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You won't believe what my brother's girlfriend has as a pet now.
Dog? No
Cat? No
Fish?No
Bird?No
Snake?No
Monkey? YES! :eek:
He just got off the phone with her and said "Well I'm a father now" I was like WHAT!!! And then he told me she got a monkey.
WHY would anyone buy a monkey??? :confused:
Well I'll find out tonite when Amanda comes over with my neice/nephew.
:rolleyes:
~Rachel
I dont see why anyone would buy a monkey. There not meant as pets, they deserve to be out in the wild.
Iguanas, turtles, every animal deserves not to be in captivity. Maybe the monkey has never been in the wild.
Monkeys would be cool to own.
I just dont think anyone should own one...:rolleyes:
I believe it was captive born.
Not sure how I feel on the issue
If the person takes the time to research them as pets, their living and husbandry/feeding needs and they have the time and money, why not?
My veterinarian, who also happens to be my boss has (actually had) 2 lemurs. He used to work at Wildlife Safari and was the head vet at the zoo. He has an enclosure better than most of the zoos! His lemurs are very spoiled. He takes very good care of them.
One actually just passed away however while he was on vacation. It was pretty old, and they were devastated to find out the news. :(
I do not agree that any old person should own an exotic, and believe I get a lot of rescues in, but if the person has the knowledge and tons of experience, or is willing to commit the time and love needed to care for such an animal than so be it.
Well...
I still don't know. These is monkey. A wild animal. I don't really agree with any wild animal being in captivity.
Unlike dogs and cats and such they haven't evolved over thousands of years to live with humans.
I know many animals such as birds can have wild counterparts but monkeys are still wild.
~Rachel
Well then, that's YOUR opinion, isn't it? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver
I just dont think anyone should own one...:rolleyes:
Yes it is, and im saying it.Quote:
Originally posted by I Love Brian, Forever <3
Well then, that's YOUR opinion, isn't it? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I agree with you, allanimalswelcome. :)
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver
Yes it is, and im saying it.
Thank You!!!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by I Love Brian, Forever <3
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:
;)
Amanda called and asked if we had any baby supplies we didn't want. We will give her it when she comes over tonight.
The monkey is a Rhesus Macaque :confused:
It's a year old.
It's a male and she named him "Sammy"
~Rachel
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Originally posted by allanimalswelcome
Well...
I still don't know. These is monkey. A wild animal. I don't really agree with any wild animal being in captivity.
~Rachel
How do you think a lot of endangered animals come back to live in the wild, from the brink of extinction? Through CAPTIVITY!
My boss helped artificially inseminate Cheetahs and has helped up their numbers by hundreds. Their zoo has the best Cheetah breeding program in the US.
Chinchillas, if not taken in by humans would be extinct. There are barely any left living in the wild do to the fur trade, but because humans domesticated them they are still around. Now this doesn't mean any animal should just be taken from the wild, but sometimes it is very necessary. After all, it's our fault they are going extinct. The least we can do is put them into a captive breeding program and hope to one day set them free again.