The legal and illegal trade in monkeys is staggering. An Internet search using the phrase, “baby monkey for sale,” reveals thousands of ads for virtually every known primate species. For just a few ...

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In September, an inquest heard that seven-week-old baby boy Ronnie Higginson died in a squalid home after being exposed to monkey dust by his parents.

Out of the depths of despair, hope is born. The life of baby Howler monkey Estrellita hung in the balance after her mother was electrocuted and killed by uninsulated power cables. Desperately ...