Essay On Captivity Against Law

While domesticated pets like dogs and cats make good pets many people want to own exotic animals that belong in the wild. These animals range from tigers to pythons, but should not be owned as they need special care most people cannot provide. Not only this, but exotic animals release is harmful for everyone, the exotic animal, humans, and native animals. Lastly, many exotic animals carry diseases that are harmless to them, but fatal to humans. Exotic “pets” are harmful for everyone, not just the pet. This is why people should not be able to own exotic pets.

As kids we all see a puppy and say awww look at that adorable doggy mom, can we get it? Then they say no it’s too expensive. On average a dog cost about 700 dollars and that's not including all the food and supply. So if a dog cost that much just image what an exotic animal would cost. In Mia Lewis’s, Do You Really Want a Baby Tiger? She states “You have to build a sturdy cage or enclosure that is the appropriate size and the right hiding, resting, climbing, and play space to approximate the animals natural habitat”(Lewis). With this evidence the amount of land that would be taken up would be about four or five acres of land, to keep the animal happy. And if you have more land that means more money being spent. Another reason why exotic animals can be time consuming and expensive is that they grow up. Mia Lewis states that “ Keep in mind that that pet ownership is a lifetime commitment. Jenney’s dog may live to be 15, but a

Not only is the owner risking the animal’s life but also putting its own life in danger. An exotic animal’s behavior can change at any time for many reasons in ways we do not understand (“Exotic” 1). There have been cases of animals attacking innocent people without a reason. A couple of years ago, randomly an apparently obedient elephant named Tinkerbell broke the back of a caretaker and the pelvis of another (Gambardello and Flam 1). Even tamed animals sometimes have their outbreaks and attack people. While the animals are young they are cute but as they grow older they grow stronger, and the stress of living in an unknown and unnatural habitat causes the animals to begin to lash out, mostly at small kids (Lallanilla 1). Caging an animal may not be the best solution. It can cause the animal to get more aggressive and react in an attacking mood as well.

To start, exotic animals could get very sick and die from fatality in captivity. According to the article “Get the Facts: The Danger of Keeping Exotic Pets,” “When in the hands of private individuals the animals suffer due to poor care.” This is significant because it shows how cruel and dangerous it is to

Many people are attracted to keeping wild animals as pets. They believe the wild animals to be interesting and exciting. At a young age, the animals may seem easier to tame, but the older these animals get, the more aggressive they tend to become. Many problems can develop from keeping a wild animal as a pet. Wild animals have specific needs that have to be met, in order for them to prosper. “Only the most exceptional zoos and wildlife centers provide a living area that somewhat resembles the natural habitat of these animals, but it is virtually impossible to provide sufficient space for larger species”(CFHS). In captivity animals do not lose their wild instincts. They can be extremely unpredictable, and if provoked they can cause severe harm to people. Some wild animals, such as reptiles and hedgehogs can actually carry bacteria called salmonella, which is very easily transmitted to humans. Exotic animals can be very social, and need to have a companion of the same species living with them. If the animal is kept isolated from its kind, then it can suffer psychologically (CFHS). Many wild animals that are kept as pets often get abandoned because the owner was not able to meet of its needs. Others try to

Tigers. Snakes. Chimpanzees. Exotic pets are a controversial topic in modern-day society, and a common story. Pet enthusiast decides to buy a cute little cub. 10 or 15 years later, it becomes a ferocious 200 pound lion. The owner doesn’t know what to do with it, so he releases it into the wild. The lion wreaks havoc on the community many defenseless people get injured. However, even with all the stories with lions, tigers, snakes, and other exotic creatures, people all around the nation still choose to buy exotic pets. Exotic animals kept as pets can cause a huge deal of damage to property, the ecosystem, and people around it. It is a subtle, but dangerous problem that has enormous impacts on us and our environment. Exotic animals should not

In the past, approximately five exotic species a year had gone extinct. Now, the Earth is losing dozens of exotic species every day. That’s 1,000 to 10,000 times the previous rate. Sometimes any unique or wild-looking pet is called an exotic pet. "Exotic" generally refers to a species which is not native or indigenous to the owner's locale, and "pet" is a companion animal living with people. Keeping animals in their natural habitat is important because it keeps the ecosystem in balance. If we lose one, not only would we lose a species, we would also lose a part of the food chain and a part of the animal community. Many are abused while being captured, in transit, and at their final destination, they never lose their animal instincts and lash

Even though there are professional trainers to train animals still, there are 1610 incidents in America alone that have been reported regarding exotic pets in which there were 75 deaths. From this, it is clear to see that pets aren’t the safest things to have in your home. Many states don’t allow this but some still do. People should not be allowed to own exotic and endangered animals as pets. Even if they are not threatening you, you may cause a threat to them. These animals should have lots of space to move around and live in a safe habitat. Exotic and endangered animals could be dangerous to society and cause injuries or even death. Even as smart as humans are, they might not be able to handle these animals.

Owning an exotic pet can be harmful to the owner. Even as cubs, the animals are extremely unpredictable. According opt the article, "They are wild animals with wild animal instincts, even when born in captivity." (Lewis, lines 39-40). These beasts were not designed to live in a confined area. Also, if these animals were to escape from their owners, it would result in the public being harmed.

Owning wild exotic animals is more of a hobby than actually caring for them. Taking animals out of the wild and housing them is unfair. These animals depend on the naturalistic environments to strive and stay healthy. In the wild the animals have natural instincts, but when removed they are at a loss. They put into a stressed induced life where, they feel trapped and scared, while also losing their natural instincts. Even if the owner takes great care of them it is unfair and inhumane; this should not be indorsed in any way.

The Matrix (Andy and Lana Wachowski, 1999) appeals to a Western ideology of freedom in its most general sense by depicting a fight against the enslavement of the human race in a post-apocalyptic world controlled by machines. The machines use the humans, whose minds are trapped in a computer program, as an energy source. In this world of machines, the Wachowskis expand upon the totalitarianism seen in other works of fiction, such as 1984 by George Orwell. The totalitarian state of 1984, Airstrip One, becomes the whole planet in The Matrix, and the oppressed citizens become nearly the entire human race. Only a group of rebels escape from the machines by creating a city below the surface of the earth. The main character, Neo (Keanu

If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to be clarified. Domesticated and wild or exotic animals are not as different as you might think. Saying "wild animals are dangerous" is completely illogical.Exotic animals are not equivalent to dangerous animals It is only that people are over generalising their fear of these animals, and they presume that they are threatening but actually they are not. People create general beliefs that exotic animals are animals such as lions, tigers, snakes and elephants due to misconceptions and other people’s beliefs, but actually exotic animals incorporate tarantulas, ferrets, parrots, hedgehogs, Kinkajous, reptiles and others. Consequently, if we support keeping birds, reptiles, or cats as pets, we have already partially support exotic pet

Wild animals should not be kept as pets. They can be dangerous to their owners. According to “Killer Pets” by Blair Rainsford, “The behavior of exotic pets can be violent and hard to predict. Their actions might be natural in the wild--but not in your home” (Rainsford 18). Wild animals are wild for a reason. They’re supposed to remain in their habitat. When you take them out of it, even if you were to raise them in a domesticated life, they haven’t had years of evolution like dogs and cats that, in a sense, have tamed their wild side. Their natural instinct remains, and it could end up being dangerous to their owners or people around them. Furthermore, animals can carry harmful diseases, as stated by this evidence from “Killer Pets” by Blair Rainsford, “Exotic pets are not only hard to care for. They can make

Thousands of people have probably seen a video or read an article about an animal being tortured then killed in the wild by a poacher. The videos are exceedingly graphic and the pictures used in articles aren’t any better. Animals aren’t just being killed, but their natural habitat are being chopped and burned down. The poaching and destruction of their natural habitat has left hundred maybe thousands of animals extinct and more are going extinct every single day. To help the animals from going extinct there are two solutions that could help them. One is to keep them in captivity at zoos where they will be cared for and the second is to keep them in the wild, but have them supervised. With deforestation and poaching has led animals to extinction. To solve the problem the animals should be held in captivity because the zoos will help with the breeding of species, they won’t have to fight for territory, and they won’t have the problem of being killed. Then when the species is ready to be released they will be sent back to the wild and thrive and live with other like them.

Imagine a baby tiger running around the savannah. He looks like he is having a blast, being able to roam free. Suddenly, a man comes out of nowhere and captures the tiger and puts him in a cage in the back of a van. A few days later the tiger is released into a new unfamiliar habitat with walls blocking him off from the rest of the world. That is where the tiger will spend the rest of his life. This is called animal captivity. Places like zoos, amusement parks, circuses, and aquariums capture animals from the wild so they can make money off of people that pay to see these animals. Wild animals do not belong in cages. They belong in the wild where they can’t be restricted. They deserve to run free, just like humans do.