By Karmugilan Panneerselvam
Some people collect stamps, some collect rare items, and there are some whom collect or rather keep exotic animals as pets.
This is now a pandemic, or should I say a trend amongst a certain few. Owning animals as pets has
been tracked back to ancient times and humans were always associated with creatures which walk on fours or fly for that matter.
Owning a cat or a dog is common and not always debatable except maybe the manner in which they are kept. Exotic animals on the other hand are not animals that one should wish to yield to his or her command and keep it locked up as a house hold pet.
The mere thought of taking an animal away from its natural environment and forcing it to live in a man-made enclosure should be heavy crime. The thought of relocating a human child to a country or habitat which he or she is alien to is unthinkable to some. So why treat these exotic animals any differently?
Pet shops in Malaysia are proud to parade their collection of exotic birds to the public while setting
special offers to boost the sales of these animals. Caging an animal which has the ability to fly is already atrocious to some, caging a rare bird is another degree of in-humanness.
Exotic animals include amphibians, reptiles and even some mammals. Pet shops in this country sell
these animals to people who do not have any prior experience to owning an animal from the jungle.
Wild animals are wild for a reason and trying to domesticate them would only have severe repercussions.
School of Communication student Daniel Lim, 23, said “I have a school of 6 piranhas and when I first got them they were tiny and cute. Little did I know that soon raising full grown piranhas would be a very tough job and I would not advise anyone to own them. They are supposed to live in the wild for a reason.
Causing these animals stress by introducing them to a new environment spells danger. There is no
guarantee that these animals would not retaliate and try to be free. Causing imbalance in the ecosystem is a bad move.
Exotic pets owner, Kumaran Karthikeyan, 25 said “I deal with quite a number of animal species. Exotic animals are the most difficult, they are just high maintenance and very unpredictable.”
Exotic animals should stay in the wild exactly how we love staying in our homes.
This is now a pandemic, or should I say a trend amongst a certain few. Owning animals as pets has
been tracked back to ancient times and humans were always associated with creatures which walk on fours or fly for that matter.
Owning a cat or a dog is common and not always debatable except maybe the manner in which they are kept. Exotic animals on the other hand are not animals that one should wish to yield to his or her command and keep it locked up as a house hold pet.
The mere thought of taking an animal away from its natural environment and forcing it to live in a man-made enclosure should be heavy crime. The thought of relocating a human child to a country or habitat which he or she is alien to is unthinkable to some. So why treat these exotic animals any differently?
Pet shops in Malaysia are proud to parade their collection of exotic birds to the public while setting
special offers to boost the sales of these animals. Caging an animal which has the ability to fly is already atrocious to some, caging a rare bird is another degree of in-humanness.
Exotic animals include amphibians, reptiles and even some mammals. Pet shops in this country sell
these animals to people who do not have any prior experience to owning an animal from the jungle.
Wild animals are wild for a reason and trying to domesticate them would only have severe repercussions.
School of Communication student Daniel Lim, 23, said “I have a school of 6 piranhas and when I first got them they were tiny and cute. Little did I know that soon raising full grown piranhas would be a very tough job and I would not advise anyone to own them. They are supposed to live in the wild for a reason.
Causing these animals stress by introducing them to a new environment spells danger. There is no
guarantee that these animals would not retaliate and try to be free. Causing imbalance in the ecosystem is a bad move.
Exotic pets owner, Kumaran Karthikeyan, 25 said “I deal with quite a number of animal species. Exotic animals are the most difficult, they are just high maintenance and very unpredictable.”
Exotic animals should stay in the wild exactly how we love staying in our homes.