My name is Ashley. I'm almost finished with my freshman year at Purdue University North Central, and I plan to move down to the main campus in West Lafayette in the fall of 2011 to study Pharmacy. I currently have a part time job at a clothing place called Rue 21 in Valparaiso, Indiana.
This blog, as well as my previous one about the legalization of marijuana, is for my English class with Dr. Dominic Micer. I picked another topic that I'm passionate about and I plan to educate my readers about the importance of criminalizing exotic pets through this blog. I want to focus on the negative aspects of adopting a wild animal and trying to force it to be a pet. Not all animals are meant to be human companions. The cats and dogs that we adopt today have taken thousands of years to be house-tamed. Even with those thousands of years, many breeds still rebel against their owners, causing many problems.
How much of a problem is this? I know I hear of pythons in the Everglades, and stuff like that, but how much of an econmoic burden is it to local and state goverments to fix the mess this stuff brings in.
ReplyDeleteI think your pictures are terrific. You've raised an issue I don't usually think about. If a lot of people are adopting such animals, then it is a major problem, but like the previous writer, I want to know how many people are doing this? Is there more of one type of wild animal being adopted? Can you give some data on this? And a few specific examples? Are there any laws addressing this problem?
ReplyDeleteThis is a very important issue that needs to be discussed. A week ago, my friend was in South Carolina and at the mall he was at, they were selling Sugar Gliders. Right there at a kiosk. Obviously wild animals like lions and tigers make for bad pets, but also maybe focus on the effects when these animals are not what the owner was hoping for and they do not want them anymore. Also, the many requirements and specific care that is needed for these animals that, in most cases, is not given.
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