U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to stop the trade of primates as “pets”
Washington, DC — Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute (Born Free USA) applauded today’s Congressional passage of the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 2964). The bill, championed by Born Free USA and The Humane Society of the United States (The HSUS), prohibits interstate and international movement of nonhuman primates if they are to be kept as “pets.” The Act is sponsored by Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Mark Kirk (R-IL).
Monkey killing sparks new calls for legislation banning the keeping of nonhuman primates as pets in Michigan
Officials ignored requests for information, offers for help, and important medical information
Detroit, MI — Following the needless killing of a pet monkey named Mikey by Wayne County officials over the weekend, Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute (Born Free USA), a national animal advocacy organization, is calling upon Michigan legislators to ban the keeping of nonhuman primates as pets in Michigan. Mikey was killed after he bit a young girl while being walked in public on a leash.
Stay of execution urged for monkey who bit child
Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary offers lifetime care for confiscated macaque
Trenton, MI — Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute (Born Free USA), a national animal advocacy organization, is calling upon public health officials to publicly declare that they will not kill Mikey, the monkey who bit a six-year-old Trenton girl earlier this week. The monkey’s owner was walking him on a leash outside a church when the incident occurred.
Orlando urged to save Prada
Born Free USA offers lifetime care for rescued monkey
Orlando, FL — Born Free USA is offering to re-home Prada, a “pet” monkey who escaped from an apartment building in Orlando on Friday, at its Primate Sanctuary near San Antonio, Texas. The Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary is home to more than 500 macaques, baboons, and vervets, many of whom came from deplorable or inappropriate private homes or businesses. It is one of the very few in the U.S. that provide large, free-ranging, natural enclosures. The Sanctuary features 186 acres of dense vegetation with several ponds. The majority of monkeys live freely in these enclosures with minimum human interference.
Change in regulations demanded after killing of Spokane monkey
Hundreds of primates kept as pets in WA; dogs and cats not killed, why monkeys?
Seattle, WA — After the pointless killing of an innocent monkey in Spokane, Born Free USA united with the Animal Protection Institute (Born Free USA), a national animal advocacy organization, is calling upon Washington public health officials to review its rabies kill plans.
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Historic Merger Heralds New Force in U.S. Animal Protection Movement
Sacramento, CA / Washington, DC — The Animal Protection Institute and Born Free USA today announced that they have united to create a new, dynamic and more powerful force for animal protection in America and abroad.
Case of Mississippi “attack” monkey spurs call for state legislation
National group and Sanctuary ask Governor to ban keeping nonhuman primates as pets
San Antonio, TX — Justin, a pet Japanese macaque who attacked a Mississippi IRS agent, has safely arrived at the Animal Protection Institute (API) Primate Sanctuary in Texas through a joint effort between API and the Mississippi Animal Rescue League in Jackson. The owner of the monkey was given a citation for keeping a captive wild animal without a license. In Mississippi, keepers of inherently dangerous wild animals, such as macaques, must obtain a state license.
Successful Sacramento specialty baking business gets “spunky” for monkeys
Sun Flour Baking Company cookie benefits primates in need
Sacramento, CA — Sacramento-based Animal Protection Institute (API) and Sun Flour Baking Company — the “Feel Good Company” — today announced a partnership to benefit hundreds of primates, many rescued from abusive or exploitative situations, now living at the 186-acre API Primate Sanctuary near San Antonio, TX.
Colorado research monkeys begin new lives at Texas sanctuary
San Antonio, TX — A group of bonnet macaques has been retired from research and is enjoying its first weeks of freedom at the Animal Protection Institute (API) Primate Sanctuary in Texas.
Chicago “attack” monkey arrives at Texas Primate Sanctuary
National group calls for state legislation banning primates as pets
Springfield, IL — A pet monkey who last week attacked a Chicago girl has safely arrived at the Animal Protection Institute (API) Primate Sanctuary in Texas. The monkey, a rhesus macaque, apparently escaped from his cage and bit a 14-year-old girl severely enough that she was admitted to the hospital.
