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Monkeys??

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  • 18-09-2007 12:45am
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    jaybear
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    Hi i heard off of a friend of mine that you could buy pet monkeys in a shop out by malahide anybody any insight on this??


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    monkeyfudge
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    As brilliant as monkeys are... keeping one as a pet is a very bad idea.


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    Doctor DooM
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    Yes even if legally he can do this surely ethically this is very wrong? They are wild animals and need specialist surroundings to interact with.


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    monkeyfudge
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    Lots of info here on why it's not a good idea.


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    Glowing
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    monkeyfudge wrote:
    Lots of info here on why it's not a good idea.

    Urgh. Its disturbing to see those Americans (in particular) who keep monkeys and dress them in baby clothes.


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    monkeyfudge
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    Yeah... I know what you mean... a cowboy outfit is much cuter.


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    Glowing
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    monkeyfudge wrote:
    Yeah... I know what you mean... a cowboy outfit is much cuter.

    :D


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    cherrycool
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    If there's one thing I've learned from FRIENDS its that monkeys are illegal as pets.


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    Our man in Havana
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    cherrycool wrote:
    If there's one thing I've learned from FRIENDS its that monkeys are illegal as pets.
    You are very much wrong in that assumption.


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    monkeyfudge
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    Bond-007 wrote:
    You are very much wrong in that assumption.
    I think he's referring to the sit-com... in which case I guess there is a ban on monkeys in New York.


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    Our man in Havana
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    Possibly, but there is no ban here in Ireland.


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    Demonique
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    monkeyfudge wrote:
    I think he's referring to the sit-com... in which case I guess there is a ban on monkeys in New York.

    FYI, it's also illegal to keep hippos as pets in Manhattan (just the thing for an apartment IMO)


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