Owning an exotic animal as a pet has been a dream for many people from various societies around the world, while in the gulf that dream has become a reality for some individuals. Hanan Al-Sarraf an animals rights activist residing in Kuwait states that acquiring exotic animals has been easier than buying a cupcake. Due to the availability to buy these illegal animals on the internet publicly, and even on social media one example would be Instagram vice news (2015). Stricter animal laws on owning exotic animals should be implemented in the Gulf States. Firstly Islams religion values place high rules on the treatment of animals that should be respected. The holy Quran mentions several manuscripts advising its believers that animals have their own rights and human are the ones responsible for their enforcing them ensuring animals welfare Omar & Raheema (2016, p153). Animal’s rights guideline is a set of values believers of Islam must follow since it was one of their main religious principles. Islam’s prophet Mohammed (PBHU) also advised Muslims on treating animals with …show more content…
It is a Muslims duty to acknowledge what practices are wrong and right according to Islam. While using animals for personal benefits, owning an animal should be for a specific purpose but people these days take advantage of animals for their own personal greed and envy Omar et al, (2016,p 154). This can specifically be applied to what the people in the gulf are doing which is taking advantage of exotic animals such as cheetahs, lions which can be seen on the streets with untrained professional owners and no harsh laws preventing them from doing so. Varies owners of exotic animal’s state that their ownership of an exotic animal was of no benefit to them or most importantly the animal itself round table discussion (2011). All in all people seeking ownership of exotic animals should study the factors and consequences on doing so
Throughout the article, Wild Animals Aren’t Pets, you learn that many people have been hurt from exotic pets. According to the text, “In 2009, a 2-year-old Florida girl was strangled by 12-foot-long Burmese python, a family pet that had gotten out of its aquarium.” This shows the danger
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
Exotic pets threaten the safety of the community for they pose potential risks of injury and fatality. Natural animal instincts and lack of proper care can trigger destructive behaviours of animals, injuring their owners or other community members. There has been a total of 543 human injuries and 75 deaths as a result of exotic pets, including 52 year old woman killed by a Bengali tiger (http://channel.nat......). These numbers illustrate the risk that exotic animals pose to owners and community members. Keith Gisser, an exotic reptile owner claims he's “not the kind of animal owner neighbours need to worry about”, yet Brian Johnson Gisser's neighbour says on of the reptile owner's snakes escaped into his backyard (www.wkyc.com....). Injury and fatalities are a risk, endangering the community when exotic animals are kept as pets which is yet another reason why owning them should be illegal.
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.
Exotic animals, such as lions, tigers, and bears, might seem like cute and cuddly pets at first, however, little do people know how dangerous and endangered these furry creatures truly are. In this case, exotic means coming from foreign countries all over the world. The demand for exotic animals in the United States and all across the globe is in very high demand. People take them from their natural habitats and put them in a cage for the rest of their lives. It is predicted that the demand will keep going up and animals will become more endangered, if nothing is done about it.
Keeping animals locked in cages, bored and cramped up in such a small space is an awful sight to show the children. It creates an image in the little minds of children that animals are to be treated like they don’t matter. They say Zoos are a place where children can learn about the wild, exotic animals, but in reality it doesn't teach them anything only that they are meant to be caged up, which is wrong. Also, it is really painful to see the animals bored and lonely, so why should people keep letting them do this to these beautiful creatures. Animal captivity for entertainment should end to let them go to their rightful home.
Visiting a country for vacation tend to have a strong correlation with buying unique merchandise that the country has to offer, such as bags, clothes, shoes, etc. However, we tend to be unaware of the origin for those items. The clothes and bags that we bought might have come from animals that are endangered, or it could have been coming from animals that are now extinct; and unknowingly, we take parts in the big business of wildlife trading.
For thousands of years scientist have been performing vivisections on animals to find information on new chemicals, drugs, and vaccines. Vivisection is when scientist perform dissections among living animals mostly for the purpose of educating and retrieving information. Experimenting on animals has become the tool that has helped us comprehend the body functions of an animal and how a disease transforms the bodily functions, but over the years it’s caused animal rights activists to question the usefulness and the sincerity of using animals for this purpose. Although animal research has been helpful in the past, it is morally wrong in the sense that experimenting on animals is not the only way to collect information. There are other alternatives
Do you know that if you buy a pet from a pet store, there will be some animals die in the shelters? Do you also know that every year there are thousands of sheltered animals are euthanized—mercy killing— because there is no space for them? Many people buy pets rather than adopt from shelters because they think they are healthy, purebred and well-behaved. But actually the sheltered animals may be healthier, happier and much cheaper. In the recent years, more and more people decide to adopt animals since there are numerous advantages such as changing a homeless animal’s whole life, reducing illegal trade and puppy farms and benefiting from long- term advice and support.
Do you want innocent wild animals to never be given attention and possibly starve? Exotic animals on their own are not dangerous. Very few people per year are killed by exotic animals. People should be allowed to keep exotic animals as pets.
Imagine a world where there are no animals anywhere. There are still the ordinary cows, pigs, cats, dogs, but there is not a single tiger or rhinoceros. People all around the world have been killing animals for thousands of years and they need to stop and obey the laws. Make your voice heard for the animals; they can’t speak for themselves so we need to do it for them. Other reasons on why animals are getting put on the endangered species list and or going extinct: habitat intrusion, pet trade, climate change, and disease. Please help to save the animals or they won’t be here any longer.
Having exotic animals as pets is immoral and dangerous. They endanger the community, become sick, and their owners abandon them. Each State in the USA has a different law against exotic animals; multiple allow exotic pets, some allow restriction, and few do not permit exotic pets. Even if keeping an exotic animal is illegal, some one will go against the law to have what he or she wants. You may think ‘i can take good care of an animal. It will be better off with me,’ but it won't. Every country should have and exotic animal ban and realize the hurt one is causing to these poor
Animal cruelty is an issue that gets plenty of attention in the U.S. From all the commercials to the donation hotlines and tee shirts everyone in the states knows that it is a relevant issue, but what about testing on animals? It’s not as relevant or discussed as other forms of cruelty, but the truth is we kill thousands of innocent animals all for the hope that maybe a wrinkle or two may disappear. This is horribly insensitive and cruel and I really can’t believe that we could do this to such innocent and loving creatures. We have to accept that animals are not ours. Cosmetic testing on animals is not only cruel but illegal in several countries; innocent animals are constantly losing their lives for our vanity.
The government of British Columbia has been promising the people of better strategies to manage their declining wildlife. The public has always waited for scientific methods to be used to manage wildlife, but the only way the government has always used to manage wildlife in British Columbia is by eradicating hunting. Although the government does seem to be finding new ways to manage wildlife, yet it is still advocating for the old ways the British Columbians have been opposing. The hunter centric strategies of wildlife conservation are still being practiced by the government, and this is contributing to the decline of some species. The government lacks the proper guidelines and consultation to realize that wildlife in British Columbia can just be efficiently managed through the use of scientific facts.
In the 90’s wearing fur was considered as a taboo for its cruelty (Courcy n.d.), but today only 58% of young people consider wearing fur unethical (Fisher, 2014). The increase of use of fur by fashion designers and big fashion houses made the public overlook the inhumanity of this production. Besides, the way people of the fur industry justify their crimes against animals convinces consumers that wearing fur is not a wrongdoing. While the profits of fur products are expected to increase up to $35 billion this year (Gorton 2015), more campaigns are rising up against this barbaric industry. The only thing that can be done to stop this production is boycotting fur products, for the way it violates animal rights and its devastating impact on the