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Mississippi law considers certain animals "inherently dangerous" due to their potential to cause serious harm.
The list of dangerous animals includes various primates, large carnivores, elephants, and rhinos.
While not completely banned, possessing these animals requires a permit with strict requirements.
It is illegal to keep any animal species native to Mississippi, such as deer or raccoons, as pets.
Mississippians became very familiar with rhesus macaques recently after a truck that was carrying some overturned and several escaped . While the monkeys were considered to be a danger to humans , some people were possibly wondering what it would be like to have one as a pet.
Well, the average Mississippian probably will never know because they are just one of

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