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Should People be Allowed to own Exotic Animals? - Coggle Diagram
Should People be Allowed to own Exotic Animals?
Hook
Have you ever thought of how people get their exotic pets?
Most exotic animals are not particularly interested in people, which makes it hard to provoke them. Human-rearing gets used to and sometimes imprinted on humans, which makes them potentially dangerous.
Frans de Waal
98% of all exotic pets die within the first two years of being kept as pets.
History and Background
Owning exotic pets started as early as 4000 B.C in ancient egypt
In early China during the Song dynasty many people bred fish in order to cause them to look more decorative,
Trading of exotic animals only began in the 15th century when people were able to start sailing across oceans.
During the 20th century the demand for exotic pets boomed, especially in the U.S. Exotic reptiles were the most popular, and still are very popular today
Thesis Statement
Owning exotic animals have both negatives and positives, but the negatives greatly outweigh the positives.
Specialized information
Living in captivity puts the animals mental and physical health at risk
Mortality rate of exotic pets are very high because of the stress experienced during their capture and transportation.
Argument #1 Exotic Animals experience many risks during capture and transportation
Animals get forced into bad and unsafe conditions while being moved from place to place.
Animals are captured in inhumane ways like in snares, traps, or chased from hiding spots, or caught in sticky traps.
It is illegal to capture most exotic animals
Argument #3 Human risks
Many exotic animals carry deadly diseases,
Exotic animals are still wild and attack people
Exotic animals are unpredictable and cant be trusted
Argument #2 Taking an exotic animal has an effect on more than just that animal
Removing exotic animals from their original ecosystem causes the animals to not be able to flourish
Many animals are bred to be more attractive which cause the kids to have disabilities and not be able to live well
Exotic animals released into the wild can wreak havoc on the ecosystem.