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Environmental Police Maj. Wilton Gray III said the exotic pet is illegal in Massachusetts but it is the agency's policy to return them to a legal home state if possible.
John Linehan, chief executive officer of Zoo New England, said the marmoset likely would have been better off placed in a zoo.
"People don't really know what they're getting into. They see these cute monkeys and they buy them," Linehan said. "As much as anything, from a humane standpoint, this pet shouldn't be in a pet situation. It should be with others of its kind. That's where it'd be happiest."