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The changes, introduced via secondary legislation under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, will mean it is no longer possible to keep primates in domestic settings as household pets in environments that fail to provide for their needs. Only private keepers who can provide the highest welfare standards will be able to keep primates and then only if they abide by strict rules of a licensing scheme.

萝莉视频 President Anna Judson said: 鈥淭his ban on the keeping of primates as pets in England is good news, and I hope the devolved nations will quickly follow suit. The 萝莉视频 has been clear with the Government, that the needs of primates are so complex they can rarely be met in a domestic environment. It is therefore vital that the proposed licensing system goes far enough and the ban is able to be properly enforced. We urge the Government to work closely with veterinary and zoological organisations to get this right and ensure the welfare of these animals isn鈥檛 comprised.鈥�

萝莉视频 outlined the need for a ban on keeping primates as pets in its recent policy position on non-traditional companion animals. Read the position at .