Monkey or Slave

Would you rather have a Pet Monkey or a Slave?

Considerations:

• Assume you would be prosecuted neither for having a contraband animal or a person in involuntary servitude, and that no one would deprive you of your chattels. Further assume that neither the monkey nor the slave would escape as they are sufficiently contented being in your possession.
  
• You could teach the monkey to do a little dance.
• The monkey could wear a hat and be all cute.
• The slave could cook and clean. You'd never have to do laundry/dishes again.
  
• The slave would likely live longer.
• It could be more expensive to food/house the slave [it all depends on what monkeys eat.] But considering that the slave would likely live much longer, this probably tilts the balance.
  
• You could introduce your monkey to friends, whereas you'd likely be embarassed to do so with the slave (people tend to frown upon slavery).
• You might be allergic to monkeys.
• If you went on vacation, the slave could care for him/herself, in addition to collecting the mail/paper, etc. The monkey would likely require a human caretaker, and you'd have to recruit a friend/neighbor to get mail/paper.
• If you like bananas, the monkey might eat them all before you can have one. If you don't like bananas, this is not a problem, unless you don't buy bananas, in which case you'd have a sad monkey.
• If it was bad, you could spank the monkey.