Ownership Of Wild And Exotic Animals

Ownership of Wild and Exotic Animals “Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals "love" them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more,” (Teale). This quote shows that people who keep wild animals as pets do not realize that the native environment provides the wild animals with the necessities the animals cannot receive as a pet. Permits should not be given to people to own wild and exotic animals as pets because it is inhumane and dangerous.

People who keep exotic animals as pets do not realize the danger being put on the animals or the individual that cares for the animal. There have been around two thousand incidents involving captive exotic pets that have been reported and seventy-five

The animals will be deprived of basic demands and essential needs that are received in the wild. There are many problems to take under consideration when talking about the health and welfare of wild animals that are kept as pets. Including unfit environments, improper treatment of the animals, exploitation , and possibly over breeding. Wild animals need an environment that has enough space to roam around, these animals should not be confined to a small enclosure. Not having enough space could also be considered improper treatment of the animals. Lack of exercise and training, nutrition, companionship, and care from the vet will also fall under this category. Lack of companionship refers to the fact that animals should be around other animals of the same breed. Exploitation of the animal can be either for using the wild animal to earn money or even to commit a crime. In over-breeding, animals have been bred to stress certain qualities, but can actually begin to feel more pain and aggravation. When these animals are over-bred, the animals have a larger risk of having a genetic defect or a genetic disease. Over breeding is mainly associated with domesticated animals so it is possible that may not be a problem since it does take centuries for a wild animal to become domesticated. But this could be a problem with wild animals along with a few domesticated animals. Breeding, in general, could result in the animals being

There are many risk factors to consider when keeping a wild animal as a pet. These animals can carry diseases, become an invasive species, or have an aggressive transition into adulthood. Wild animals can transmit infectious diseases that can ultimately kill someone, most likely the owner. Mandy Matson, the director of communications at the Conservative Center stated in an interview, “When people tend to think about safety around exotics they tend to think of something eating them or biting them, but actually what is just as problematic are the disease we can carry to them and they can carry to us. So, there are a lot more concerns as there are more people to get things like snakes and salamanders and turtles and stuff that can carry disease. Quite a few people own small pet primates and they carry all kinds of diseases.” (Matson, Mandy. Personal Interview, 11 October 2015.). In 2003, the United States had an outburst of Monkeypox that was said to have come from Gambian Rat which was imported from Africa. An invasive species is a non-native plant or animal that can be destructive to people and to the environment. So, a wild animal that is not originally from the specific area that the owner is keeping the animal can potentially bring harm to the environment or to the well being of someone, if these animals are released or if the animals