   Owning a Monkey in the USA.
  I was wondering how one would go about owning a monkey in the US. Not a big one just a little one about as big as a parot or a small dog. Is it even possible to have a monkey as a pet. I heard something about monkey helpers for disabled people. So I think it is possible but I''m not sure.   ------------------------------p.s. excuse me english. im from L.A. 
  Nope. The US has very strict laws for things like that. Since the only monkey you could get would have to be imported, due to the lack of monkeys in America, there would be no way for it to get through customs.   "A socialist is a communist who didn''t try hard enough."- Me ;  Damn. Can I get a monkey in mexico or canada and bring it in saying it''s been my pet for a long time?   ------------------------------p.s. excuse me english. im from L.A. ;  Didn''t you watch Friends, season 1? The point being, thou shalt not keep animals in thine home (or thou shalt be in a pickle). ;  Sorry never saw it. What about those guys that walk around and have monkeys crank those boxes? What about circuses. I mean there has to be some way to get a damn monkey over here.   ------------------------------p.s. excuse me english. im from L.A. ;  In Hawaii, they sell monkeys, and I believe you are alowed to bring them across state lines.Of course, you have to check your own state''s laws to tell weither a monkey is an exotic animal, or not.It varies from state to state.  If worse comes to worse, you could always travel to a monkey friendly state, buy the monkey, and then smuggle it into your state.  That is technically illegal, but as long as your monkey doesn''t get into trouble, or bother the neighbors, then allowable.   ~~~~~"That has to be the most impressive collection of blatently incorrect statements I''ve seen on these boards for a while." -benjamin bunny  Download and play Slime King I.;  COOL. Thanks for the reply.   ------------------------------p.s. excuse me english. im from L.A. ;  Spooky - As I read this page my tv in the background started some advert warning against bringing animals and things into the Uk.Owning a monkey would rule. ;quote:Original post by AnonymousPosterChild   Nope. The US has very strict laws for things like that. Since the only monkey you could get would have to be imported, due to the lack of monkeys in America, there would be no way for it to get through customs.   Way to have no idea what you're talking about.You can own one. My family owned one for ten years before it died   They are not allowed in a handful of states, though.You do need to realize you just can't walk into a pet store and pick one up like a dog. You need to find a specialized breeder and probably put yourself on a waiting list for a newborn animals, since buying them after a certain age is just a bad idea for a number of reasons. You should also expect to go through a series of interviews before most reputable breeders will actually allow you to purchase one of their animals -- much like adopting any child. Between the waiting lists and interviews it took my mother almost a year to get one.If you were super interested I could get you the womans contact info whom we got ours from.Bailey: [My site|SGI STL|Bjarne FAQ|C++ FAQ Lite|MSDN|Jargon]Ripped off from various people   [edited by - wild_pointer on July 31, 2003 8:53:54 PM];quote:Original post by wild_pointer  quote:Original post by AnonymousPosterChild    Nope. The US has very strict laws for things like that. Since the only monkey you could get would have to be imported, due to the lack of monkeys in America, there would be no way for it to get through customs.   Way to have no idea what you''re talking about.You can own one. My family owned one for ten years before it died   They are not allowed in a handful of states, though.You do need to realize you just can''t walk into a pet store and pick one up like a dog. You need to find a specialized breeder and probably put yourself on a waiting list for a newborn animals, since buying them after a certain age is just a bad idea for a number of reasons. You should also expect to go through a series of interviews before most reputable breeders will actually allow you to purchase one of their animals -- much like adopting any child. Between the waiting lists and interviews it took my mother almost a year to get one.If you were super interested I could get you the womans contact info whom we got ours from.Bailey: [My site|SGI STL|Bjarne FAQ|C++ FAQ Lite|MSDN|Jargon]Ripped off from various people   [edited by - wild_pointer on July 31, 2003 8:53:54 PM]That would be really cool of you. I live in California.   ------------------------------p.s. excuse me english. im from L.A. 