Primates as pets in England
Seeking views on our proposals to ban the keeping of primates as pets and how this ban might be enforced.
Opened
12 Dec 2020
Closed
6 Feb 2021
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Linked documents
- Government Response Summary of responses and government response
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We want to know what you think about our proposals to ban the keeping and breeding of pet primates in England.
Alongside the ban, we propose introducing a ‘specialist private primate keeper’ licence for people who keep primates to zoo standards but do not hold a zoo licence. We are also proposing transitional arrangements for existing pet primates that are not eligible for the new ‘specialist private primate keeper’ licence.