Exotic Pets
Imagine a
bald eagle flying around your home, with its 7-foot wingspan and freedom
blazing from every feather. Now imagine that same freedom bird ripping your
face off because he’s just a little hungry and he has been having a bad day. As
a kid, I always wanted a panther, with sleek jet-black fur, and bright golden
eyes. I’d ride him all over the place, go to the mall and watch everyone quiver
in his or her boots over my majestic creature on his leash. As cool as it would
be to have a panther or a bald eagle as a pet, they’re still wild and they will
kill you if they need to, plus they’re extremely expensive. The most exotic
animal that is semi-possible to obtain is probably a chimp or monkey. Even
then, so much time and money would be consumed trying to keep said pet.
So why do
these rare pets take up so many resources? First reason is just the rarity and
the difficultly of catching some wild animals. Some prices for exotic animals,
such as a macaw, can cost almost ten thousand dollars. A chimpanzee can cost more that sixty
thousand dollars. That’s right, these animals cost more than a brand new car.
These prices will become even higher as their habitats are being destroyed and
their friends being caged to be sent to other owners. The government and other
associations won’t let just anyone have these extremely dangerous pets, for
good reasons. Hours upon hours of training are needed to learn about these
exotic animals to finally get the approval to obtain a pet you desire.
You can’t
just put some rare exotic animal in a kennel and fed it hamster food. Depending
on the pet you have, some people have to build special enclosures for their
pets costing thousands of dollars. Animals eat a lot as well, we know that,
your dog can scarf down a steak in about 10 seconds. Food is expensive and
feeding your exotic animal its “rare” diet could cost you as much, if not a lot
more, than feeding a kid.
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