Should It Be Legal to Own Exotic Animals?

                It has recently become a popular thing to buy exotic animals such as tigers and monkeys. These animals are often used to show off status especially big cats like tigers and cheetahs. A study has been shown that most of these animals die within the first two weeks because of improper caring and development. The animals that are being sold are often sold too young and haven’t had the time to properly develop with the right care. Not only that but when they are sold the people that are buying them don’t know how to properly take care of them too.

People don’t understand the commitment that these animals require, such as monkeys. People think that is will be like owning a dog or cat but monkeys are one of the most social species out there and require a lot of affection and care such as a human would. When monkeys are left alone often and caged they become mentally unstable which is not only extremely sad and unhealthy for the animal it can also turn to violence which can put the owner in danger as well.

A lot of the time these animals are also animals that are in danger and slowly beginning to extinct. Instead of continuing to put these animals in danger and letting them extinct we should focus on breeding the animals healthy and helping them grow in the wild instead of an individual’s personal need of the animal. Animals such as snakes and cats can get very big and can be dangerous. Big and wild animals like this aren’t meant to be kept in small areas. Although some people do have a lot of room for these animals it’s different from a jungle that not only has lots of other creatures but huge trees and greens.

Although people normally have good intentions of having these animals as pets that’s not what they are meant to be. These animals are meant to be hunters and rom free in their own home just as humans get to do. It has been shown that we can help breed these animals and help them become not extinct. Animals are not meant to be kept up in a house with no other interactions with other animals. It is not right to take an animal out of its wild habitat and train it as though it is not supposed to be a wild animal. Wild animals were not created and meant to be a personal pet of humans.

Works Cited

Aquariums, A. o. (2014). AZA.org. Retrieved March 16, 2016