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How much does a helper monkey cost?

How much does a helper monkey cost?

How much does a monkey cost? A. We place our monkeys with recipients free of charge. All of the costs associated with training and placing the monkeys (about $40,000 per animal) are funded by individual donors and foundation grants.

Are there helper monkeys?

Capuchin monkeys have a long lifespan (30-40 years). Their service careers can reach 30-30 years (far longer than other service animals), depending upon the age at which they completed training and were placed as a monkey helper.

Do Capuchins make good pets?

Many baby monkeys, such as capuchins, appear so sweet and helpless and seem like human infants. However, those sweet babies grow up into difficult adult monkeys and do not make good pets.

How much does an emotional support monkey cost?

But what many people don’t know is that our service monkeys and lifetime support are free of charge to recipients—all of the costs (about $40,000 per animal) are covered by individual donors and foundation grants.

What can a helper monkey do for a disabled person?

A small monkey used to aid a disabled person. They are very well trained and perform such tasks as fetching food, turning lights on and off, and retrieving assorted small objects. My helper monkey brought me the paper, breakfast, and my remote.

Where can I go to adopt a monkey?

To adopt a monkey, click on the ADOPT button. Adopt a Monkey! Give the wonderful monkeys at our Primate Sanctuary a brighter future though our adoption program! We have 12 very special monkeys whom you can adopt for $52 each per year or $5 each per month.

What kind of Monkey is the Helping Hands monkey?

We support all our service monkeys for their entire lives. We are a non-profit organization that, for more than 40 years, has helped adults with mobility issues by providing them with a capuchin service monkey to help with their daily tasks.

How does adopting a monkey help Wild Futures?

Help our charity, Wild Futures, protect primates in the UK and abroad by adopting a monkey today. Supporting conservation projects overseas linked to primate welfare and habitat conservation. By adopting a monkey today you will be helping to make a difference to primates worldwide.