In reading the USA Today articles “Wilds Animals Aren’t Pets” and “Opposing View: Let People Own Exotic Animals”, the following essays on the keeping of exotic and wild animals as pets were first published in USA Today in a "Today's Debate" column (2011) (Wyrick, 2014). When we objectively analyze the strengths and weakness of each essay, the argument for not having an exotic animal for a pet is demonstrated as follows. So some people may wonder why we shouldn’t keep exotic animals as pets. We should not keep exotic animals as pets because we need to protect the public, remove wild animals from owners, and wild rare exotic animals need to be in environments of which they are accustomed to.
In response to Zuzan Kukol article “Opposing View: Let People Own Exotic Animals”, private ownership of rare exotic animals, is a simple answer, but it is an undeniable no (Wyrick, 2014). The tragedies that occurred in the United States could have and should have been …show more content…
At some point they will want to break out. In Florida, it has been reported that close to tens of thousands of pythons are on the loose, they were not set free by themselves, many believe pet owner owners set them free. According to Kukol, almost two thousand Burmese pythons have been caught in the Florida Everglades, some weighing 150 pounds, equal to the weight of an adult, that is not considered a common house pet (Wyrick, 2014). Are we to believe that a neighbors’ farm, backyard can provide the protection of a zoo, can the neighbor be trained, and tested on a frequent basis as a zoo keeper and their staff, the answer is still no. That is why we have government regulated parks, zoo’s, animal sanctuaries, they provide exotic, rare animals an environment that resembles their natural habitat and provides protection for the public and the
In response to Zuzan Kukol article “Opposing View: Let People Own Exotic Animals”, private ownership of rare exotic animals, is a simple answer, but it is an undeniable no (Wyrick, 2014). The tragedies that occurred in the United States could have and should have been …show more content…
At some point they will want to break out. In Florida, it has been reported that close to tens of thousands of pythons are on the loose, they were not set free by themselves, many believe pet owner owners set them free. According to Kukol, almost two thousand Burmese pythons have been caught in the Florida Everglades, some weighing 150 pounds, equal to the weight of an adult, that is not considered a common house pet (Wyrick, 2014). Are we to believe that a neighbors’ farm, backyard can provide the protection of a zoo, can the neighbor be trained, and tested on a frequent basis as a zoo keeper and their staff, the answer is still no. That is why we have government regulated parks, zoo’s, animal sanctuaries, they provide exotic, rare animals an environment that resembles their natural habitat and provides protection for the public and the