The Risks of Owning Exotic pets

On a normal day in Cleveland Ohio, the police received several calls from terrified people saying that there was a tiger or bear in their front yard. One man set his exotic pets lose. Now there were chimpanzees, grizzly bears, and Bengal Tigers roaming the city. That was just one time in which exotic pets were set loose. Some say that there’s nothing wrong with owning exotic pets, but the facts show that there are great risks involved in having exotic pets. Exotic pets can pass on diseases, be aggressive, and are often set loose.

So why shouldn’t people have exotic pets? The natural instinct of an exotic pet is extremely aggressive. Although many say that their pet hasn’t attempted to hurt them, there have been several instances when exotic pets have attacked people. In one case a three year old boy got strangled to death by his pet python. Exotic pets are used to being aggressive. When they become people’s pets they are still used to being aggressive which makes them dangerous. Their wild instinct makes them unpredictable, so it is impossible to know if they’re going to attack.

Another reason people shouldn’t have exotic pets is that they can pass on diseases to their owners. In the wild several species of animals have diseases that are deadly to humans. Exotic pets can easily get sick and die, especially if they aren’t cared for properly. Although many people say that they have exotic pets and they take good care of their pets, most people who have exotic pets don’t realize that there cute baby tiger will need fifty pounds of meat a day, and most people can’t afford to pay the money it takes to make sure their pet is fed properly. One person even said: “People really do spend a lot of money on their pets sometimes more then themselves.”(Oksana Baiul quotes)

“Furthermore, most veterinarians don’t know how to care for exotic pets, so even if you take good care of your pet and take him to the animal doctor, there’s still no promise that the veterinarian has the medications needed to make your pet well.

The last reason that people shouldn’t have exotic pets is that they often get released into the wild by their owner. Many people say that they’ve never seen any exotic pets in the wild or heard of that happening, but in several states setting exotic pets getting released into the wild is becoming a major problem.