What I Wish Folks Knew About Exotic Pets

Exotic PetsVeterinary medicine for exotic pets is increasing as the recognition of these exotic animals increases. I’m not social either, but occur to really like lecturing folks about items that interest me. Taking exotic animals to libraries and schools and telling them about their life in the wild, evolutionary history, and care, and then telling my listeners that that any individual who says they don’t make great pets is lying-that sounds like a lot of enjoyable to me. However you undoubtedly need animals that manage travel and crowds of noisy young children for that.

The rabies protocol is just a single cause why owners of exotic mammals should be diligent in creating confident such escapes never happen (insuring escapes do not occur is also extremely important, as it is a lot more most likely to lead to the permanent loss of the animal, anyway).

I never believe the author is ignorant, I have study specific other hub pages exactly where she demonstrates just how much the opposite she is. I don’t comment on them simply because there would be no need to have to. I do not believe her beliefs are ignorant I think that the beliefs that some of these alternate species make much better pets is ignorant.

Nonetheless, practically all of the smaller sized to medium sized cats that are occasionally kept as pets in the United States are not of the endangered or threatened status, and offered their little size and natural history, they are not an animal … Read More

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Much more Than 100 Exotic Animals Surrendered At Brevard Zoo

Exotic PetsAlthough most of us have dogs and cats as pets, much more people than you’d consider have lions, tigers, and bears (oh, my) as their furry friend. Interestingly, in some states, some non-domesticated animals are allowed to be raised in sub-optimal circumstances for fur production (see: possession of foxes exempted from exotic animal ban for fur farmers) or ‘canned hunts’ (see the story of Wiley the coyote permits issued for torture by dogs but not for pet owners), but no permits are issued to own and care for these animals as pets.

Soon after Colin idiotically admits to becoming an exotic pet owner in spite of his cheerleading of Tippi’s nonsense, Tim goes on to cite a basic-minded and overrated (trust me on this) cartoon as a very good supply to see why clownfish shouldn’t be kept in aquariums.

Humans have brought these populations below their care for a wide range of causes: to create food or useful commodities (such as wool, cotton, or silk), for assist with various kinds of operate (such as transportation or protection), for protection of themselves and livestock, and to appreciate as pets or ornamental plants.

Nor can I even locate a single incident of an exotic pet (aside from ferrets, which are technically domesticated) getting found with the virus in the U.S. The couple of exotic animal escapes that lead to an uninvolved person obtaining bitten by the animal usual lead to that pet getting euthanized, and of course following testing, they are never … Read More

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The Ohio Exotic Pet Ban

Exotic PetsIn current years there has been a fast increase in exotic pets and people attempting to think of the newest craze to spread across the planet. I believe an aspect you are missing is exactly where these animals are coming from and who are they going to. A lot of exotic pet breeders and importers are strictly in it for the profit which can lead to an unhealthy animal and a lot of folks do not do adequate research into what variety of animal is best suited to their property.

Ben Kerns, author of this brilliant piece , lists random exotic animals, such as servals, whom he says take pleasure in roaming (due to the fact domesticated cats never, right?) and fennec foxes, whom he gets to determine are not suited for suburban living with zero evidence.

You have possibly heard this numerous times if you participate in the exotic pet debate due to the fact exotic pets can allegedly survive in the wild and domesticated animals can’t, it is cruel to force exotic animals to be pets and OK for ‘domesticated’ pets.

Exotic animals could acquire a rabies vaccination (my spotted genet has received a killed-virus vaccine authorized for ferrets) and they possibly do work, but they are not authorized as there is insufficient information on how lengthy each and every species can carry the virus just before exhibiting symptoms, eliminating feasible quarantine procedures to indefinitely rule out an infection.

Janesville, for instance, prohibits any wild, exotic, and/or vicious … Read More

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