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Dangers of Keeping wild animals as pets
Handling wild animals is fraught with risk. In some cases, if an animal is habituated to human contact and has lost all fear of humans, it may be even more dangerous than it would normally be. For many animals, handling can be stressful and cause alarm triggering an escape or defensive reaction which could potentially result in human injury. Unfortunately, many wild animal pet owners seem unaware of the dangers their animals pose. For example, significant numbers of reptile hobbyists either don’t recognize, downplay or ignore concerns about salmo- nella bacteria (carried by virtually all reptiles) and other diseases that can be transmitted by handling. Yet pub- lic health agencies throughout North America have released advisories warning about the dangers posed by the handling of reptiles or surfaces reptiles have touched. Examples of unsafe practices abound. Throughout Canada, big cat pets are often brought to children’s parties or leash walked in public spaces; giant constricting snakes are kept in unsafe conditions in living rooms and basements; monkeys are allowed to roam freely in private residences; and venomous animals, including some of the world’s deadliest snakes, are common. Wild animal pets, including many dangerous species, routinely escape. That’s because they are often housed in poorly constructed cages that incorporate few, if any, of the safety features found in professional zoos. Appropriately strong barriers, double door entry gates, secure containment areas and proper handling equipment are often lacking. In Canada, tigers have jumped out of their cages because fences were too low; ven- omous snakes have pushed out of their small aquari- ums because the covers were not properly affixed; and monkeys have escaped and stayed on the loose for long periods of time because their cages were not properly secured. Over the years, as wild animal pets have grown in popularity, the incidence of human disease has also increased. Diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans are known as zoonotic diseases and they include Campylobacter, E. coli, Streptococcus, Salmonella, Herpes B virus and Monkeypox as well as dozens of others. The only totally reliable way of mitigating the human health and safety risks associated with the keeping of wild animals as pets is to prohibit their keeping.