Don’t buy exotic animals from the internet, dealers, or pet shops. Animals for the pet trade are taken from their homes in places like Australia, Brazil or Africa. Many of these animals suffer from malnutrition, loneliness and the overwhelming stress of confinement or die because people don’t know how to look after them properly. For every animal who makes it to the store, countless others die along the way. The laws and penalties that exist, hardly dissuade dealers, in the light of money that can be made from smuggling. When trappers take animals from their natural habitats, the animals often change hands several times through intermediaries and exporters, and endure gruelling transport conditions.
Parrots might have their beaks and feet taped and be stuffed into plastic tubes that can be hidden in luggage, and stolen bird and reptile eggs are concealed in special vests so that couriers can bypass x-ray machines at airports. Animals have been found in warehouses in crowded living conditions, poor ventilation and a lack of food, water and basic care. Those who survive, suffer in captivity away from their natural environment. Onekind revealed the growing exotic pet trade in Scotland, and are forcing the government to commit to a complete review of how the industry is regulated. You can support legislation to make owning exotic animals illegal at www.onekind.org.
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