moses1924 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Does anyone know when they stopped selling monkeys in pet shops in Scotland? Been arguing with someone about whether they saw a monkey in a pet shop in Falkikrk in the mid '80s, think the pet shop was just round the corner from town center... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priti priti priti Patel Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Apparently it's still allowed... https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pet-stores-online-dealers-selling-13994677 Quote As long as keeping monkeys as pets is legal, shops like Manchester Pets & Aquatics can advertise and sell them... This week it had a pair of Geoffroy’s marmosets priced at £2,800, while in another cage were cotton eared marmosets at £2,600 for a pair. My colleague Paul Byrne visited the shop and was told he could buy them immediately 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 The Beach Boys in Pet Sounds was a much better album. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses1924 Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 im very surprised at that @Priti priti priti Patelmeans it could have been true in the 80's then I suppose 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 2 hours ago, moses1924 said: Does anyone know when they stopped selling monkeys in pet shops in Scotland? Been arguing with someone about whether they saw a monkey in a pet shop in Falkikrk in the mid '80s, think the pet shop was just round the corner from town center... That would have been Kynoch's pet shop, they had all sorts of exotics when I was growing up in the 90s so it wouldn't surprise me if they were selling monkeys in the 80s. Pretty sure the resident parrot escaped and was recovered from the roof of the steeple at once point. My dad bought a runty puppy from them because he felt sorry for it on his way home from school once. She was still on the go when I was a toddler. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) Ah threw a macaque monkey in the sea once when a were stationed oot in belize. Little b*****d ate all me fags, 200 duty free Edited September 12, 2022 by philpy 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 17 minutes ago, philpy said: Ah threw a macaque monkey in the sea once when a were stationed oot in belize. Little b*****d ate all me fags, 200 duty free Shouldn't have flung him in the sea then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 57 minutes ago, philpy said: Ah threw a macaque monkey in the sea once when a were stationed oot in belize. Little b*****d ate all me fags, 200 duty free Well, like, it didn't go straight in. It bounced off a rock first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses1924 Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 7 hours ago, Rizzo said: That would have been Kynoch's pet shop, they had all sorts of exotics when I was growing up in the 90s so it wouldn't surprise me if they were selling monkeys in the 80s. Pretty sure the resident parrot escaped and was recovered from the roof of the steeple at once point. My dad bought a runty puppy from them because he felt sorry for it on his way home from school once. She was still on the go when I was a toddler. That's the one @Rizzojust googled it and it was Kynoch's, probably was monkeys there then in the 80's, thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Wanna buy a crocodile? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4118107.stm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 I'd imagine there aren't many folk selling monkeys at pet shops because most of them would be returned within the day. They're not exactly pleasant wee creatures. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, BFTD said: I'd imagine there aren't many folk selling monkeys at pet shops because most of them would be returned within the day. They're not exactly pleasant wee creatures. There is one in a cage where we buy our BBQ chicken. Seems very aggressive and tries to grab anyone walking past - it managed to get a hold of my son's hair one time but let it go without much of a fight. There is also an eagle in a cage next to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, hk blues said: There is one in a cage where we buy our BBQ chicken. Seems very aggressive and tries to grab anyone walking past - it managed to get a hold of my son's hair one time but let it go without much of a fight. There is also an eagle in a cage next to it. TBF, we'd probably all become quite aggressive if we were locked in a cage away from all the BBQ chicken. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Just now, BFTD said: TBF, we'd probably all become quite aggressive if we were locked in a cage away from all the BBQ chicken. The cages were behind the chicken stall so they could smell the chicken but not see it. I guess this wound the eagle up more than the monkey. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Would a monkey not make a f**k of a mess of your house? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: Would a monkey not make a f**k of a mess of your house? Probably no worse than the average kid 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudtobeabairn Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 4 hours ago, moses1924 said: That's the one @Rizzojust googled it and it was Kynoch's, probably was monkeys there then in the 80's, thanks You could definitely buy a monkey in Kynochs until well into the 90s. The cage was on the left just as you came in the front door. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Get them to play tennis & eat blue cheese. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses1924 Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 thanks for confirming @Proudtobeabairnalthough that means i'm wrong when I said "there's no way you could buy a monkey in Falkirk that recently" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 What about Black Panthers in a pub! http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_recollections_leith_wild_cat.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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