You can find them for sale on the internet, but first, you need to check if your state allows non-human primates (monkeys, apes and their kin) to be kept as pets, and if so, are there any special restrictions, like licenses and permits. You can check here: http://www.api4animals.org/b4a2_exotic_animals_summary.php
If you find that monkeys are legal in your state, you need to check with your county and municipality, because many individual counties and municipalities restrict the ownership of animals that are otherwise legal in the state.
If you are legally allowed to have a monkey as a pet, then consider the conditions under which monkeys are acquired from the wild, the conditions under which they are kept, their total unsuitability for a life of confinement, and the diseases they can contract and spread to humans. That, in addition to the fact that you would have the equivalent of a 3 year old baby in diapers throwing temper tantrums, hitting, biting, flinging feces and occupying your every minute 24/7 for the next 25-50 years.
Read these websites to get a better idea of what you are talking about when you discuss "pet monkeys":
http://www.monkeymatters.com/petmonkey.htm
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/pets.htm
http://monkeymaddness.com/articles/realitycheck.html
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/primates/a/primatesaspets.htm
http://www.monkeysanctuary.org/newsandcampaigns/campaigns/june2007.aspx
February 11th, 2010 at 4:51 am
Depending on where you live, owning a monkey is illegal.
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February 11th, 2010 at 5:15 am
U won’t get one in the uk. You can get them in america from certain breeders but make sure you know how to look after oone b4 u get one. You can probably get one online if you search properly. ^_^ good luck
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February 11th, 2010 at 5:21 am
You can find them for sale on the internet, but first, you need to check if your state allows non-human primates (monkeys, apes and their kin) to be kept as pets, and if so, are there any special restrictions, like licenses and permits. You can check here: http://www.api4animals.org/b4a2_exotic_animals_summary.php
If you find that monkeys are legal in your state, you need to check with your county and municipality, because many individual counties and municipalities restrict the ownership of animals that are otherwise legal in the state.
If you are legally allowed to have a monkey as a pet, then consider the conditions under which monkeys are acquired from the wild, the conditions under which they are kept, their total unsuitability for a life of confinement, and the diseases they can contract and spread to humans. That, in addition to the fact that you would have the equivalent of a 3 year old baby in diapers throwing temper tantrums, hitting, biting, flinging feces and occupying your every minute 24/7 for the next 25-50 years.
Read these websites to get a better idea of what you are talking about when you discuss "pet monkeys":
http://www.monkeymatters.com/petmonkey.htm
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/pets.htm
http://monkeymaddness.com/articles/realitycheck.html
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/primates/a/primatesaspets.htm
http://www.monkeysanctuary.org/newsandcampaigns/campaigns/june2007.aspx
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