The vast majority of pets and owners are no risk to anyone. Just because a few nutty people keep unsuitable animals, doesn’t mean keeping pets should be banned. There is a good case for the government stopping people keeping large exotic animals like tigers. Owners could be made to get licenses to keep more dangerous animals. These are.
Although the keepers and breeders of exotic species comprise a small percentage of pet owners, NAIA supports their right to responsibly own and care for their chosen pets. The Feline Conservation Federation. MoFed Missouri Federation of Animal Owners; Movie stars want federal restrictions on private ownership of exotic animals.
The keeping of these animals is actually hurting the species and not helping the endangerment. Also not only is having an exotic animal as a pet dangerous for people but it is more dangerous for the animal itself. Due to these reasons exotic animals should not be allowed as pets and should be left for professionals to handle.
Exotic animals do not belong as a personnel pet. In my opinion these exotic animals have the right to live free, not in a captive environment where they cannot roam and are unable to exhibit their natural instincts. There are many different categories for exotic pets, such as mice, fish, hamsters, even turtles. These are the more common pets.
However, people should not be allowed to own exotic animals as pets. Owning exotic animals can cause an endangerment to the animal, an endangerment to the owner, and an endangerment to the community. Many people love and own cats and dogs, but many years ago people started taking a big interest in owning exotic animals.
The exotic “pet” trade is big business. Selling protected wildlife in stores, auctions, or on the Internet is one of the largest sources of criminal earnings, behind only arms smuggling and drug trafficking. But the animals pay the price. Many don’t survive the journey from their homes, and those who do survive often suffer in captivity.
An exotic pet is a rare or unusual animal pet: an animal kept within human households which is relatively unusual to keep or is generally thought of as a wild species rather than as a pet. 2 Some animals kept as exotic pets. 3.2 Trafficking. 3.3 Impact on the world. 3.6 Risk to humans. 6 External links. The definition is an evolving one; some.
Ohio’s Exotic Animal Ban. PIJAC is urging members of the public to speak out against a temporary Ohio ban on “dangerous wild animals,” including certain snakes. PIJAC recommends that the state works with the pet industry, animal owners and dealers to formulate a regulatory mechanism that includes a permit system, not a blanket ban.
Exotic animals — lions, tigers, wolves, bears, reptiles, non-human primates — belong in their natural habitats and not in the hands of private individuals as “pets.” By their very nature, these animals are wild and potentially dangerous and, as such, do not adjust well to a captive environment. Because the majority of states do not keep.
Questions and Answers about keeping Wild and Exotic Animals in captivity. By Zuzana Kukol, August 2007. 1. Should private individuals be allowed to Keep Wild and Exotic Animals as Pets? Yes, absolutely. Habitat of many wild and exotic animals is disappearing due to human encroachment, and the only way to save many species from extinction is.