Exotic pets...Yay or Nay?

by Curmudgeon Posted 2012/08/29 04:04:29

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	Nothing wrong if they are responsible about it...	15 votes	58%
	They should not be allowed...	6 votes	23%
	I have another thought...	5 votes	19%

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Energizer Bunny.... 2012/09/02 18:52:09

Nothing wrong if they are responsible about it...

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pets and children .... responsibility goes a long way!!!!!!

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Butch 2012/08/30 05:36:04

They should not be allowed...

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They are illegal in many states anyway. I'd love a pet skunk. They're cute, but in this state it is illegal to own as a pet any animal indigenous to this state. Who would want a lizard or snake anyway. There nothing but a walking or wiggling brain stem powered by instinct to find food, water, and a mate.

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Piper 2012/08/29 21:41:05

I have another thought...

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I can't support or agree with the "exotic pet" industry, for many reasons. I can understand the desire to own one, but that is no reason to support a cruel industry.

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Vijay Pawar 2012/08/29 13:29:40

They should not be allowed...

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NAY......

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cmdrbnd007 2012/08/29 13:22:15

I have another thought...

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If you want them you can have them as long as they are dangerous. However, I'll stick to the traditional dog, thank you.

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Kat ♪ 2012/08/29 12:33:22

Nothing wrong if they are responsible about it...

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Some are ok, not all.

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baxter 2012/08/29 12:31:50

Nothing wrong if they are responsible about it...

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IF THEY LOOK AFTER THEN RIGHT

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Alexander T Steward 2012/08/29 12:09:34

Nothing wrong if they are responsible about it...

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I'd have a snake if I had my own place. Causaly drape it around my neck during the day, and when I go out anyone dumb enough to break in will get a nasty surprise.

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Jackal 2012/08/29 09:59:24

Nothing wrong if they are responsible about it...

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As long you are educated on the care for the pet, and not treat it as a human... then you are okay.

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Lord Emperor Kami Guro Bage... 2012/08/29 08:21:56

Nothing wrong if they are responsible about it...

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But if the animal is dangerous in anyway they should be required training for obvious reasons

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laydeelapis 2012/08/29 07:10:28

Nothing wrong if they are responsible about it...

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I think it's fine but there should be some sort of licensing method. I mean, most people are responsible to a degree but I wouldn't want any amateur living next to me owning a venemous snake or something.
I'm not allowed pets anyway but I'd want a tiger and monkeys and a beluga whale :D

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Lord Em... to laydeel... 2012/08/29 08:20:41

Ready for me to ruin Beluga's for you? With a joke?

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laydeel... to Lord Em... 2012/08/29 21:40:13

Haha go for it :) Nothing could ruin those gorgeous things for me :p

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Lord Em... to laydeel... 2012/08/29 21:45:37

There be a tale that Beluga whales be the seed of a giant that twas lonesome and jacked off into the sea

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laydeel... to Lord Em... 2012/08/30 04:56:48

Haha, sorry didn't find that too funny :p and they're still the cutest little white blobs lol! xD

<3

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Lord Em... to laydeel... 2012/08/30 04:58:27

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Sure they are

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Tee Quake 2012/08/29 05:22:46

I have another thought...

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Given the problems that non-indigenous species reek when they escape or are discarded into the wild, like pythons in the Everglades, I think personal ownership of such animals should be completely banned. It is not good for the poor animal and it can spell disaster for our shared environment. People who want to experience wild animals should either see them in the wild or go to a zoo. Isn't that part of what zoo's are for, anyway?

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laydeel... to Tee Quake 2012/08/29 07:08:31

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But you can't interact with them at the zoo :( And for most of us, the "wild" isn't exactly accessible :p

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Curmudgeon to laydeel... 2012/08/29 15:49:21

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But all the same, there are people who should NOT have pets. I volunteer in an animal shelter, and it's amazing how many people who get pets grow tired of them and let them go, or bring them to a shelter where there is no space and people have to put them down.

I think the zoo is much better for the majority of people.

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laydeel... to Curmudgeon 2012/08/29 21:44:08

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Haha I know, I just wish I could like, play with them or something. And I agree, it makes me so sad seeing those shelter commercials.

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Curmudgeon to laydeel... 2012/08/30 06:59:52

I see the animals that are dropped off my owners that no longer want them, the task sometimes comes to me to get them to open up. If I had an acreage, I'd have something like 20 cats. lol

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laydeel... to Curmudgeon 2012/09/02 00:51:17

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Well, I think it's great that you do that :) I wish I could adopt them all but my parents lol :/

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Sparklee 2012/08/29 04:25:16

They should not be allowed...

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They should not be allowed to own as pets.They need to be happy and free to live the way nature intended.In some States(mine is one) you can't sell Exotic pets anymore. I knew someone who had a pet shop where he sold nothing but snakes,all kinds of Lizards,Turtles and Tarrantulas.He was in business for years.He told me he can't get them anymore like he used to.,It's getting harder all the time because of the law not allowing it.He went out of business last year after 20 years.I'm glad they are getting strict about allowing people to own exotic pets.It's not fair to them.

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sockpuppet 2012/08/29 04:21:33

I have another thought...

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It's just a complex issue-- if an animal can be happy as a family pet, and the 'owner' is able to take proper care of him/her, it's possibly okay. Problem is, most people who go for this sort of thing fail miserably. Animals aren't vanity items-- they're living creatures.

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Stoner 2012/08/29 04:09:36

Nothing wrong if they are responsible about it...

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i have had a iguana for about 14 years

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