The Pros And Cons Of Ownership Of Exotic Animals

There is no denying how cute a tiger cub, bear cub or any other undomesticated animals are when they are infants. In fact, most people come to believe how wonderful it would be to own such a cute cub, but they fail to remember the menacing threat that these beasts could have to the owner. In numerous states, people can legally own these exotic animals, though some require a permit. Consequently, there have been countless of accidents where either the animal or people have been injured or killed which is why the ownership of exotic animal should be outlawed. Therefore, outlawing possession of dangerous creatures is crucial because the animals need to be out in their natural habitat, owning them is dangerous, and the difficulty of caring for
exotic animals. Having an adorable exotic cub may be endearing, but it would not be long before the cub turns into a vicious creature and threaten people’s lives. For instance, in 2011 at Odessa, Texas a four-year-old boy was assaulted by a 150-pound mountain lion, according to Jon Vanderlaan at Odessa American Online (“Pet Mountain Lion Mauls Child”). Sergeant Gary Duesler with the Ector County Sheriffs Office declared, “the boy received lactations and puncture wounds on his left side, including a bite mark on the left side of his face during the attack” (“Pet Mountain Lion Mauls Child”). However, this is not the only incident like this; in Allentown, Pennsylvania a report from USA Today claimed “a woman was killed by a captive 350-pound black bear as she cleaned its cage Sunday night” (“Women Killed by Captive Black Bear”). Subsequently, the husband of Kelly Ann Walz was discovered to be contriving with an expired license. Nevertheless, an event in Illinois ended much like the one in Pennsylvania; the Chicago Tribute reported that a man named Al Abell neglected to lock the cage behind him, while he was cleaning the lion cage at his farm and this error lead to his death (“Error with Lion Led to Farmer’s Death”). Kathie Abell, the wife, stated: “the two had raised Simba since he was a cub, and Al Abell must have felt comfortable around the almost full-grown male lion.” Despite this fact, the lethal lion still pounced on Abell inevitably killing him.