Brandi Botello is raising money to get her spider monkey out of a wildlife sanctuary. Even if she gets the money, the 29-year-old has to figure out where to take the animal legally.

A spider monkey is caught in a tussle between his owner and wildlife advocates. Why it matters: The case has revived the debate over whether humans should be allowed to keep primates as pets. The big picture: Texas allows residents to own many types of exotic animals,

An influencer is fighting to get back her internet-famous monkey, Jorgie Boy — even though the unpermitted pet was found deathly sick and malnourished in a car crash where his owner says she had passed out drunk.