Some exotic pets and their owners make headlines.
The media does a good job of bringing the issue of exotic pet ownership to the public eye by reporting on cases where aggression, human safety risks or poor animal welfare are discovered. Often the events reported on are extreme and even frightening. However reporting these stories may bring about a change in legislation. Below are some cases made public by the media, Click the photos to take you to their respective articles.
Ikea monkey saga raises questions over exotic pet laws Canadian exotic pet legislation called ‘a complete mess’
By Ian Munroe, CBC News Dec 12, 2012
Darwin, the young monkey found wandering in an Ikea parking lot in Toronto, drinks from a baby bottle at his former owner’s home.
Woman mauled to death by tiger in B.C. Interior
CBC News Friday, May 11, 2007
Woman mauled to death by tiger in B.C. Interior
Lion cubs seized from private B.C. zoo zoo owner Kim Carlton must also pay $500 fine after fiancee dies from attack
CBC News September 10, 2010
Kim Carlton, shown speaking with reporters at the front gate of his private zoo in Bridge Lake, B.C., pleaded guilty to violating the province’s alien species regulations