Primates As Pets
MORI research for IFAW shows widespread support for making the keeping of primates as pets in the UK illegal (79%). Almost three in five Britons (58%) strongly agree it should be made illegal, whilst one in 10 (nine per cent) feel that it should remain legal.
MORI research for IFAW shows widespread support for making the keeping of primates as pets in the UK illegal (79%). Almost three in five Britons (58%) strongly agree it should be made illegal, whilst one in 10 (nine per cent) feel that it should remain legal.
Topline Results
- 2,056 respondents aged 15+ across Great Britain
- Interviews carried out face-to-face, in home
- Fieldwork conducted between 6-10 October 2005
- Results based on all (2,056), unless otherwise stated
- Results are weighted to the known GB population profile
- An asterisk (*) denotes a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
- Where figures do not add up to 100%, this is due to multiple coding or computer rounding
Q Now a question about wild animals, in particular primates -- all of which are threatened in the wild. Primates include monkeys, apes and lemurs. At present, it is legal in the UK to breed and keep primates as pets.
Do you think the keeping of primates as pets in the UK should remain legal, or should it be made illegal?
| % | |
|---|---|
| I strongly feel it should remain legal to keep primates as pets | 3 |
| I tend to feel it should remain legal to keep primates as pets | 5 |
| I have no Opinion Either Way | 9 |
| I tend to feel it should be made illegal to keep primates as pets | 21 |
| I strongly feel it should be made illegal to keep primates as pets | 58 |
| Don't Know | 3 |
| Remain legal | 9 |
| Be made illegal | 79 |
