South Carolina news has been circling the globe recently: On Nov. 6, 43 primates escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee. As of Tuesday, 39 of the escaped monkeys had been ...

The real question is not the legality of having a pet monkey, but the ethics of keeping these creatures in captivity. From ...

The keeping of monkeys as pets, unfortunately, is not unusual. However, an unusual story of a monkey hit by a car after running loose in Laredo garnered media coverage across the state earlier this ...

Oregon Health & Science University released a 2,000-word rebuttal today to critics of its primate center, arguing that research done there is critical and productive, and that the 5,000 animals at the ...

WASHINGTON DC (WFSB) - Legislation was introduced on Wednesday that would ban the private ownership of primates in the country. Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal joined Reps. Earl ...

“Ramadewa looked at the numerous troops of monkeys. They were at ease and happy and showed their liveliness. All their movements, their noisy voices, their way of sleeping on branches made him happy ...