Kategorier: Alle - disease - habitat - dangerous - health

av Blair Butter 3 år siden

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Exotic Pets

Owning exotic pets can significantly impact both the animals and their human caregivers. These animals often suffer from health issues due to improper climates, lack of space, and inadequate socialization, leading to loneliness and behavioral problems.

Exotic Pets

Exotic Pets

Conclusion

exotic pets deserve to stay in their natural habitat
unsafe
affects pet and owner
pricey
Not purchasing exotic animals

Dangerous

can be threated easily by guests
may react poorly
destroy personal belongings
can destroy belongings of emotional value
can be costly
unpredictable
could hurt you
not trained
physical injury
bite
scratch
being attacked
1990-2013
1900 exotic animal incidents and attacks occurred

Health consequences for pet and owner

can have trouble adapting to new climate
affects the area in which they live
can have parasites that sicken that area
could have limited resources for food
need area large enough to roam and play
animals can vary in size
sometimes they're beaten, declawed, or remove their teeth
can become angry and lash out
animal could be lonely
might not have enough space
need other animal companions
carry disease that could make owner ill
93,000 cases from reptiles in the US in a year
90% of reptiles carry salmonella
Examples: Monkey pox and Salmonellosis

Can be costly

exotic pet vet
require a special kind of living space
eat special foods
could cost up to $250 a month
more expensive than regular pet food
might need to be shipped in
to maintain
no grooming places
no options for daycare or vacations
limited places to play
to buy
and as great as $10,000 or more
as little as $500
difficult to care for
not a regular house pet

Owning Exotic Pets

affects not only pet but owner and community
dangerous
health impacts on pet and owner
expensive
not fair to those creatures