Policy paper

Code of practice for the welfare of privately kept non-human primates

A guide to the steps a keeper of primates must take to meet the needs of an animal as required by Section 9 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Code of practice for the welfare of privately kept non-human primates

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This Code of Practice covers the group of mammals known as non-human primates kept in private ownership by individuals and corporate bodies.

Published 9 April 2013