The Dangers of Owning Exotic Animals as Pets Dawn Patton COM/156 October 06‚ 2013 Myrene Magabo The Dangers of Owning Exotic Animals as Pets On the evening of Tuesday October 18‚ 2011 in Zanesville‚ Ohio over 49 wild and exotic animals including 18 Bengal tigers were shot and killed‚ after their owner opened all the cages and then took his own life (Caron‚ 2011). People have had an attraction to owning wild animals for decades‚ and the amount of injuries that have resulted from trying to coexist
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Nowadays‚ a lot of animals live in zoos. Is it right or wrong to keep them in the zoos? The following essay presents some pros and cons of this problem. First of all‚ people can see wild‚ beautiful‚ exotic animals. They can see how animals live and behave. Secondly‚ animals have good life conditions in zoos. They do not starve because they have food and water. People take care of animals. Moreover‚ animals are safe. People do not kill them. Animals live as close to the natural habitat as possible
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exotic animals‚ like monkeys and tigers‚ as pets. Exotic animals shouldn’t be allowed to be kept as pets because they are dangerous‚ hard to train‚ and could escape. Firstly‚ exotic animals can be very dangerous. The animals could easily get out of control. If the animal gets out of control‚ it could lead to the owner’s death. Secondly‚ exotic animals are extremely hard to train. Animals that normally live out in the wild aren’t use to being controlled by someone else. If you can’t teach your pet what’s
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but it taught them nothing about how animals belonged in their natural habitat People going to the zoos today only have one purpose‚ which is to seek entertainment instead of enlightenment. Equality does not require equal or identical treatment; it requires equal consideration from people who find it acceptable to interfere with animals and keep them locked up in captivity for entertainment purposes‚ as for this‚ people ignore the fact that keeping animals in zoos constitutes one of the greatest
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Wild Animal Profiles African Elephant | Mammal. The largest living land mammal‚ the African elephant weighs 3500 to 7000 kilograms (3.5 to 7 tons) and stands 3.4 meters (11 feet) high. The elephant’s remarkable trunk serves variously as a nose‚ arm‚ hand‚ foot and multi-purpose tool. The trunk is strong enough to uproot a tree and delicate enough to pick berries‚ and it enables the elephant to reach as high as 7 meters (23 feet). Humans can hear only 20% of the vocal sounds an elephant makes;
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Are zoos cruel to wild animals? We all know that zoos are a shelter and kind of museum for wild animals. The zoo authority is supposed to import rare wild animals from different places and keep them in the zoo with care and safety. Common man is allowed to watch these animals and understand their lifestyle and habitat. Some extinct animals and birds may be bred and reared in zoos. This not only ensures the safety and existence of these animals or birds but also helps the future generation to
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Humans are on the very top of the food chain‚ they have the supremecy over everything and anything‚ including wild animals. Wildlife that will never be in their natural habitat‚ and live their entire life in an artificial enclosure. Where they live out their lives in fear‚ and with all eyes on them (Carnivores in Captivity.) Many activists try to shut down zoos‚ and find any evidence of cruelty they possibly can to do so. Although the activists are unsuccessful‚ the attention needs to be diverted
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Throughout history animals have been and continue to be used (and in many cases harmed) for the purpose of entertaining the human population. From rodeos and circuses to zoos and marine parks animals are constantly used for entertainment or exhibition purposes they are made to live a life in captivity and forced to display actions and activities that are more often than not would be considered as unnatural in the wild. These creatures will always have their needs and interests being made subordinate
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you ever looked at an animal in your local zoo exhibit and wondered if they were truly better off there than if they were in the wild? A growing number of people are beginning to believe that zoo animals are better off than animals who are left in their natural habitat. To thrive means that an animal is growing and learning to survive in such a way that allows it to flourish. Although animals in captivity are provided with their basic needs to survive and more‚ wild animals are more likely to thrive
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Anth 68 Day 11 Motivations for pet-keeping in Ancient Greece and Rome: a preliminary survey In her chapter‚ Motivations for pet-keeping in Ancient Greece and Rome: a preliminary survey‚ Liliane Bodson writes about the motivations behind ancient animal pet owners for keeping pets by describing animal burial‚ talking about animal qualities‚ and the wording on epitaphs. Bodson starts out by describing the ancient Greek and Rome method of animal burial and says that they were very similar to human burial
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