Unfortunately, working at an animal shelter has taught me that a lot of people are unable or unwilling to put the effort into caring for their animals properly. Whether it's a snake, a rabbit, a bird, or a cat or dog-- the condition that we sometimes receive peoples' owned pets in here at the shelter can be appalling. A lot of people get exotic or "dangerous" pets for the COOL or WOW factor without doing appropriate research into what the animal needs to live (much less thrive), or thinking at all about the fact that they are taking responsibility for the life of an animal and not just buying a cool accessory.
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