Dolan
Banned
Historically, ever since the ancient age, people used to keep monkeys as pets.
in the 17th century until the mid 20th century, Monkeys are commonly kept to be used as mascots and pets at various ships and army groups. They are also once rather a common sight accompanying street musicians (esp Organ Grinders) and performing alongside them. They are even being once common characters in Children's books, highlighting that they are back then was really being treated just like cats and dogs, being common pets.
Pet monkeys were pretty much easily domesticable (just as easy to toilet train as dogs, being as docile and friendly as dogs, and even pretty much trainable to obey commands that being more complex that dogs could do), and still being semi-common pets in many third world countries, and I do see no problem in keeping them (as long as they aren't being endangered species at the first place). Now, what needs to be done to keep Pet Monkeys being more or less acceptable as pets in most Western countries?
Of course, the likely POD must be something in late 20th century, as Pet Monkeys are practically still acceptable as pets as late as 1950's.
in the 17th century until the mid 20th century, Monkeys are commonly kept to be used as mascots and pets at various ships and army groups. They are also once rather a common sight accompanying street musicians (esp Organ Grinders) and performing alongside them. They are even being once common characters in Children's books, highlighting that they are back then was really being treated just like cats and dogs, being common pets.
Pet monkeys were pretty much easily domesticable (just as easy to toilet train as dogs, being as docile and friendly as dogs, and even pretty much trainable to obey commands that being more complex that dogs could do), and still being semi-common pets in many third world countries, and I do see no problem in keeping them (as long as they aren't being endangered species at the first place). Now, what needs to be done to keep Pet Monkeys being more or less acceptable as pets in most Western countries?
Of course, the likely POD must be something in late 20th century, as Pet Monkeys are practically still acceptable as pets as late as 1950's.