Should People Be Allowed to Keep Exotic Animals

voted yes





spooky

I think people should be allowed to keep exotics, now if we are talking about hots thats a little different. I think people should still be allowed to keep hots WITH the proper documentation and liscense. I plan on keeping a hot snake or two someday.

Voted yes..

Exotics animals make some of the greatest pets.. why we shouldn't be allowed to have them I've never understood, yes lions and tigers are different then burms rattlesnakes and even BP's. But in the end ANY animals has some amount of danger in owning. If they're going to ban exotics then why not ban cats and dogs? Or just take all of our rights all together And let us own nothing. Our pets an our community suffer blows constantly not just from people who have no idea what they're doing and juwt want to be noticed, but from.politicians who only seek re-election and have nothing else they can attack.... only as a community can we keep what rights we have left!

It's Fox, did you really expect anything like a fair assessment?

yes... and no, people who want to jump on the bandwagon and try to be cool or something and end up releasing them into the wild, or some retard who thinks it cute to take pictures of an infant and a 13 foot snake... no. People like me and I'm sure you who have a love for these animals and cater to their every need and are responsable with their animals... yes. In my 34 some years of loving these animals I have never been irresponsable with my animals.

I didn't take time to read all the way through the posts, so I hope this isn't a repeat. I think the problem is that there can be 50 years of peace, where no one gets hurt by any exotic animal, and one bad incident can cause such an uproar that causes everyone to over-react and say that they are all dangerous. Look at statistical facts, what do you think causes more injuries in a year, dogs or snakes? Yet dogs arent getting banned "except pit bulls which is a whole other rant I wont start, even though its moreso the owners fault" I think the problem is that too many irresponsible people get these pets and have no way of properly taking care of them. I may be dumb, but I think its a good idea to own a license to own giant snakes. Make people go through a class taught by a qualified, experienced person so they can become EDUCATED about certain animals to make a much more informed decision about getting one. Once they go through the class, then they get a license to legally own one. Thank God we have to go through hunters safety courses to get a hunters license, otherwise there would be a lot of uneducated people out there being stupid. People who say "all exotics are dangerous" obviously need to be educated about the facts...its just ignorance because they dont understand or know all the animals.....hope this makes sense because I had SO many ideas popping through my head.

Keep voting :). We can turn it around!

I voted yes. I agree with the people above that said that a person should be able to own any animal as long as they can emotionaly, physically, and financially provide for it. I also agree that for the potentially dangerous species( big cats, bears, retics, ect.) people should have to get permits.
What would one consider dangerous? Because dangerous could be considered simple biting or scratching. I've been bitten or scrached many more times by my kittens/cats, dogs and mice than by Lily(bp) , and the mouse only bit me once.

Honestly, I do think people should have to take a test or something. Not that, THAT matters much...look at all the horrible drivers. Of course, i also think people should take a test or get a license to have kids. That would probably cut down on a few things :)

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Originally Posted by jsmorphs2

Keep voting :). We can turn it around!

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oh we will whether they like it or not :) just wondering how much it matters on a poll put up in October, but I think at the rate we're going we will pass the no's up by tomorrow.