50 is the average number of calls the RSPCA gets a year from people concerned about the welfare of a pet primate.116 primates have been rescued by Monkey World from the UK pet trade since 1989.60% of cases investigated by the RSPCA involve primates kept in social isolation.This includes marmosets, lemurs, and even a chimpanzee. 14 species of primate have been rescued from the UK pet trade.There are 4,000 to 5,000 pet primates in the UK, according to estimates from the RSPCA.Statistics reveal the shocking reality for UK pet primates Once these regulations come into force – likely by 2024 – breaches will be subject to heavy fines. Though not an outright ban, the new legislation is set to make private ownership of primates much more difficult and highly regulated, by requiring anyone who wishes to sell or own one to have a licence. Yet, thankfully, this is about to change, thanks to a new Animal Welfare Bill that is making its way through parliament. Yes, currently, it is still perfectly legal to walk into a pet shop to buy a monkey (85 species can legally be bought) as easily as one might buy a goldfish. A detained spot-nosed monkey quarantined at an animal disease control centre after being recovered from a car, along with a lion cub, in the Volgograd Region of Russia. What’s more, they can become aggressive and dangerous when they reach maturity, and have been known to attack their owners. They are intelligent animals with complex physical, emotional and social requirements that can’t be met in a domestic environment. Baby primates in particular have become internet stars, and are being sold at a premium.īut it's important to remember that primates are wild animals with special needs ( detailed here by the RSPCA) that differ to those of domestic animals. Social media platforms are rife with cute videos that seem to normalise or even glorify the ownership of such an animal, driving demand further. Primates are wild animals that should never be kept as pets, but the demand for these exotic animals still exists, and may even be increasing due to the effect of the internet.Ī quick look online and it’s possible to find primates available to purchase right here in the UK, making their trade even easier. A key example of this is the primate pet trade. I was hoping the flavor of the original series had been brought back - but I'm afraid if we can't resurrect Rod Serling or enlist a writer of his caliber, we'll never see it again.Is it legal to keep primates as pets in the UK?Īlthough the UK is typically considered to be a nation of animal lovers, our legislation sometimes falls behind. There's not much else to say about them since we're not presented with their context. In Avatar, military guy = bad, corporate exec = bad in ROTPOTA, drug company exec = bad, neighbor = bad, chimp worker = bad. Visually stunning, yes - but with shallow characterizations. A by-the-numbers retelling of Pocahontas or Dances with Wolves - where all the characters are one-dimensional. And this - along with the trite story - reminds me a bit of Avatar. I know Caesar is the protagonist - but to have the other actors be so uninteresting is a real drawback. All the humans are cardboard clichés in this film. Franco, Pinto, Felton, Cox and the rest are all one-note characters with little depth. ![]() I don't blame the actors b/c it didn't seem that they had much to work with. ![]() If this passes for smart then our standards have dropped. ![]() So, I don't know where all this "smart" talk came from. Entertaining from that aspect - along with Caesar himself, but not much else. Those movies were much heavier in every way while this plays much more like a straight action film. The original series was not afraid to hit you in the gut and make you think. It relies on a trite storyline that's been beaten to death (Don't play God Don't mess with Nature - yada, yada, yada) with nothing more interesting or thought-provoking. It isn't "smart" compared to the original films. The bad news: There's no Rod Serling-style, Twilight Zone-ish, philosophical themes or moral messages here. Action sequences and set pieces are all good. Serkis does his usual great job (although I thought his King Kong was better). The good news: The CGI apes stuff works pretty well. I finally ponied up last night to check it out. ![]() With the surprisingly high box office numbers and positive feedback from most who saw it, I got more excited. Like most I was initially skeptical at the idea of attempting to reboot the franchise - but as positive reviews kept flowing in regarding this "smart" script and Avatar-like CGI, I began to get excited again. I'm a huge fan of the series (excluding the Tim Burton disaster, of course) but this didn't have nearly the depth nor the intelligence I was expecting.
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