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S. 1498, The Captive Primate Safety Act (1 comment ↓)
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
- This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as S. 462, The Captive Primate Safety Act.
S. 1498 would amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species.
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John
February 14, 2008, 1:24pm (report abuse)Primates require professional, well-managed care. They are susceptible to both transmitting diseases to humans and contracting diseases from humans. These animals do not make suitable pets.