Why should people be allowed to keep wild animals as pets?

Answer 1

There are a lot of people in this world who think only of themselves and what they want. Many people look at baby animals, fall in love, and can only think about what they want from this adorable, precious little animal. They think that because they love the animal so much, they could not possibly do anything to hurt it, and would take care of it as if they are the animal's natural parent. They spend time with the baby animal, and the more time spent, the more tame is the animal (they believe--they WANT to believe). I have seen the way some people actually believe they are doing the best thing for a wild animal baby by keeping it as a pet! (I once was one of those people.) The example of the Las Vegas magic act, with the gorgeous white tiger, is exactly what I am talking about. These people had raised this animal from a baby, lived in close contact for many years, and still its unpredictable, wild nature gained control and nearly killed its owner. What a beautiful, fascinating, powerful wild animal is that tiger. I would hate to see it killed, because of the stupidity of its owner. When the needs of the animal are the only considerations, it becomes clear that the only answer is return to the wild. Sadly, we have no way to force selfish people to think only of the animal.

Answer 2

I don't think they should.

Wild animals are called wild for a reason - and that is that they don't make good pets. They may not be possible to get housebroken, they may turn aggressive, they may get stressed out and unwell.

Answer 3

Because these animals are taken out there environment they are prone to die faster because they are living in an environment that they are not use to.

Answer 4

Because they want to fell different. And its different than just having like a dog or cat ex....