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Floods? Housing crisis? Crippled economy? Bah! says Congress. By a 3-to-1 margin (302-96), the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Captive Primate Safety Act which would amend the currently imposed Lacey Act by adding "nonhuman primates" to the list of "live animal of any prohibited wildlife species." The bill has 26 sponsors, including Mark Kirk (R), Jan Schakowsky (D), and Luis Gutierrez (D), all of Illinois.
Animal rights groups such as the Humane Society, ASPCA, and PETA have supported the act, which would cost about $4 million annually over the next five years, mostly so the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can hire more workers to enforce the new law. Though I'm no big animal activist, I love monkeys (who doesn't) and am all for protecting them from moronic owners who probably couldn't even keep a hamster alive, much less a primate. But...um...yeah, thanks, Congress. Way to keep your priorities in line. Now that we have this out of the way, maybe we can FINALLY focus on what's really important: eliminating steroids from baseball and fixing college football's bowl system.
Image of pygmy marmoset monkey courtesy of Scott Kinmartin
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The monkey in the photo is just adorable!!
I do have to say though, animal lover that I am...I just would never want to have a pet that had to wear a diaper.
Any pictures of anybody slapping the monkey?
I'd settle for someone chocking a chicken.
We can still keep human primates as pets? Sweet!
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I meant to link to this when referring to Congress...
What about helper monkeys for the handicapped? Are those real or made-up?
This is a great blow to monkey lovers. My dad had a squirrel monkey growing up. His name was Chipper and he was an adorable little trouble maker. The idea that this won't be possible for my children and my childrens' children is a depressing thought. My idea of America is dead.
If I want something that throws its own poop, I'll decide to have kids.
So, does this mean I'll have to get rid of my life comp...err...my pet howler monkey?
He does a great job of waking me up in the morning, but the neighbors complain. A lot.
Could be a win win, but I'll miss George.
This looks like Puckmaren from Flight of the Navigator.
But who am I going to test my medication, haircare products, and knife fighting skills on?