Proboscis monkey found in Thailand adds to evidence of cross-border illegal trade RATCHABURI, Thailand — On Jan. 6, residents of Samut Sakhon province, central Thailand, found an injured monkey near a railway track. Pot-bellied with reddish-brown fur and a prominent, upturned nose,...

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Julian the Japanese Macaque: From Solitary Confinement to Social Butterfly | Born Free USA Julian is a young Japanese macaque who was kept as a “pet” somewhere in Texas. Confiscated by law enforcement, the beginning of Julian’s story is unknown. We came into his life after we were approache...

Check out our blog to learn about Julian's experience socializing with other monkeys! www.bornfreeusa.org/2024/06/25/j...

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Langur alert!!!! 🚨 #Primates

Gah, they're so freaking cute!!! Hurts my heart that they are poached and captured for the pet trade! #PrimatesAreNotPets

Born Free USA Urge Your Representative to Co-sponsor the Captive Primate Safety Act to ban the keeping primates as pets across the U.S.!

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Pablito the rhesus macaque has gone through quite the transformation thanks to the dedication and hard work of the team of caregivers and veterinary staff at the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary.

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Wally joined the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary last year after spending the beginning of his life as a pet until he attacked a member of his owner's family, biting off part of their ear. youtu.be/vHivrvvRB2M #PrimatesAreNotPets

Congressman Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov, champion of the Captive Primate Safety Act, visited the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary in 2025 to see first-hand the impact of the primate pet trade.

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Never met a spider monkey I didn't love! Gorgeous primates. #Primates #PrimatesAreNotPets

There are many awesome things about gibbons BUT they are not and never should be a pet!!! #Primates #PrimatesAreNotPets

Monkeys on the loose in St Louis, Missouri after four-day search - BBC News Local officials said they do not know where the exotic animals came from or how many are at large.

According to this BBC News article, "though owning primates in the city is prohibited, a St Louis Public Radio report from last year said Missouri ranked highly in primate ownership, with "at least 35 to 50 primates" bought and sold each year." www.bbc.com/news/article... #PrimatesAreNotPets

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....and another little cutie captured for the pet trade!!! Ugh. #PrimatesAreNotPets

Born Free USA Urge Your Representative to Co-sponsor the Captive Primate Safety Act to ban the keeping primates as pets across the U.S.!

We don't need a sensationalized horror film to see that keeping monkeys as "pets" is dangerous for humans & animals alike. Help us end the primate pet trade in the U.S. by writing your lawmakers in support of the Captive Primate Safety Act: action.bornfreeusa.org/Default.aspx...

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Love me some spider monkeys! But what I don't love? That these precious primates are being captured for the pet trade! NO! They should never be a pet! #Primates #PrimatesAreNotPets

Look at that sweet face!! This sweet creature should NOT and NEVER be a pet!!! #Primates #PrimatesAreNotPets

Cuteness overload really 😍

But don't get it twisted.... these #primatesarenotpets !!!!

Great apes are humans' closest relatives, but many are endangered by illegal trading Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number of humans living on Earth is increasing fast, other great apes are in decl...

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‘I consider him my first son’: how living with a baby monkey taught me I’m ready to be a dad I went from selling flats in Paris to being alone in a cabin in Guinea looking after primates. It changed my life, but one relationship marked me like no other

Yannis Baladi on how working for chimpanzees and monkeys a an African primate sanctuary changed his life. (The headline @theguardian.com SHOULD clarify: NOT living with a baby monkey as a pet.) #primates #anthropology #animalrescue #animalsanctuary #primatesarenotpets

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Happy World Monkey Day!!!

You all know langurs are my favorite monkeys.... so I thought I'd share this video from Langur Project Penang about the Dusky Langur!

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It's 13 years ago that #Darwin made headlines around the world.
Today, he's a healthy and happy monkey living in a sanctuary.
I was in court when Yasmin told the judge that she'd move out of the home her real children lived in, to move into a jurisdiction where Darwin was legal.
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Who would want to poach these precious lemurs? Sad. #Primates #PrimatesAreNotPets

Tarsiers are just so fascinating to me. I mean...look at them! So unique and adorable! #Primates #PrimatesAreNotPets

Look at this colorful cutie! #Primates #PrimatesAreNotPets

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How cute! #Primates #PrimatesAreNotPets

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