Jim Knight has worked extensively with Monkey World near Bovington to minimise the use of primates in laboratory experimentation.

Most recently, on 18th July, Jim presented founder Dr Alison Cronin with the hugely prestigious Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Award, in recognition for their macaque enclosure, built to house and rehabilitate 17 monkeys which had been kept in solitary confinement at a British laboratory and used for research - some for over 20 years.

Jim also attended the RSPCA primate campaign launch at the Centre last December. As he said at the time, “Over recent years the Government has made some landmark achievements including a ban on the use of great apes and a ban on the use of wild-caught primates but I now want Government to review the use of primates for experiments."

In autumn 2002 Elliot Morley, Minister for Environment, accepted Jim's invitation to officially open a new £2 million orangutan centre at Monkey World.

Jim has also supported several Early Day Motions on animal rights issues.