People who seek to resolve the perceived public safety threat of exotic pets are hardly saving many human lives by proposing bans. However, many exotic critters may not be legal to own where you live. So theres a serious amount of animals shipped worldwide. I agree with exotic pets should be allowed. If you truly love animals, you'd want them to be able to live in a world where they are free to do as they please. I only have a few exotic reptiles right now, but would definitely like to expand when I'm older and more financially stable. I can't argue against the negative stuff: disease, environmental problems, bad care from some ownersall of that is true. All of these animals have instincts, some can be skittish, some don't even like humans, not unlike other 'exotic' animals like lemurs, foxes, and kangaroos. For my senior trip in high school. Before you start preaching to others how wrong it is to own exotic pets, just be sure you inform people you are also against owning dogs and cats. The state trooper was older and I'm sure seeing three, barely legal teens, one refusing to let go of the ferret, wasn't what he expected. Also keep in mind that there are no mammals from the exotic pet trade that are currently invasive in U.S. Samantha Chapnick (CC BY-ND 2.0) Via Flickr. Jungleland USA. "If this is the case, then you should have no problem with more restrictive laws (often referred to as "bans")". Maybe, just maybe, it is the sheep-like parroting of people like you, Sam, that is uneducated and unfounded. Selfishness is inherent to every organism. Many myths about exotic pet ownership are perpetuated by animal rights groups and public ignorance. Try telling my very domesticated, indoor by choice cat that she's meant to be wild xD Seriously, if I leave her out on her own for more than 5 minutes, she gets pissed off at me. If thats not bad enough, brace yourself for more horrifying stories. I am not calling you cruel, that's what keeping them seems like to me though. If you hate that people keep exotic pets, its easy to be optimistic about them being forced into extinction. She believes in treating animals with the devotion and respect they deserve. first of all chihuahuas are toy dogs and bred to be companions. What kind of heavily concerning zoonotic diseases do captive born genets, wallabies, servals, sugar gliders, capybara, bobcats, toucans, zebras, coatimundis, and wolves have? Median home list price: $449,950. Out of those species, over 85% were imported via the pet trade. Domesticated pet owners enjoy their freedom and I just want the same thing. Generally, the first reaction a typical person has is of course! It's simplistically written for a reason: it is silly for anyone to expect no incidences to occur with any captive animal of a certain size. Nothing is irrefutable. Tambako The Jaguar (CC BY-ND 2.0) Via Flickr.
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