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Captive Primate Safety Act Would End the Cruel and Dangerous Primate Pet Trade
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds yesterday’s reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which would end the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in the United States. Nonhuman...
Chimp Crazy Docuseries Highlights Urgent Need for Federal Ban on Pet Primates
“Chimp Crazy,” the four-part docuseries premiering August 18 on HBO Max, aims to expose the dangerous and cruel trade in primates as pets that has destroyed lives — both human...
Captive Primate Safety Act Would End the Cruel and Dangerous Primate Pet Trade (2024)
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses yesterday’s reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which would end the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in the United States. Nonhuman...