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Primate pet ownership fuels a brutal industry. This bill could slow it down

todayJuly 26, 2025 2

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Violeta is an endangered Mexican spider monkey, about 18 months old, who was poached from the wild and smuggled into California, where it

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 Congress would aim to make ownership of captive primates illegal in all 50 states.

(Image credit: Oakland Zoo)

Written by: Prometheus

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