Exotic Pets
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Exotic pet trade, explained
Each year millions of exotic animals are sold around the world, destined for people’s basements and backyards. The term “exotic” doesn’t have a set definition, but it usually refers to a wild animal or one that’s more unusual than your standard dog or cat. The booming business in exotic pets is known as the exotic pet trade.
Some of this trade is legal, but many times animals are captured from the wild illegally to supply demand for exotic pets. The illicit sales of live animals comprises a major part of the overall illegal wildlife trade, a multibillion-dollar global black market.
Booming demand
People have kept exotic pets throughout history,…
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Articles of Interest
Goodbye Doggo, Hello Bearded Dragon: Inside Exotic Petstagram
Everything's cute and cuddly until someone gets trampled by a feral pig.
An Inside Look at the Exotic Animal Trade
Wildlife trafficking is estimated to be a $19 billion per year global business, surpassed only by black-market sales and trafficking of drugs, humans, and firearms.
Exotic Animals as Pets: An Unregulated Risk
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Exotic Pets’ Human Health Risk: Could The Global Pet Trade Import The Next Pandemic?
An estimated three of every four emerging infectious diseases in humans originate in wildlife. That’s not to say that all of the estimated one million animal diseases can make the jump to humans. But when they do, which qualifies the disease as zoonotic, devastating consequences can result. Of particular concern is when the pathogen becomes capable of direct human-to-human transmission.
Here’s what you need to know about exotic pets in Australia July 2, 2017 4.08pm EDT
The federal government largely legislates the owning of exotic pets. The law defines “exotic” as “animals that do not occur naturally in the wild in Australia” – which actually includes dogs and cats. However “domesticated mammals”, which also covers cows, sheep and other farm animals, are generally legal to buy and own. Commercial trade in exotic reptiles and amphibians, on the other hand, has been banned since 1999.
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Why Rich People Are Obsessed With Owning Exotic Animals
Exotic pets don't come for cheap, yet there's a surging demand for captive wildlife. Today, owning an exotic animal is almost a rite of passage for the rich and the famous. On social media sites such as Instagram and Tinder, chained tigers and cheetahs are flaunted next to Lamborghinis, Louis Vuitton bags, and luxury yachts; mere accessories to the one percent who can afford them.
Resources
Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
Advancing the veterinary care of ferrets, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, rats, mice, chinchillas, hedgehogs, and other exotic companion mammals.
Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine provides practitioners with a convenient, comprehensive, "must have" resource to enhance and elevate their expertise of exotic pet medicine
Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital
We specialize in exotic animals and birds including parrots, poultry, passerines, ferrets, rabbits, other small mammals, lizards, snakes, chelonia and more.
Exotic Animal Care
A comprehensive guide to medicine and husbandry for birds, reptiles, aquatic species, small mammals, and primates — evidence-based information for pet owners and veterinary professionals alike.
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
The mission of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians is to optimize the health, welfare, and conservation of wildlife through education, scientific study, collaboration and advocacy.
Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians
Veterinary organization promoting conservation and humane treatment of all reptilian and amphibian species through education, captive breeding, and habitat preservation.
British Small Animal Veterinary Association
The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) exists to promote excellence in small animal practice through education and science.
Denise's Delightful Dookers Ferret Rescue
We are a not-for-profit, no-kill ferret shelter dedicated to - the care of homeless ferrets - placement into permanent loving homes - hospice for the elderly, sick and terminally ill - ferret education
House Rabbit Society
House Rabbit Society is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization with two primary goals: -To rescue abandoned rabbits and find permanent homes for them and -To educate the public and assist humane societies, through publications on rabbit care, phone consultation, and classes upon request.
Sarvey Wildlife Care Center
To save the lives of sick, orphaned, injured, displaced, and debilitated wild animals entrusted to our care so that they may be successfully returned to their native habitat.
Tarantulas.com
TARANTULAS.com is the original Internet source for tarantula information and was a leader in tarantula retail sales and captive breeding.
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