Dec. 11, 2006 — -- It may seem like a stretch to think of exotic animals as a threat to national security, but that's exactly what a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control ...

In October 2025, a truck transporting 21 rhesus monkeys overturned on Interstate 59 north of Heidelberg, Mississippi. Several of the animals escaped into the surrounding rural area, prompting public ...

Adult female spider monkey Patty and one of four young spider monkeys who arrived at Saint Louis Zoo in spring 2025 after they were confiscated near the U.S. southern border walk through a tunnel at ...

Singer-songwriter Chris Brown is in trouble with the law again. He has been charged with two misdemeanor counts stemming from his possession of a pet capuchin monkey without a permit. Authorities were ...

To the editor: The recent case of a young spider monkey rescued during a drug bust in Vallejo highlights the urgent need to ban the cruel and dangerous pet primate trade in this country (“Baby spider ...