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www.rspca.org.uksciencegroupwildlifeSciencegroupreviewof201223BeingkeptinaparrotcageisnolifeforaprimatebutthatisoftenthecasewhentheRSPCAinspectorateencounterpetmonkeys.TheRSPCAreceivesaround50callsayearaboutpetprimatesbutthisislikelytoincreaseasinternettradeescalates.InthepastyearthreeprosecutionshavebeenbroughtallofwhichinvolvedcommonmarmosetssmallSouthAmericanmonkeys.Thereareseveralongoingincidentsinvolvingcommonmarmosetsandotherprimates.TheRSPCAwildlifedepartmentsupportstheinspectoratebyidentifyingspeciesprovidingcareadviceandsourcingrehomingopportunities.Mostrecentlywehaveassistedintheseizureofasquirrelmonkeyandprovidedadviceonenclosuredesignforapairofcommonmarmosets.InconjunctionwithMonkeyWorldApeRescueCentreDorsetUKwehavedevelopedaMarmosetRehomingProjectwhereanewcomplexhasbeenbuilttoprovidepermanentsafeandspecies-appropriatehomesforRSPCA-rescuedmarmosets.SevenRSPCA-casemarmosetshaverecentlytakenupresidenceByprovidingafundingbrieftotheteamresponsibleforliaisingwiththeRSPCAsmajordonorswehavebeenabletoraiseover10000forthisproject.ThewildlifedepartmenthasalsoconductedresearchintotheeffectivenessoftheCodeofPracticefortheWelfareofPrivatelyKeptNon-HumanPrimatesinEnglandwhichwillbereviewedbyDefrain2015.OurdataindicatesthatlocalauthoritiesinEnglandwhichissuelicencesforsomepetprimatestendnottobeawareoforusetheCodesuggestingthattheCodeisfailingtosafeguardthewelfareofpetprimates.OtherworkinthisareahasincludedinvestigationsintointernettradeandsupplyinginformationtotheUKgovernmentandtheWelshGovernmentaboutthescaleofprimatekeeping.Primateskeptaspets05001000150020002500300019981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011NumbersofhedgehogsadmittedtoRSPCAwildlifecentressince1998.AllhedgehogsRSPCAEastWinchRSPCAMallydamsRSPCAStapeleyGrangeRSPCAWestHatchRSPCAwildlifecentresdata1998-2011