 The trade in slow lorises , whether as pets or for medicine , is illegal because every nation in which they occur naturally has laws protecting them . Cambodia lists them as protected , with penalties of one month in prison and fines of US $ 2 @.@ 50 to US $ 250 in 2010 for anyone who catches , hunts , poisons , or transports them . In Indonesia , the slow loris trade has been illegal since 1973 , when the Agriculture Ministry passed Decree No. 66 . This regulation was clarified in 1999 with Government Regulation No. 7 ( " Protection of Wild Flora and Fauna " ) and Act No. 5 ( " Biodiversity Conservation " ) . Violators are subject to five years in prison and a fine of 100 million rupiah ( ~ US $ 10 @,@ 000 ) . 
