CEASE AND DESIST / Day 3 -- IS IT LOVE? by guest writer David Ahen-bec Fuentes
photocourtesyofjjjjblog My friends, The question is: Is it real love? Or just the desire to be special? And I mean by this, the process that ends up in the ownership of exotic animals. Everyone knows of the recent tragedy in Zanesville, Ohio. This event showed everything that is wrong with the trade, breeding, and ownership of exotic animals. It should be obvious that owning that 300 pound tiger, or a 400 pound lion is NOT anything close to having a dog. Dogs have had thousands of years to adapt to, and with, humans, lions haven't! An exotic animal which has been hand-fed doesn't guarantee domesticity, and there is no way of fully knowing how the animal is going to react to unexpected stimuli, especially once now in the care of a non-professional. Exotic animals hate being caged or confined, and close quarters make for an unhappy 'pet.' In choosing an exotic animal for a pet, the motives are frequently unclear. Is it love, or ...