Can The Wild Be Tami

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Can the Wild be Tamed Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a wild animal as a pet? Imagine caring for a tiger or lion as a pet, what would that be like? Many people actually raise wild animals from the time they are babies to the time they are grown in and care for them everyday. Some say that keeping wild animals in captivity and raising them around humans can harm them, but what if human interaction with wild animals was helpful. The first question to be asked is "Why?" What is the purpose for wanting interaction or wanting to develop a relationship with a wild animal? There are a number of reasons why people would like to interact with wild animals, but here are just a few constructive reasons: for the emotional well being of the particular animal, for health and medication purposes, for safety of both the animals and caretakers, and for public education and conservation. Unfortenetly humans have a profound ability to corrupt good ideas and goals and turn them into a negative …show more content…
Wild animals raised by people can become aggressive and dangerous in captivity. They will mot know how to take care of themselves when released in the wild and will not know how to interact with members of its own species. Wariness of people and their pets is important to the survival of all wildlife. Not everyone is friendly toward animals. Wild animals may carry infectious diseases and parasites that may be harmful to youor your pets. In summary, there are many different factors in the argument of human interaction with wild animals. Wild animals can have a relationship with humans and we can learn alot from this, but is it better to keep them in the wild with their own kind? When a human has a positive relationship with a wild animal it is easy for the animal to feel secure, safe, and happy. In the end there are negetives and positives to this question, it just depends on how you view

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