no but why should that stop those that ARE prepared? There are already tons of regulations in place to prevent impulse buys and those that are not prepared or qualified.
My hate for animal planet programs aside- why don't we ban dogs? there are more than 35 fatal dog attacks EVERY YEAR. People own dogs even though they are not qualified and it ends with dogs being put down, children getting bit, and sometimes even human casualties. DOgs should be banned too using your argument.
Also, are you forgetting that most zoos are privately owned companies? should they no longer be allowed to keep these animals?
Okay, think about this for a second. What does the wild population of these animals have to do with anything. ALL of the ones being kept privately are CAPTIVE BRED. They do not affect the wild populations. Also, with these animals in such decline, shouldn't you be glad that there is a large genetically varied group in captivity? It will ensure the continuity of the species. Zoo's are great but there are not enough to be able to maintain a deep enough genetic pool and I think that private keepers have really stepped up in this case. Breeding loans between various zoos and private keepers happen all the time. This is a good thing.
Yeah and if you would have read my whole post you would have found that I agree with what your saying. exotics are fine in the hands of people prepared and capable of keeping them. and if there are so many then there should be more programs trying to re introduce the specie in question to the wild. it shouldn't be focused on keeping the specie alive in cages, but on preparing them to go back to the wild.
There is a VAST difference between a family owning a lion and a zoo owning a lion and I figured people would understand what I meant without having to elaborate further. the thing is there is a huge black market for big cats in this country and the system of checks right now is on the state not federal level as far as I know, and some states don't even regulate the exotics, then they end up in big dog kennels essentially with nothing but a dog house to go in.
I'm all for professionals owning these animals but only professionals. there was a story about a family in the Bronx who wanted to start a zoo, so instead of getting the zoo first they somehow got 2 lion cubs and a tiger cub, the zoo never happened and he managed to sell the lions but not the tiger, and it got to adult size in his apartment on the twenty something floor (resulting in someone finding it, calling it in and the cops having to evacuate that floor and put a guy down on a pulley system to tranquilize it from the window, while the thing was jumping at the windows). the feds need to come in and regulate these animals. period. and if you aren't for that (a hugley better and more strict federal system) then you have no valid points. there's no reason random people should own those animals. only zookeepers, zoologists, biologists, trainers, handlers, not the layman who has always wanted to go on safari but can't so he brings the safari to him.
that story plays out far too much in this country.
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