**Chimpanzees are not pets, no matter what social media tells you**

Trading wild chimpanzees, including their meat and body parts, is illegal. And yet, social media influencers and companies still reap profits from sharing "cute" images and videos of chimpanzees and other primates poached from the wild. All the while, sanctuaries worldwide continue to receive orphaned victims of this illicit trade.

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-chimpanzees-pets-social-media.html