Exotic pet ownership also includes the risk of infectious disease, damage to the environment when pets are set free or escape, and a growing financial burden on animal rescue groups that run sanctuaries for animals that are abandoned, [Executive Vice President Adam Roberts of Born Free USA] said.
With that logic, would it not be more productive to make domesticated cat ownership illegal before targeting us exotic pet owners??

Cats are a bigger threat in every talking point this moron pointed out then any species of exotic animals combined!