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| Owner denies 'monkey suffering' | Owner denies 'monkey suffering' |
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| Police officers seized a baby monkey at a motorway service station after its owner had advertised it for sale for £4,000, a Swansea court has heard. | Police officers seized a baby monkey at a motorway service station after its owner had advertised it for sale for £4,000, a Swansea court has heard. |
| Jason Allen, 33, from West Cross in the city drove to the rendezvous in June 2005 believing he was meeting a buyer for the black capped capuchin. | Jason Allen, 33, from West Cross in the city drove to the rendezvous in June 2005 believing he was meeting a buyer for the black capped capuchin. |
| Instead, it was seized and he was arrested. | Instead, it was seized and he was arrested. |
| He denies causing unnecessary suffering to the baby monkey by forcing its separation from its mother. | He denies causing unnecessary suffering to the baby monkey by forcing its separation from its mother. |
| A judge sitting at Swansea magistrates court heard that the RSPCA spotted an advert for the baby monkey in a publication called Cage and Aviary Birds Weekly in April last year. | A judge sitting at Swansea magistrates court heard that the RSPCA spotted an advert for the baby monkey in a publication called Cage and Aviary Birds Weekly in April last year. |
| Andrew Shipp, of the RSPCA prosecution unit, said the animal was also advertised on the internet. | Andrew Shipp, of the RSPCA prosecution unit, said the animal was also advertised on the internet. |
| He telephoned Mr Allen to find out more and on "the advice of experts in the field" believed if they were separated it would cause mother and baby stress. | He telephoned Mr Allen to find out more and on "the advice of experts in the field" believed if they were separated it would cause mother and baby stress. |
| The black capped capuchin is native to south America | |
| He told Mr Allen that his wife already owned two adult capuchins and that he wanted to buy the baby from him. | He told Mr Allen that his wife already owned two adult capuchins and that he wanted to buy the baby from him. |
| It was originally advertised for £4,000 but Mr Shipp had agreed to pay £3,200. | It was originally advertised for £4,000 but Mr Shipp had agreed to pay £3,200. |
| A meeting was set up at the Leigh Delamere service station on the M4 in Wiltshire on 3 June 2005. | A meeting was set up at the Leigh Delamere service station on the M4 in Wiltshire on 3 June 2005. |
| Police were on hand to seize the monkey, which was subsequently reunited with its parents. | |
| The court heard Mr Allen, who had a dangerous wild animals licence, had owned the parents for about 18 months and kept them in his back garden. | The court heard Mr Allen, who had a dangerous wild animals licence, had owned the parents for about 18 months and kept them in his back garden. |
| In police interview, he said the baby was born on 27 January 2005 and claimed he was selling it because it was being rejected by its parents. | In police interview, he said the baby was born on 27 January 2005 and claimed he was selling it because it was being rejected by its parents. |
| The case is listed for four days. | The case is listed for four days. |