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U.K. Lawmaker Fights Animal Mistreatment, Proposes Pet Monkey Ban

AP | Posted 01.18.2012

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LONDON -- Monkeys can't address Parliament. But on Wednesday one British lawmaker did so on their behalf. Conservative parliamentarian Sheryll Murray...

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Cigarette-Smoking Monkey Weds Fellow Simian In India

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.15.2011

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It was a wedding that thousands waited eagerly for since the engagement was announced. Invitations were sent, the details were meticulously labored ov...

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Man Arrested At Mexico City Airport With 18 Monkeys

Posted 05.25.2011

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Authorities searching a man with a bulge under his shirt at Mexico City's airport found 18 monkeys hidden beneath his clothes, according to CNN. Inv...

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Unfinished Business

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Markarian

Among the very first Congressional bills introduced this week were two important measures to protect wildlife and should be on the fast track to getting over the finish line in the new session.

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