The Ohio Exotic Pet Ban

In 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 pets which includes raccoons, any pigs, and poisonous or constricting snakes such as pythons or boas.” Ferrets and non-poisonous or non-constricting snakes are not integrated in the ban.