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Abandoned monkey found in laundry bag on London bus

Abandoned monkey found in laundry bag on London bus

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Animal welfare charities say marmoset could be ‘first of many’ since new law on primate licenses and microchipping A “stressed and dehydrated” monkey has been found in a laundry bag on a London bus in what animal welfare charities warn could be the “first of many” abandonments now owners must obtain primate licenses. The female common marmoset was discovered on a 302 bus waiting in Kensal Rise, north-west London, on Friday by a passenger whose buggy was obstructed by the bag containing the monkey in a cage. The monkey has since been named Oyster after the London transport payment system. Continue reading...

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