No matter whose fault, it is the animals that suffer. Perhaps the exotic pet was bought on impulse. Maybe your best friend had an animal and you really liked it, and wanted one too, until you had to care for one. After you purchased the pet maybe you found out the pet was much more expensive to care for than you had planned. Whatever the reason, some animals are abandoned, left to die, given to .. more …
MIAMI (CBSMiami) ” People who have exotic pets they can no longer handle will have a chance to do what is best for the animals during Nonnative Pet Amnesty Day which is an an effort to keep unwanted exotic pets out of Florida’s native ecosystems.The FWC and Zoo Miami will host Exotic Pet Amnesty Day, Saturday March 10th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Zoo Miami located at 12400 SW 152nd Street.Exotic .. more …
The Senate on Friday passed the bill that would mandate owners of exotic animals to obtain a state permit by July and would ban all future purchases or sale of these animals.Zoos, circuses and sanctuaries would be exempt.The bill would require the Division of Natural Resources to draft a list of which animals would be banned. Owners could be subject to inspections. The state could confiscate .. more …
Irrespective of how attached you are to your chinchilla, finding a new home is the right step unless you can keep on providing the finest care and love for your pet chinchilla. Looking for the right dwelling for your chinchilla that satisfy all the requirements will not be easy but letting it suffer if you can’t have the time to offer the best care is inhumane. The initial step you can do is by .. more …
The slaughter of over 50 renegade animals let loose from a backyard zoo in Zanesville, Ohio, Wednesday is shedding light on the people who actively pursue owning lions, bears, tigers, baboons and other exotic pets and why they risk their lives to tend to animals many consider dangerous and unfit for private habitation. Terry Thompson , the man who released 56 animals from captivity before taking .. more …
Consider the Zanesville, Ohio, massacre of exotic animals: As we watch the ongoing custody battle for the animals which survived, it’s obvious that so many things were and still remain wrong. Let me make three points.First, and most obvious, far too many people keep exotic animals, animals who do not want to be in those cages and who deserve so much better than that life. Most of my own exposure .. more …
Generally, most breeds of cats and dogs will not cause your home insurance rates to go up. But if you have a breed that is associated with aggression and dog bites, like a Pit Bull or Rottweiler, then you will likely experience an increase in premiums. The reason for this is because if your dog bites someone, then they can place a claim against your home insurance policy for the medical expenses .. more …
Providence, RI (WPRI) – After dozens of exotic animals escaped from a farm in Ohio, Eyewitness News has learned there is no ban on ownership of Rhode Island for animals such as lions, tigers and bears. Rhode Island is truly one of a dozen states have laws that allow possession of exotic animals, but only with a permit. Eyewitness News checked the records of state, which shows about 70 allows .. more …
Many people hear the word and think of pet Golden Retriever, chat sweet Goldfish at the end. However, the world has not only increased, and many people believe their pets should think more languages, more panache that only friends in common, garden variety of animals. If you opt for the small, furry and adorable, and large, exotic sticky, scary, frankly, they want an animal that gets people .. more …
I want you to think about the song Eyes of an Angel; I want you to envision these animals, starving, abused, bleeding, on the verge of death. I want to know if you can walk the walk, as well as you talk the talk.The following paragraphs are taken from the original article I wrote when Critter Camp won the Exotic Pets BellaOnline Top of the Web award. I couldn’t be prouder to help Beth, Beth’s .. more …
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