Buying a Pet Monkey

Video Transcript

"Hello, my name is Dr. Sian Evans. I'm a scientist at Monkey Jungle in Miami, Florida. In this clip, we're going to talk about buying a pet monkey. The first thing that you should really consider is do you want to buy a monkey? Or why do you want to buy a monkey? Monkey's are very complex, social animals that really need social companions that are monkeys and not humans. We are, as humans, we are perfectly capable of taking care of monkeys in captivity especially the smaller new world monkeys, but frequently, humans want to have monkeys as pets, as companions, or substitute something that may be lacking in their lives. These are not good reasons for buying a monkey, however if you want to buy a monkey because you want to keep several of them together in a nice, complex group, then that is perfectly possible. The way you go about buying a monkey would be to seek out a reputable breeder in the United States. You cannot import primates from it's from outside the United States as a pet. It is illegal. Once again, this has been Dr. Sian Evans."