Keeping Exotic Pets - Ethical Issues

A look at the ethics and potential pitfalls of keeping wild animals as pets.

Should non-domestic cats, including the big cats such as lions and tigers, be kept as pets?

Should monkeys be kept as pets? Here are some reasons they do not make good pets.

When exotic pets show up in the wild it is difficult to know whether the animal escaped or was released, but some people seem to think that when their exotic pets get too hard to manage, it is okay to release them to fend for themselves. Here are the reasons that releasing an exotic pet to the wild should never considered an option.

Should giant African land snails be kept as pets at all, given their potenital for ecologic and economic devastation as an invasive species?

If the Humane Society of the United States gets its way, reptiles would be banned fron the pet trade. If you own reptiles, you should read what they are saying.

What do bunnies and chicks have to do with Easter? Should you get your child an Easter bunny for Easter? Should you get them an Easter chick? Find out the answers to these questions and more.

Animal hoarding is a serious issue and people who are animal hoarders are often too scared or embarrassed to ask for help. Read more about animal hoarding here.

Rehoming exotic pets who have been found in the wild or who are no longer being taken care of properly is an increasing concern. Everyone agrees it isn't fair to kill these animals but what do we do with them?

Following the escape of dozens of exotic animals from an Ohio farm there are many thoughts and emotions going through people's minds.