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.
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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
After a basketball game, four kids, Andrew Jackson, Tyrone Mills, Robert Washington and B.J. Carson, celebrate a win by going out drinking and driving. Andrew lost control of his car and crashed into a retaining wall on I-75. Andy, Tyrone, and B.J. escaped from the four-door Chevy right after the accident. Teen basketball star and Hazelwood high team captain was sitting in the passenger's side with his feet on the dashboard. When the crash happened, his feet went through the windshield and he was unable to escape. The gas tank then exploded and burned Robbie to death while the three unharmed kids tried to save him.
However, there are ways to correct the issues with the present system. If all 50 states and other countries around the world were to institute stricter regulations, such as those mentioned above, it would help make owning exotics safer. Animals like lions and puff adders have no place being in anyone’s home, but other animals like ball pythons and leopard geckos are reasonable. The most important thing that the authorities can do to help regulate the exotic pet trade and reduce the potential damage caused by it, is to educate the public. It is essential that people be involved in and aware of decisions that are being made. Especially decisions that concern their safety and that of the world around
Throughout the world, wild cats, reptiles and primates live peacefully in their natural habitats. Despite this, every year more and more of these exotic animals are becoming domestic pets. Keeping exotic animals as pets is unsafe and should therefore be made illegal. They pose a risk of injury, disease and invasion of the natural environment. Some people believe that keeping a pet does not pose a risk if properly kept and trained.
The opening stanzas from William Blake’s poem “The Tiger” in “The Child By Tiger” by Thomas Wolfe help accentuate the theme of the story. They further relate to the passage in which Dick Prosser’s bible was left open to. The stanzas incorporated in the story reveal that with every good is evil.
“The tiger is the biggest of the big cats, reaching an extraordinary 4 meters in length and 350 kilograms in weight-as heavy as 100 domestic cats!” (“Tiger Facts” 1). That is one big cat! You might think that such a large predator would thrive, but tigers are an endangered species, and have been for years. “Intelligent and agile, big cats are ideally designed to hunt, with sharp teeth and claws, strong jaws, powerful bodies, excellent eyesight, acute hearing and a good sense of smell” (“Tiger Facts” 1). They are also very beautiful; these are some of the reasons why tigers are used in circuses, displayed in zoos, seen at fairs, and even kept as personal pets. Keeping tigers captive can be good or bad taking into account the feeding and nutrition, veterinary and health care, environment, pros and cons, and the fact that it is an endangered species.
Do you think that keeping exotic animals as pets should be legal? Well, I think that owning exotic animals as pets should be illegal. First, safety is a main concern for both the animals and for people. Secondly, it cost a very large amount of money to properly care for these animals; money people usually don’t have by themselves. Finally, it is against the law in many places to own these animals. Exotic animals should not be kept as pets.
Imagine wanting not a puppy, but a tiger for your birthday, imagine the expenses of owning that tiger and the dangers and hazards of owning that tiger. Do you really think it’s a good idea to get that tiger? No, it’s not a question. It’s a lot of work, and it’s also very dangerous. Exotic animals are not good to buy and have.
In Just Babies, Paul Bloom describes morality as something that we are born with. He goes on to point out different aspects that assemble together to form our morality. These include empathy, fairness, punishment, family and strangers, and bodies. Empathy is something that stood out to me the most because of my forensic psychology class. Are we born with empathy and does it develop over time? If we are born without empathy how does this affect our choices and life after childhood? These are complex questions that have an abundant amount of components that go into them, but they are important. The nature vs. nurture debate is what comes to mind when trying to put forth my own opinion. I believe that empathy is innate and that it is fostered over time to become even greater. As most things in life are. What happens if infants come into this world with zero empathy? How will they affect others?
Therefore, the ownership of exotic animals should be banned in America because they are dangerous to humans and they are mostly endangered. Although some disagree that they should be able to own any animal for various reasons. If an exotic pet has an owner, the animal is a threat to any person it comes in contact with. From 2010 to 2015 in the United States, there have been 167 injuries and 59 deaths from exotic pets. Not only are the animals being owned but all the other animals in the wild, 19 species are predicted to go extinct by 2023, 8 of them because of people owning exotic pets.
From the second a child is born the mother has the maternal sense to protect her daughter. The two books, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom by Amy Chua and The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan talk about two mother-daughter relationships as Chinese-Americans. The tone given by Amy Chua’s writing seems normal to most american families while Amy Tan’s tone is bitter and intense. The mothers mentioned have differing reactions to their children.
...ople should have the right to own an exotic animal as long as they agree to follow appropriate rules set by any form of government or organization, and allow officials to routinely inspect the conditions that the animals are living in.
Born Free USA has tracked 2,682 incidents in the United States involving exotic pets since 1990, and this is only a partial list since they can only track incidents that they hear through media reporting (“Exotic Animal Incidents”). Due to people keeping exotic animals as pets, humans and exotic animals are suffering unnecessary injuries and death. Although some people believe that exotic pets are wonderful companions to own, it should be illegal to keep exotic animals as pets because exotic pets pose potential threat to the safety of their owners and the public, are dangerous to human health, and are treated improperly. First thing to remember is exotic animals pose threat to the safety of their owners and the public. According to
It is said that in order to protect the wildlife, we need to be educated about the wildlife that inhabits our planet. As humans, and the superior species on Earth, we put exotic animals, aquatic and terrestrial, in zoos or aquariums where people can go to see them to learn more about them in order to protect them. It just so happens that by putting these animals into captivity, we are causing more damage to them, just as damage is occurring in the wild and more species are becoming extinct. Animals should not be held in captivity; it does not save them from going extinct, but helps kill them off.
Who is Aunt Jennifer? Does she even exist? I had to ask myself these questions before even going further into the poem. The answers opened the door to a deeper meaning behind Aunt Jennifer's Tigers. Based on Adrienne Rich's background I believe Aunt Jennifer did exist. However, Aunt Jennifer was not Rich's aunt. Aunt Jennifer represented women all over the world, particularly women in American, who were caught under the oppressive hand of a patriarchal society. Adrienne Rich was perhaps one of those women. Rich, one of the most influential poets of her time, dealt with controversial issues such as sexuality, race, language, power, and women's culture. Her passion in this area forced her to look and challenge the standard and the norm. The popular cliché that refers to marriage as that old "ball and chain" takes on a more serious meaning with Rich as she reveals, through the simple lines of Aunt Jennifer's Tigers, a woman's struggles with expression, rebellion, and a society where power is defined as masculine.
Taken from the only place you've ever known. Away from the only family you have. Kept in crates and cages to be sold. Removed from their home, exotic animals are put in yours for personal amusement.This act is ruinous an inhumane, it violates the basic rights of human and animals. Exotic animals have a rightful place in their natural habitats, not as pets, because they endanger the community, become sick, and their owners abandon them.