Since monkeys belong in the wild, you can’t own a monkey as a pet because, monkeys live in a group,–just like us. When baby monkeys are taken from their mothers, mother monkeys get depressed, and feel sad. In some cases, they can be sad when their babies were stolen for the pet trade. Everyday, good people save monkeys, and bring them back to the wild. You should only keep a monkey with a valid permit. These permits are only used to keep exotic animals like monkeys for research, exhibition, and other valid purposes. Most of these monkeys has been kept longer, but they’re weren’t returned to the wild at all.