[BrainDeadBuster]

Well, from what I'm reading here I gather we are ALL wrong for contributing to owning wild animals. Guinea pigs were indeed wild animals at one time; just like lizards, birds, trantulas, ect. I think people should be required to obtain some sort of permit or licence to own reptiles, ect. I think it's a little hipocritical to tell others they are wrong for wanting an animal that was not wild caught, if it's not the kind of animal you are used to while you own a guinea pig or whatever. Obviously I don't think dogs and cats fall into this "gray" area. Actually, with the amount of feral cats running around and destroying wild life, killing people's chickens, and destroying property, maybe people SHOULD be required to have some sort of permit for cats too. Just a thought.