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Selling monkeys??

  • 26-01-2012 11:38am
    #1
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭


    Do you need a permit to sell monkeys in this country??

    Was watching a programme last night on BBC2 about the sale of exotic pets in indonesia and in particular monkeys..it was stomach churning, to see these poor things cramed on top of each other in atrocious conditions and the local police doing nothing about it.

    So i was just wondering what are the rules and regulations here in relation to exotic pets? are there any??


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  • #2
    Shanao
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 919 ✭✭✭Shanao


    I saw that programme as well, was really upsetting. Dont know how she managed to walk out of there without buying all the slow lorises.

    In regards to selling monkeys here, I',m not sure about needing a permit, but I doubt it. There's a petshop local enough to me that was selling monkeys last year, and a snowy owl, not to mention puppies in the past. Suffice to say I've been banned from the shop for arguing and haven't been in in a while so dont know what they might have in there now


  • #3
    antocann
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    ireland doesnt have many laws regarding animals , u need a license for a dog , and permit for livestock , thats about it ,

    you can keep any animal as long as you have the cash to buy it


  • #4
    REPTILEDAN88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 217 ✭✭REPTILEDAN88


    Yeah and the usual cites papers etc. we are very behind most countries with regards animal welfare/law sadly.


  • #5
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,807 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    People should realise that in many cases for every exotic pet that makes it into a pet shop - up to 10 die(often in appalling conditions) in transit or during capture in the wild. That is particularly true for monkeys, reptiles and parrots with many species now classed endangered in the wild thanx to these type of activities:(


  • #6
    antocann
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭antocann


    Birdnuts wrote: »
    People should realise that in many cases for every exotic pet that makes it into a pet shop - up to 10 die(often in appalling conditions) in transit or during capture in the wild. That is particularly true for monkeys, reptiles and parrots with many species now classed endangered in the wild thanx to these type of activities:(

    nearly all exotics sold in ireland are CB


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  • #7
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    antocann wrote: »
    nearly all exotics sold in ireland are CB

    CB :confused: whats that?


  • #8
    Shanao
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 919 ✭✭✭Shanao


    fryup wrote: »
    CB :confused: whats that?

    Captive bred


  • #9
    Whispered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    Anybody else read the thread title as "frying Monkeys" ?


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