Should we have wild animals as pets
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Should Wild Animals Be Pets At Home?
Many people have questioned whether they would ever consider to buy a wildlife animal as a pet. Although owning a wildlife animal would seem out of this world, it’s not worth risking the lives of these poor animals who are meant to be out in the wild. Wildlife animals are not as domesticated as dogs. They have wildlife instincts even when they are in captivity; this is very dangerous for us humans who would own one of these exotic animals. By owning a wildlife animal it’s hard to have all of the resources to make sure this pet lives a healthy, happy, and safe life. These wildlife animals as well can bring in diseases that can be transferred from animal to human, and they can be deadly.
Wildlife animals could possibly drive their owner crazy since these animals have wildlife instincts. Wildlife animals such as tigers, chimpanzees, and bears are all animals that are very difficult to be tamed. These animals have not evolved how most dogs have and its much more complicated to train one of these exotic animals rather than a new puppy. In the article “Do You Really Want a Baby Tiger?” Mia Lewis states that domestication is not something that happens in one or two generations: it takes hundreds or thousands of years. That for say, we would not see these animals changing their way of being anytime soon.
Riveros 2
Having to take care of a wildlife animal is not easy. Many of these wildlife animals need a large space of land where they could play, run, and sleep; changing their lifestyle could possibly harm them. It's not easy finding a home where a tiger or bear could possibly live in. Most owners of wildlife animals built their own backyard, which costs a lot of money. Having to buy your wildlife animal food could cost you a ton of money as well. Most of these animals are either herbivores or carnivores so having to always be buying the plants or type of animals they eat could cost you a lot. Since these
Period. 2
Should Wild Animals Be Pets At Home?
Many people have questioned whether they would ever consider to buy a wildlife animal as a pet. Although owning a wildlife animal would seem out of this world, it’s not worth risking the lives of these poor animals who are meant to be out in the wild. Wildlife animals are not as domesticated as dogs. They have wildlife instincts even when they are in captivity; this is very dangerous for us humans who would own one of these exotic animals. By owning a wildlife animal it’s hard to have all of the resources to make sure this pet lives a healthy, happy, and safe life. These wildlife animals as well can bring in diseases that can be transferred from animal to human, and they can be deadly.
Wildlife animals could possibly drive their owner crazy since these animals have wildlife instincts. Wildlife animals such as tigers, chimpanzees, and bears are all animals that are very difficult to be tamed. These animals have not evolved how most dogs have and its much more complicated to train one of these exotic animals rather than a new puppy. In the article “Do You Really Want a Baby Tiger?” Mia Lewis states that domestication is not something that happens in one or two generations: it takes hundreds or thousands of years. That for say, we would not see these animals changing their way of being anytime soon.
Riveros 2
Having to take care of a wildlife animal is not easy. Many of these wildlife animals need a large space of land where they could play, run, and sleep; changing their lifestyle could possibly harm them. It's not easy finding a home where a tiger or bear could possibly live in. Most owners of wildlife animals built their own backyard, which costs a lot of money. Having to buy your wildlife animal food could cost you a ton of money as well. Most of these animals are either herbivores or carnivores so having to always be buying the plants or type of animals they eat could cost you a lot. Since these