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Originally Posted by BrainDeadBuster  Guinea pigs were indeed wild animals at one time; just like lizards, birds, trantulas, ect. |
Please compare a wild guinea pig to a pet guinea pig. There are marked differences.
Compare a wild tarantula to a pet one--no difference.
Compare a wild cockatoo to a captive one--no difference.
Compare a wild Ball Python or Red Tailed Boa to pet ones--no difference
Compare a wild iguana to one for sale in a pet store--no difference.
Are you understanding what I'm talking about now?
Domesticated animals all originated from wild animals at one time but they have been so specifically bred and changed that they no longer resemble their wild cousins except in the most rudimentary of ways and do not posses the natural ability to survive in the wild and have no natural environment. Don't you think that maybe we have enough choices of domesticated animal to be pets? Do we really need to continue to abuse wild animals to try to create newer "pets"?
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Originally Posted by BrainDeadBuster I think people should be required to obtain some sort of permit or licence to own reptiles, ect. |
Exactly what I think should be done! Wild animals are not meant to be pets. When peopel own wild animals this is what happens(these are just a few of the stories that happened within the last week):
Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com Boys Find Boa inside Living Room Sofa Feral cat too much for man to handle - NOLA.com Quote:
Originally Posted by BrainDeadBuster 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. |
Maybe instead of a permit to own cats (or dogs) maybe there should be (the easier and more obvious) spay/neuter laws in effect? I think that would make a lot more sense since it's the morons that allow their unaltered animals to reproduce that are causing the problem.