On the 31^st March, just days after the Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary opened its doors to the public for the 2010 season, staff were delighted to welcome Member of European Parliament for the South West, Graham Watson, through the gates on a special visit.

Mr Watson met with Wild Futures’ Campaigns Officer, Brooke Aldrich, to express his concern about the worrying trend to keep primates as pets in the UK; something which the charity has been campaigning against now for a number of years.

Speaking on the day, he said: