Do You Really Want A Baby Tiger By Mia Lewis

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Exotic animals are cute and playful when born, and even when they grow up. Though, animal instincts are animal instincts, and wild animals are never completely predictable. Given these facts I do not believe exotic animals should be kept as pets.
Wild animals were born to be kept in the wild. To keep them in a backyard or cage is cruel. In the text, Do You Really Want a Baby Tiger?, Mia Lewis states, “The end result is that far too many of these exotic animals spend almost their entire lives in the “prison” of a small cage”. They are meant to be free and be somewhere their natural habits like finding their own food can be exercised so later on they can defend themselves. In, Do You Really Want a Baby Tiger?, Lewis also explains, “Owning a wild animal is cruel to the animal in a way that owning a domestic animal isn't”. Owning a wild animal can affect the way it grows and learns how to survive in the wild. …show more content…

Lewis explains in, Do You Really Want a Baby Tiger?, “You will need to be able to devote a large portion of your time to learning about the animal and its needs”. Many exotic animals also live longer than domestic one’s so you will have this animal for life. Lewis sates,“Keep in mind that pet ownership is a lifetime commitment”. Because exotic animals have not been domesticated it can be very expensive to treat all their needs. Even if they have everything they need and you take good care of them, there is still a risk that they can hurt somebody. Lewis says in, Do You Really Want a Baby Tiger, “An animal that has behaved one way for many years cannot suddenly change”. She warns this because even if the animal is bought when small, you can not be sure that one day it might not hurt you or another

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