According to animal welfare charity One Kind there are more than 1000 species of mammals, birds, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians, and hundreds of fish species, are involved in the pet trade. (Reptiles as Pets, 2017) Some exotics are sourced unethically and this can cause harm to the species and habitats in the wild. There are ways that are classed as ethical and cause minimal damage to the eco system and the exotic animals. I think the most ethical ways are, Captive born/hatched because the animal would not know any different from the environment it has grew up in and it would not miss its natural habitat in the wild which will lessen the stereotypical behaviours caused by a new environment, and it does not affect the population or effect the eco system, also the animal does not have to go through the stress of being transported from its native country to the country of sale as this has a high mortality rate for exotics. Also, captive farmed because they will have been bred in their country of origin on a large scale. Conserving wild populations. Buying a farmed animal puts less strain on wild populations than Wild Caught, and still provides income and jobs to local people. Although the animals still must go through the stress of being transported, there needs are taken into consideration as they are being transported legally and must uphold the law and legislations of the Animals Welfare Act 2006
There is a demand for exotic
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In the case study of cardinal tetras, a wild-caught fish species, the cardinal tetra is one that helps the environment as they breed quickly in the wild. Although they don’t breed very well in captivity, so captive born/hatched would not be possible, cardinal tetras reproduce very readily in the wild and their natural habitats are not threatened by the fish being wild-caught. (Gov.uk,