BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A spider monkey has been transported to a sanctuary after being kept as an illegal pet at a Grand Island home, the Department of Environmental Conservation said Friday. On April ...

Toni Skelton may get to keep her pet spider monkey in her Prairie Village home, but the permission to do so comes with a new set of rules that keeps the pet and its owners on a tighter leash. On ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Two female Mexican spider monkeys were stolen from their home in the wild and put into an illegal wildlife pet trade. But now, they’ve been rescued and have found a new home ...

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — The Prairie Village City Council will vote Monday on whether to allow resident Toni King-Skelton to keep her pet spider monkey, Oakley. This comes as the city considers a new ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Two Mexican spider monkeys, who were reportedly taken from the wild and illegally sold into the pet trade, now call Nashville home. According to officials, two female spider ...

A South Texas zoo that lies at the nexus of animal trafficking and animal rescue thanks to a booming exotic pet trade will soon be featured in an upcoming episode of an educational children’s ...