In Dubai owning exotic big cats is a huge trend, there are instagram pages filled with owners and their big cats both in their yards and chilling in the car with their owners while diriving down freeways...
Yep,Tyson,who was a Las Vegas playboy long before Mayweather had a white tiger back when he lived there if I am not mistaken.Roberto Duran had a lion years ago.
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It was a Tiger for sale in Western MA.
Come to find out, it is VERY close in my neighborhood. One of my friends lives near the people who own it, and he said they leave the tiger outside unattended with only wooden fence. They have to keep their dogs and other animals inside in fear of the tiger killing them. They are too scared to go in their backyars.
I'm sorry, but I can not support that. People should not have to worry about getting attacked nor have their dogs, cats killed because someone wants a tiger.
Leave the tigers where they belong. If that person wants a tiger, he can go live with them in India or where ever there from.
I guess someone had called 9/11 and when they went over the guy went somewhere and they noticed the tiger. Animal Control is giving him 30 days to find a home, plus he will have to pay a big hefty fine for bring an illegal exotic animal into the USA with out government, state permission.
That is so cool! Thanks man, I wanted to show a friend on Facebook because I recognized the area, turns out I was right... well you see the above post probably.
The police went by and didn't really do anything. They saw the tiger outside in the yard sleeping. They called Animal control. They came out but told the police that they won't take the tiger because it is too big of a risk for their safety. This guy is going to be in big trouble. Now, they have to call in the fish and game wildlife, which means more than likely the tiger will be euthanized and he will either face jail time or thousands of dollars in fines or no longer be able to keep animals. He doesn't just have a tiger, he's had an alligator, an anaconda, and at one point he was rumored to have a monkey too. Where is he getting all these animals?
Yuck! I think it's gross picking up my beagle's stuff but imagine that GROSS.
I understand what you are saying, and you have a strong valid point.
I hope your not taking me the wrong way, I'm all about people doing what they love. If keeping pets is that for them, so be it.
Most animals that people keep as pets have gone through years of being captive and not kept in the wild... think dogs, cats, horses, cows, etc. However, I have no problem with someone keeping per say a small spider monkey or an exotic monkey that can't cause significant damage.
This is certainly a topic that is going to be very debated and people will have different opinions. I am sharing mine not forcing any decision. I am sorry if it comes out that way. I was just angry lol.
I just think that animals like tigers, chimpanzees and lions and other animals who are known to be very aggressive and strong predators should not be kept. I would not trust one you never know when they will snap.
For example, Travis the chimp. He was a chimpanzee that lived with people for years about 15 years. He had began showing signs of not being interested in what his living conditions were a few months before the tragedy, police said that the owner did not do anything, thinking he was being ''stubborn'' or ''tired.'' If a chimp had began running around full with energy, breaking things with his hands, and showing natural behavior, I would have packed up my stuff and left, but she stood there and did nothing. Travis never attacked her, maybe he got used to her.
But, her friend came over and all of a sudden he snapped. He ripped her face and hands off began eating what he got off and when the owner tried to stop him, he tried to get at her. Then tried to attack police officers ever after they fired loud gun shots to try and scare him.
I just will never understand what would make someone want something so dangerous.
But, like you said, we outselves have pets, so we know how attached we get to them, but we must realize unless the animal has been in captivity and raised in captivity it will not know what to do. It does not have captive instincts some may learn for a bit but then lose it and try to act like they are in the wild.
I watched a documentary after the Chimp attack in CT in 2009, so I am a bit more informed on the exotic animals. Also, had to do a class on animals in high school and it was topic for like half a year.
I'll close by saying, if they love exotic animals, good for them. Go for it. But be prepared for the repercussions. When your animal attacks or does damage, you will and SHOULD be held response-able. I don't think captive exotic animals will live long anyway when they are kept in cages without the ablity to socialize with their own kind. It would be like putting putting a elephant in with horses, they feel so out of place. Just my 2 cents, I may be wrong but I strongly believe it is too much of a risk.
Oh, you are so awesome...^^^^^ I'm cool with letting Alex decide.
LOL, jk!
I would hate to be the one who decides anything. If I make one bad decision, I'll have a bunch of people coming after a chubby Italian man. LMAO.
I think I'll decide what food I might serve in the kitchen at work, that's safe.
Or I'll decide what fish I want next.
I decide you are my friend.
hehe.... ok... I decide that K krichardson is one of the best fish keepers hehe.
lol
does that mean I have to go live in central America with my non domesticated fish?
I have nothing against what you are saying. The platform you are on just makes the statement a little bit risque. Fearmongering lead to lots of issues with pitt bull owners. The conversation this kind of stuff stirs can be used against us, or that is what some on the forum have me believe.
If you present your argument in a way that it can't reflect poorly (which it really doesn't, I'm just saying for conversations sake) on our community, it might look a bit better.
I won't keep animals I wouldn't want to be in a deserted island situation with. A tiger would definitely eat me before I ate it, lots of big dogs too. I could easily fend off the attacks off my maltese but he wouldn't be very filling. Fish can't breath air so naturally I would eat them first too.
If you present your argument in a way that it can't reflect poorly (which it really doesn't, I'm just saying for conversations sake) on our community, it might look a bit better.
I won't keep animals I wouldn't want to be in a deserted island situation with. A tiger would definitely eat me before I ate it, lots of big dogs too. I could easily fend off the attacks off my maltese but he wouldn't be very filling. Fish can't breath air so naturally I would eat them first too.
