Critter News
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Rahall (D-WV) announced that, at his request, the House of Representatives will consider on Monday, February 23, the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. Keeping primates as pets threatens public health and safety, as well as the welfare of the animals. The Captive Primate Safety Act is bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps.
Critter News
MARCH 10, 2009
Pierce Onthank, the president of an oil and gas company, was charged in January with illegal possession of a primate for keeping a siamang, a type of gibbon that is native to rain forests in Malaysia and Indonesia and can weigh up to 30 pounds and stand 3 feet high. Tags: animal cruelty illegal pets primates us.
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Critter News
MARCH 15, 2009
In December, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a warning letter to the primate center for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates treatment of many commercial animals from pet kittens to laboratory guinea pigs.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
Here is a New York Times story about people who keep primates as pets.
Critter News
JUNE 8, 2010
It's unregulated and there are many exotic pets being sold, like primates and lions. Tags: exotic pets exotic animals baghdad. Here's an article in the Times Union about the wildlife trade in Baghdad.
Critter News
OCTOBER 6, 2009
There are hundreds of videos on the Internet of proud parents enjoying their monkeys, and an estimated 15,000 monkeys live with humans as pets or surrogate children in the United States. And in some cases, monkey babies are more than pets: They are sons and daughters. Tags: Stupid entertainment primates endangered species.
Critter News
MARCH 14, 2010
Each year, millions of cats, dogs, non-human primates and other animals suffer and die in research laboratories. Please do not advertise to sell your pets. As billions flow into this waste, 44 million Americans lack adequate health care coverage.
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