Learn why primates should never be pets and how to report online sales to help stop wildlife trafficking. Share facts and ...

Violeta is an endangered Mexican spider monkey, about 18 months old, who was poached from the wild and smuggled into California, where it's illegal to keep primates as pets. (Oakland Zoo) On a recent ...

Adult female spider monkey Patty and one of four young spider monkeys who arrived at Saint Louis Zoo in spring 2025 after they were confiscated near the U.S. southern border walk through a tunnel at ...

Maybe you've seen the "Friends" episode where Ross adopts a pet monkey named Marcel – only to eventually give him to a zoo because he's a wild and exotic animal. If you're thinking about adopting a ...

For most pet primates in the United States, life is marked by chronic stress, malnutrition and illness — if they survive at all. A bill in... Primate pet ownership fuels a brutal industry. This bill ...