index.html
Please make sure you really research owning a monkey. And that you have a vet for him/her before you actually get the monkey as they are hard to find. I wish you much happiness with your baby monkey.
References :
research on the web