U.S Global Exotic Pets, one of the largest international wholesale dealers of many exotic animals has been portrayed as an unethical business due to the undercover works of the organization called People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals otherwise know as PETA. The organization underwent an undercover investigation for seven months. They explored and later found the unethical treatment of the animals under the ownership. The animals that were kept at the warehouse were put through improper care conditions. The exotic pets were forced into having poor general care including lack of food and water, also veterinary service, lack of proper ventilation, and were placed in crowded living conditions that were unfair. The animals found were injured, sick, and diseased and would need to fight to get any source of food or water. The company failed to maintain their warehouse, which caused flooding and certain housing conditions would allow for many of the animals to helplessly drown or come extremely close to. They were handled very aggressively and were forced around with no care. When the dealers thought they would die they would place them in the warehouse freezers to die. On a regular basis many dead animals are pulled out of their cages due to severe neglect and would be disposed simply in the warehouses garbage bins. Even sometimes they purposely kill the animals so they do not need to provide and care for them. The company does not even supply euthanasia for the exotic animals in severely poor condition without the chance of survival. PETA raided the warehouse of the dealer the consequences that occurred was seizure taken of over 27,000 animals, a canceled order let half of 400 iguanas die to neglect for a long period of time. Dur...
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...re not allowed. So the USGE are not capable of properly caring and ownership of the current animals they have. Many people including PETA think the animals will have a more prosperous life in their natural habitat fairing for themselves, then being in a cage for human entertainment. Luckily the PETA had found the improper ways of the U.S Global Exotic Pets before any further damage was made but there are still animals suffering in the exotic pet trade. They will need help just like the others rescued. It is just a matter of time till changes are made about the exotic pet trade.
Works Cited
http://www.peta.org/issues/companion-animal-issues/companion-animals-factsheets/inside-exotic-animal-trade/ http://features.peta.org/pettrade/default.asp http://globalexoticpets.com/
http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/fatal-attractions/lists/facts-exotic-pet-trade.htm
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