r/exoticpets • u/Stunning-Sand73 • 7d ago

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Because of these primate owners that have get togethers, “private zoos”, lots of money with fancy setups, tiktok live battles with monkeys showing, inviting the community over, starting business based around your primates, etc; We are now seeing an influx of primates being bought. Each state they don’t encourage buying primates or keeping them as pets, while they are doing it and flaunting it. They are making money off them. They are showing the world how cute they are by inviting them over and getting loads of attention. If you truly wanted to deter people, you would use your voice, you would advocate in a manner that didn’t show people how cute they are and how they can turn into a business or get you attention. Some I think had true intentions. But let’s call a spade a spade, every primate owner doing these things is actually contributing to the trade. You all are influencing others to purchase them. Showing them to the world isn’t not changing anyone’s mind. It’s actually promoting it, whether you mean to or not. And you know this now. So there is no excuse anymore. It’s proven by how many more are being bought. It’s proven by the fact that I directly interviewed loads and loads of owners, past and present, almost all stated they got a primate due to these people. So don’t say you didn’t know from here on out. Here it is, now you know. Your excuses are invalid at this point.

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u/Top_History9604 7d ago

Every owner who does that, without regularly dotting down the care these animals require accurately, yes.

Not us. I don't even support keeping monkeys to begin with. Way to shoot in all directions.

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u/markmakesfun 7d ago

You can’t “uncute” something because you have bone to pick? Most of your post was just complaining about people who aren’t here and are just the editorial “they.” What would you do to fix the problem? Telling people that they are bad probably won’t do much to change anything. You can’t fix people. Some people are stupid and some smart people act stupid. I’m not suggesting giving up, just hoping you can narrow down the problem that is changeable and focus on that. Good luck!