Persuasive Essay On Keeping Exotic Animals

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Lions and Tigers and Bears in the Backyard? Oh My! There are more tigers in the United States in private backyards than there are in the wild. According to the World Wildlife Fund, over 5,000 tigers are held in captivity in the United States, yet only about 3,200 tigers remain in their natural habitat (“More Tigers in American Backyards than in the Wild”). Most people would agree that tigers would not make a good pet, but the exotic pet trade is booming. From popular pets like ball pythons and leopard geckos, to the rare tigers and Bermuda pythons, people all across the United States are obtaining stranger pets. Keeping exotic animals as pets is a practice that should be banned and laws that prohibit their ownership should be strictly enforced in the United States, as it creates a danger for the people who own and are around the exotic animals, the animals are often treated cruelly, and the increase in popularity of exotic pets is contributing to the augmentation of endangered species. Keeping exotic pets is dangerous to the humans who care for and are around them. First, in 2009, a woman in Connecticut was “permanently disfigured by her …show more content…

Recently, the popularity of exotic pets has been putting native and endangered species in jeopardy. Exotic pets create danger for the humans around them, the animals are often put in undesirable habitats, and the popularity of exotic pets is causing more species to become endangered, which are all reasons the practice of keeping exotic animals as pets should be banned in the United States. People who agree with the idea that exotic animals should not be kept as pets can contact their local lawmakers to learn their stance on the issue, and can become involved in larger organizations that also fight against the ownership of exotic pets. Some animals are just meant to wild, and changing their habitat will never take their wild nature out of

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