Do pet monkeys often attack their owners?

Monkeys make poor pets given their non-verbal communication often includes a certain amount of violence that humans find particularly upsetting. Yes, that includes biting, scratching and smacking you across the face. read more

Most species of monkeys are highly social, and need interaction with others of their kind as much as humans do. (Species that are solitary may not become as attached). Of course, being kept in such an unnatural and psychologically damaging situation as captivity with a single human caretaker, monkeys typically eventually become attached to their owners by their teeth. read more

A woman, attempting to shoo a cat off her property that was showing aggression to her own cat was severely attacked by it (this was not caught on video). Pet owners are probably far more likely to be in a confrontation with free-roaming cats, as the animals might get into aggressive disputes with their pets when the owners get in their way. read more