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New report: Wild animals as ‘pets’ threaten the environment and public health


Dogs and domestic cats may be the most conventional and numerous companion animals, or ‘pets’, but wild animals, such as snakes and lizards, and even meerkats and monkeys, are increasingly in demand around homes in Europe.

Wild in nature and often unpredictable, these animals are not only potentially dangerous to people, able to inflict severe physical injury, or transmit harmful diseases, but they suffer...


Source: New report: Wild animals as ‘pets’ threaten the environment and public health
Author: Born Free


Date: 2012-10-12

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