An article by Kate Linthicum (much of the article focuses on a veterinarian who never asks the owners what they do for a living):
They walk tigers on leashes down city streets and parade them in the backs of luxury cars. Socialites have formed private “monkey clubs,” gathering for extravagant Christmas posadas and pool parties.
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“So many people here have them,” ... “It’s fashionable. It says: ‘I have the money to have a monkey.’”