Trade in Exotic Animals - Sat. 4:30pm
Problems of breeding, trading, and keeping exotic companions

Presenter: Bagnall, Brennan, Gorski, Marr

Kari Bagnall
Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, www.JungleFriends.org

Click here for a printable version of Kari's outline.

Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainesville, Florida offers a safe haven to a variety of monkeys who were abused, neglected, confiscated or in need of medical care. Most of the monkeys at the sanctuary come from the exotic pet trade and many were purchased as ‘surrogate children’.
Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization.

Monkeys often arrive at Jungle Friends with:

• Psychological problems, due to abuse, species isolation and inappropriate environments
• Medical problems, such as diabetes and metabolic bone disease
• Physical alterations, such as extracted teeth and castration

Jungle Friends provides the monkey residents with:

• Social groupings with the same or similar, compatible species
• Naturalistic habitats to provide environmental enrichment and promote healthy, natural behaviors
• Varied and nutritional diets
• Ongoing care for special medical needs

Jungle Friends also offers:

• Intern programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Outreach presentations
• Primate advocacy
• Help and encouragement for those wishing to start a sanctuary or help primates in need.

Jungle Friends’ Vision for the Future:

• Ending the exotic pet trade
• Ending primates in research
• Natural habitat preservation
• Helping to create more primate sanctuaries
  

At Jungle Friends, the monkeys come first.

Monkeys were Born to be Wild!

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Tim Gorski
Director/Investigator, www.RattletheCage.org

The trade in exotic animals is a multi-billion dollar global business. The illegal trade in endangered wildlife is now second only to drugs and guns simply because it’s safer. The laws for illegal wildlife trading are weak and the penalties are a joke. Animals are traded for food, medicines, ornaments, and pets. And the trade is driving many species to the brink of extinction.

1.The Trade

• Major Market Forces
  • Exotic Pets
  • Meat and medicinal consumption
    

2. RTC and TRAFFIC Investigations

• Zoos and Markets
  

3. Eastern versus Western philosophies

• Capture and eat versus capture and display
  

4. The Hollywood Factor

• Finding Nemo, Harry Potter, Geiko
  

5. Exotic yet Expendable

• Disposal of wild pets
  

6. Domestication

• Exotics are wild
  

7. Husbandry

• Housing, food, social deprivation
• Big Cats
  

8. Disease threats

• Salmonella, monkey pox
  

9. Legal issues

• CITES, USDA, FWC
  

10. Successes

• Personal Successes
• Major raids and busts

11. What you can do