ANIMATED CHALKBOARD HORIZONTAL INFO

Exotics should not be held as pets...

Keeping Exotics as Pets

. Exotic animals being kept as pets limits a number of things:- There amount of natural behaviours that can be displayed - Which natural behaviours can be displayed - Expressing natural behaviours is a right in th Animal Welfare Act 2006, so a limit to these goes against the animal rights - Exotic animals often require more specific requirements than domesticated animals - The climate in the UK often is not correct for these animals, as seen as they do not live here in the wild. - These requirements are often expensive and therefore some owners cannot afford to sustain these costs --> this will affect the animal's welfare negatively as basic requirments are not met --> result in death of animal or release into wild (invasive species) -Threat of carry diseases which can be zoonotic --> Affect both the owner and the pet - Many of the exotic pets kept by people are more dangerous and therefore it could harm the owner - The idea of having exotic animals as pets also increases the liklihood of illegal pet trading (4-20 billion dollars made a year in this industry) due to demand --> extremely bad for animal that is being sold --> due to taken straight from the wild (affect biodiversity of habitats), illegal traders will keep the cost of keeping the animals to a bare minimum (resulting in poor welfare)

Legislation used:

Too expensive to maintain overtime

Release or death of the animal

Poor treatment = Poor welfare

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• Pet Animals Act 1951 (Selling of exotic pets in pet shops)
• Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (The keeping of dangerous wild animals as pets)
• Animal Welfare Act 2006
• CITES (Regulates and monitors animal trading globally)

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