Thank you to everyone who has already signed and shared this petition.

This petition still matters because the UK’s online animal cruelty laws came into effect on 17 March 2025, meaning social media platforms are now required to remove monkey cruelty content. The humanisation of monkeys—a wild animal—is itself a form of cruelty. Monkeys are subjected to coercive abuse and, in many cases, torture in order to force them to perform in videos that are viewed for entertainment and mistakenly perceived as “cute.”

Young people are being conditioned to believe that the monkey content they see on television and on social media “Pet Monkey” channels is normal and harmless—such as monkeys dressed as children, walking upright, pushing shopping trolleys, or riding toy bikes or cars. Children cannot be fully informed about the reality behind this content, and therefore, as adults and parents, we have a responsibility to protect them from becoming desensitised to animal cruelty and abuse.

This petition exists because vast amounts of monkey abuse, exploitation, and torture content remain accessible on social media platforms despite clear laws and platform rules prohibiting it. Much of this content involves baby and juvenile monkeys subjected to deliberate cruelty, forced humanisation, and prolonged suffering for online entertainment and profit.

Many viewers are unaware of what happens to these animals off-camera or during the training that forces them to perform. This petition calls for the removal of this content, raises awareness of the reality behind it, and urges platforms to comply with their legal obligations.

If you have seen this content from within the UK, please consider leaving a comment stating when you viewed it, as this helps demonstrate ongoing availability and strengthens the case for enforcement.

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