Looking up a googled article about an animal doesn't make you an expert on it. Just because a trained monkey at the zoo will dance for you doesn't mean the animal always acts like that. Animals are wild creatures with distinct insticts to survive no matter what it takes.
Even when thorough research is done, people don't understand that animals aren't meant to be your best friend or a show piece in your home. Dogs, "man's best friend", has been domesticated for over 5,000 years, but yet about 4.7 million dog related attacks are reported each year in the United States alone. Knowing this, why would someone think that an alligator, that is not domesticated, would make a perfect pet?
I like this post. It brings this issue to your attention pretty well. If I would change anything about this though it would be that I would write it as if I was convincing someone who is buying an animal as a "showpiece" that it is wrong. Don't get me wrong, it does, but I would probably add a little more emphasis to the issue. I like the topic though. Its unusual and interesting.
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