ManlyVanLee t1_ivwxyda wrote on November 11, 2022 at 5:30 AM

Fuckin' Missouri

Monkeys are not pets. Kangaroos are not pets. I can't speak entirely to kangaroos because I don't know as much about them, but monkeys are smart, social animals. Spider Monkeys like this one survive in groups of like 15-20, and I seriously doubt the weird dude who owns the monkey has 19 others at home

When they are young (like this one appears to be) they stick with their mothers 100% of the time. As in they cling on and are rarely out of reach. When you get one of them like this it was probably ripped right from the mothers arms as it screamed in terror. Monkeys also have strict social hierarchies and languages that this one almost assuredly has no idea about because it's been raised in captivity. Meaning when it gets older and is tearing his house apart and shitting everywhere and he decides he can't take care of it, it's going to have a hell of a time integrating and likely won't ever be able to be released to the wild

Don't have monkeys as pets. You're basically torturing the animal

Moriartea7 t1_ivxn8f1 wrote on November 11, 2022 at 11:15 AM

I can't guarantee this is the guy but I do know there is a Mennonite locally that raises exotic animals and has a kangaroo. I don't know the legality of it all but I know the community here has done work for that exotic animal safari place around Strafford so that may be why they had them?

I could be entirely off though, crash reports also say some folks from Kansas City also had a crash with a box truck over the weekend so it could have been those people too.

telxonhacker t1_ivydy7i wrote on November 11, 2022 at 3:14 PM

I always wanted a pet monkey, as I've grown up around all kinds of animals as a kid, cats, dogs, birds, pet mice, hamsters, etc). My mom used to raise parrots, and most people don't realize what a commitment they are. She would make people do their research into what owning a parrot entails, and wouldn't sell one to someone who wasn't prepared, she would also do check ups for the first year or two, and keep in contact with the new owners.

I did my own research on pet monkeys, and came to the conclusion it was a bad idea 99% of the time. Parrots can get mean and loud if not given constant interaction, but monkeys can get downright violent! ( don't even get started with larger apes!) There's a youtube channel of a guy that has a small "monkey rescue" and he gives a compelling argument as to why monkeys don't make good pets. (a lot of the reasons you mentioned) Enjoy them in the wild, in videos, or support a monkey rescue group, don't get one as a pet.