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What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping kangaroos as pets?
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∙ 9y ago
advantages
it teaches you responsibility
you have a friend
to cheer you up
to play with
to love
disadvantages
lead to abuse
not responsible
never home
not capable
low income / no food or shots
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe primary disadvantage is that is it illegal.
The Australian government has only permitted the export of kangaroos and wallabies overseas for non-commercial purposes. This means that smaller, private zoos have been permitted to have them. Unfortunately, this has resulted in numerous kangaroos and wallabies escaping from their enclosures (due to mismananagement and lack of understanding of the animals' needs), causing the development of feral populations overseas. Despite permitting the export of these animals, this still does not mean that kangaroos or wallabies may be kept as pets. Anyone who sells kangaroos or wallabies overseas is, in effect,flouting Australian law by exploiting them for commercial purposes. It also increases the likelihood of abuse. Reports coming back to the RSPCA in Australia indicate that some of these animals have ended up in shelters.
In all states of Australia except for Victoria, it is illegal to keep a kangaroo as a pet. Within Australia, they may only be kept by a registered wildlife carer who has a licence. This is not a licence to keep kangaroos as pets, but only until they have been rehabilitated from injury or illness.
Kangaroos are wild animals, and they can never be truly domesticated, although they can be quite comfortable in a domestic setting. However, should they choose to escape, it would reqiure a very high fence to keep them in.
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∙ 12y agoWell they keep you busy, there fun and cute and they keep you company and you usually get toreally love them
But they take up a lot of time and attention, can get in the way if your going on holiday, cost money and can smell or ruin furniture depending on which pet it is.
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