Essay On Exotic Pets

Walking into a normal household most people will notice a cat sleeping or a dog loudly barking . Pets are an essential part of a family, but what if just a cat or a dog is not enough. What if a family didn't want to be mainstream, what if they wanted something else? Over the last few years there has been a growing trend of owning exotic pets. These animals can be smarter, more colorful and interesting or they could be outright expensive and dangerous. So the question arises, should an exotic animal really be kept as a pet. They may have their benefits but exotic pets should not be kept as pets by the majority of people considering the dangers and expenses of owning one, along with the lifetime commitment that must be made. Walking into a pet store one can find many animals to buy as …show more content…
Dogs, cats, pigs even bulls have been lived and worked with humans from the dawn of time! In order to fully provide for an exotic animal, the owner must be willing to make a huge commitment. In lines source one provides an interesting take on exotic animal ownership, they say that “. You will need to be able to devote a large portion of your time to learning about the animal and its needs. Usually only specially trained and qualified individuals working with the backing of a specially equipped facility are fully able to meet the needs of exotic animals”. The individuals that have been trained and qualified have devoted a large portion of their life to learning and taking care of the exotic animal, only then would they actually take the training course and get certified. Most people however are not like them, they have jobs from 7am to 4pm, then they get home and get on with their life. They do not have the time or passion to actually go out of their way and learn about these animals, this leads to many of the animals needs not being fulfilled and the animal has to live, sometimes a very miserable