Ban on pet primates

[mooingtricycle]

over regulation is not the answer to the problem. The people who dont care about the law andwant to keep primates, will do so with no regard to the law, no matter how many are passed. ( Look at smuggling reptiles, you think those people care? Laws dont stop them! The money looks far better than a few years prison sentence, and a fine!) The same as the black market for guns ( over regulation only hurts the GOOD people, the RESPONSIBLE people) i can tell you, that if you went out on the street and talked with some people who you wouldn't even imagine as "shady", you'd be ABLE to find yourself a black market gun available.

The laws arent stopping people from doing what they want. why punish the responsible keepers? RESPONSIBLE keepers, wouldnt bring their pet primates out in public, and drive them around town. Responsible keepers would take measures to prevent that animal from escaping from their home. responsible people would also cage the animal in an apropriate enclosure that is escape proof, when friends come over. ( Wild animals are JUST THAT. WILD They are unpredictable, no matter how well you think you know them)
Ive spoken with one lady that used to keep them, she said they are NOT good "pets"nor are they for just anybody. They are like children, but worse, and need constant attention and stimulation. If these things stop being given, they can have problems. Responsible steps need to be taken to ensure the animal will thrive.

Im never for over regulation. It dosnt solve the problem.

and heck, HUMANS can carry all sorts of diseases. How many primates have the people who HAVE worked with them, met with these diseases? How many more humans have they met that have them ( That they KNEW about?). Kind of a moot point there IMHO. My chances are higher of dying by a deadly snake( Large, Hot... Whatever), than being attacked by a primate. Heck, my chances are higher of dying at HUMAN hands, than any animal..... I guarantee it. People are overreacting to a situation that is the first ive heard about in a pretty long time.