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International Primate Day

Parliamentary Briefing: Primates as Pets (1)

1 September 2008

1. Problems presented by use of primates as pets 1.1 Primates are wild animals Primates are wild animals and not suitable for domestication. Prof William McGrew, Department of Biological Anthropology,...

International Primate Day 2008 - Primates as Pets

1 September 2008

Prime Minister invited to meet the new Primate Ambassador ADI and The Monkey Sanctuary Trust have joined forces in an appeal to Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday 1st September – International Primate...

More about International Primate Day and the Primate Pet Trade

1 September 2008

International Primate Day was founded in 2005 by Animal Defenders International, as an alert to four major threats to the survival of non-human primates – bushmeat, laboratory, pet, and entertainment trades....

Parliamentary Briefing: Primates as Pets (2)

1 September 2008

Currently, keeping primates as pets is legal in the UK. Most species require a licence under the Dangerous Wild Animals (DWA) Act. These licences are issued by Local Authorities and licensing fees and...

Parliamentary Briefing: Primates as Pets (3)

1 September 2008

Primate Pet Trade: In light of the problems caused by the international primate pet trade, including – the inevitable suffering involved in capture and transport; damage caused to wild populations,...

Parliamentary Briefing: Primates as Pets (4)

1 September 2008

References 1. The Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare, minutes of meeting. Tuesday 3rd June 2004, Primate Pet Trade, in Animal Defenders International. My Mate is a Primate: Evaluating...