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Why Shouldn T Exotic Animals Be Kept As Pets?
About 1 year ago, we were on the road to go and see the exotic animals at The San Diego Zoo with family and I. As soon as we got the tickets we walked into the front of the zoo and I saw an animal that I've never seen in my entire life. It was a peacock. I was amazed to see such a wonderful and beautiful animal. But the animal didn't look so happy. None of the animals did. I felt bad for the animals. I think no one should own exotic animals because they shouldn't be kept in cages and not in their own natural habitat.

I read a piece called “Wild animals aren't pets”. By USA TODAY. I am going to say some reason why I think exotic animals shouldn't be kept as pets. My first reason why I think this statement is because exotic animals should be free and hunt for their own food. Another reason why I think that animals shouldn't be kept as pets is they can be dangerous to humans and can kill us. My last reason why I think that exotic animals shouldn't be kept as
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By The Human Society of The United States. I feel an exotic animal as a pet threatens health and safety for humans and the animals. Wild animals can spread disease and attack by surprise. We do not have the resources to take care of the these types of animals. These animals are dangerous and act unpredictable. These are a few more reasons why I think that exotic animals shouldn't be kept as pets.

I read a piece called “ Let people own exotic animals”. By Zuzana Kukol. I think that exotic animal ownership should be legal because I read that only 3.25 people die each day because of exotic animals killing their owners, family members, friends, and animal trainers. Exotic animals can’t be our friends. But if we stop letting people own exotic animals we will not see anymore innocent people getting killed by them. I think the evidence from the counterclaim source is wrong because exotic animals are very dangerous to humans because they could hurt us at any

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