Editing Capuchin monkey (section)

== Relationship with humans ==

[[File:Organ grinder with monkey.jpg|upright|thumb|200px|19th-century organ grinder and his capuchin monkey]]
Easily recognized as the "[[organ grinder]]" or "[[greyhound jockey]]" monkeys, capuchins are sometimes kept as [[Exotic pet#Primates|exotic pets]]. Sometimes they plunder fields and crops and are seen as troublesome by nearby human populations.<ref name="Fragaszy" /> In some regions, they have become rare due to the destruction of their habitat.<ref name="Fragaszy" />

Capuchins have been used as service animals, and were once referred to as "nature's butlers" by the AARP.<ref name = AARP>{{cite web |url=http://www.aarp.org/makeadifference/volunteer/articles/monkey_do.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916115914/http://www.aarp.org/makeadifference/volunteer/articles/monkey_do.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-09-16|title=Animals in Service|author=Lineberry, Cate |publisher=[[AARP]] |access-date=2008-10-13 }}</ref> Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization, trained capuchin monkeys to assist [[Quadriplegia|quadriplegics]] as [[Service animal#Helper monkey|monkey helper]]s in a manner similar to [[mobility assistance dog]]s.<ref name=AARP/>

In 2010, the U.S. federal government revised its definition of service animal under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Non-human primates are no longer recognized as service animals under the ADA.<ref name="ada">{{cite web|title=Highlights of the Final Rule to Amend the Department of Justice's Regulation Implementing Title II of the ADA|url=http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/factsheets/title2_factsheet.html|publisher=United States Department of Justice-Civil Rights Division|access-date=October 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221807/https://www.ada.gov/regs2010/factsheets/title2_factsheet.html|archive-date=July 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The American Veterinary Medical Association does not support the use of nonhuman primates as assistance animals because of animal welfare concerns, the potential for serious injury to people, and risks that primates may transfer dangerous diseases to humans.<ref name="avma">{{cite web|title=AVMA Animal Welfare Division Director's Testimony on the Captive Primate Safety Act|url=https://www.avma.org/News/PressRoom/Pages/Testimony-golab-080311.aspx|publisher=American Veterinary Medicine Association|access-date=October 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192412/https://www.avma.org/News/PressRoom/Pages/Testimony-golab-080311.aspx|archive-date=July 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2021, Helping Hands (the organization that provided helper monkeys to disabled persons) rebranded, changing its name to Envisioning Access and replaced the use of monkeys with a focus on new assistive technologies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Envisioning Access |url=https://www.envisioningaccess.org/monkey-helpers-our-past/our-history/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Envisioning Access |language=en-US}}</ref>

Capuchin monkeys are the most common featured [[monkeys]] in film and television, with notable examples including: ''[[Night at the Museum]]'' ([[Night at the Museum (film series)|and its sequels]]), ''[[Outbreak (1995 film)|Outbreak]]'', ''[[Monkey Shines (film)|Monkey Shines]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' ([[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|and its sequels]]), ''[[Zookeeper (film)|Zookeeper]]'', ''[[George of the Jungle (film)|George of the Jungle]]'', and ''[[The Hangover Part II]]''. [[Ross Geller]] ([[David Schwimmer]]) on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Friends]]'' had a capuchin monkey named Marcel. [[Crystal the Monkey]] is a famous monkey actress.