Animal Planet..

[zeion97]

I disagree. There is a huge difference between correctly caring for a big cat and correctly caring for a snake. The difference is that big cats cannot thrive in a house setting. Many rescue organizations and zoos have done wonderfully at allowing big cats to thrive in captivity. The difference here is that rescue organizations and zoos (at least the good ones) do not view big cats as pets, and they (again, the good ones) minimize human contact with the cats.

The truth is, while the love and care we put into housing and maintaining our snakes may be sufficient for snakes, big cats require much, MUCH more. For one thing, snakes are inactive animals in the wild and can do quite well in appropriately-sized cages. Big cats (in my very firm opinion) should never be kept in a cage. If you examine the size of the territories they establish in the wild, that is simply not something an individual can provide. Not to mention the cruelty of capturing and importing tigers and the like.

"I believe we all have to the right to own animals as long as we take care of them correctly"
I agree with this. I just don't think it is possible to do with big cats.

You're completely correct, I truthfully don't think we should be allowed to have big cats. I just can't bring myself to say to someone who cares for them "sorry you can't own it" it's like saying we can own RTB's but not Burms. We all have our experience with animals and they're are probably a few people on here that own a big cat, but I just don't see why we Pick and choose. Trust me, I agree with you. I.just don't believe it's right for us to say were different from big cat owners. We all are in the same groups weather we own herps or cats, we love our animals. And every day we fight for them. Even though I disagree with the owning of them I can't bring myself to say it's wrong, this is to the point were personal opinion comes in. And even if I disagree with them being "pets" I know there are people who disagree that my snakes are "pets"

Sorry if my wording seems confusing.