Captive Primate Safety Act

Born Free USA Partners With ZooDraws

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA, working in partnership with comic artist Brian Ahearn of ZooDraws, has today launched a series of compelling comic strips that tell the stories of individual animals sold into the wildlife trade. While Ahearn's work is known for its tongue-in-cheek humor, there is little to laugh about in the stories told by his most recent creations.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA , working in partnership with comic artist Brian Ahearn of ZooDraws , has today launched a series of compelling comic strips that tell the stories of individual animals sold into the wildlife trade.
  • Said Born Free USA CEO Angela Grimes: "These comics communicate vital messages about the protection of wild animals in a way that is accessible to all.
  • Born Free USA works to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect and are able to live their lives according to their needs.
  • Born Free USA's Primate Sanctuary is the largest in the United States and provides a permanent home to primates rehomed from laboratories or rescued from zoos and private ownership.

Urgent Rescue Mission for Young Monkey Kept Illegally as "Pet" in Chicago: "Willis" the Vervet Begins New Life at Born Free USA's Texas Sanctuary.

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Monday, November 15, 2021
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This rescue operation took up the time and resources of taxpayer funded officials, our nonprofit organization, and private citizens.

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  • This rescue operation took up the time and resources of taxpayer funded officials, our nonprofit organization, and private citizens.
  • All this to fix a problem created by someone who was cruelly and illegally keeping little Willis as a "pet."
  • Although no one knows how many, it is estimated there are thousands of primates kept as "pets" in U.S. homes.
  • Rush says, "Despite the fact that keeping a pet monkey is illegal in Illinois, Willis the vervet monkey slipped through the cracks.

New Report Brings Together Experts to Call for Immediate Ban on Pet Monkeys and Apes

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Not only does the private keeping of monkeys and apes pose a significant risk of injury and disease spread to humans, it has a lifetime impact on its animal victims.

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  • Not only does the private keeping of monkeys and apes pose a significant risk of injury and disease spread to humans, it has a lifetime impact on its animal victims.
  • All primates are profoundly social, complex individuals whose needs can never be met when kept in private homes.
  • Harrison says:
    "There are no schools, no police academy, fire school, or animal control teaching you how to handle primates.
  • We oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaign to keep them where they belongin the wild.

Born Free USA Rescues Third "Pet" Monkey in Three Months, Calls for Ban on Pet Primates

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Monday, September 13, 2021
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COTULLA, Texas, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leading animal welfare nonprofit, Born Free USA , welcomed a new monkey to its primate sanctuary in South Texas last week.

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  • COTULLA, Texas, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leading animal welfare nonprofit, Born Free USA , welcomed a new monkey to its primate sanctuary in South Texas last week.
  • He is the third pet monkey the nonprofit has rescued in as many months.
  • Says Dr. Liz Tyson, Born Free USA Programs Director and head of the primate sanctuary, "Maliki is one of the lucky ones.
  • Born Free USA's Primate Sanctuary is the largest in the United States and provides a permanent home for primates rehomed from laboratories or rescued from zoos and private ownership.