A monkey has been rescued after a charity raised a substantial sum of money through an appeal.

Wild Futures received more than £2,600 in donations to rehome Jerry, a marmoset.

Jerry, believed to be about three or four years old, stepped outside at the Monkey Sanctuary, Looe, for the first time having previously lived in a small cage in North Wales with no access to outdoor space.

Lee Swanson, one of the rescue team, said: ‘Everything went very well. We went to his old home the day before we brought him back to Cornwall. Our main priority was to make the whole rescue as stress-free as possible for Jerry.

‘Returning early on the Friday morning, using our custom-built catching equipment, we quickly got Jerry into the transport cage and we were on our way to his new life at the Monkey Sanctuary.’

Lee added that the sanctuary was grateful to everyone who had supported the appeal.

Jerry will live in specially-designed enclosures.

Wild Futures said that there is little regulation to protect marmosets kept as pets in the UK.