Wild Big Cats As Pets

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Wild big cats as pets. Different people have different versions of what a pet means to them. Big cat behavior and temperament. List of big cats people keep as pets. In the following article ill try to explain why wild animals really dont make good pets as it applies to exotic cats.

6 states do not ban or regulate keeping big cats as pets. Famously an ocelot was kept as a pet by salvador dali. Though not as large as their wild. Big cats as pets the captive wildlife safety act.

So lets go to the dictionary. A hybrid is a cross between a domestic house cat and certain wild cats. First lets define pet. However since 1990 numerous dangerous incidents involving big cats have occurred in the us including 21 human deaths 246 maulings and 143 wildcat deaths.

Tiger panthera tigris as one of the most recognizable species of big cat relative to other large cats tigers are commonly encountered as zoological specimens performers and private pets. More often than not people who try to keep big cats as pets end up abandoning them killing them intentionally or unintentionally or even being killed by them. Ocelots are a small wild cat from south america although they can be found as far north as texas. They have their origins in africa.

Not many domestic cats are considered large although there are a few on the larger side. Advertisement dont be. Purchasing your big cat. These tragedies underscore that these apex predators are simply not suitable as pets.

35 states ban keeping big cats as pets with varying exemptions requirements and levels of enforcement. Big cats that you can own as house pets domestic cats. 21 states ban all dangerous exotic pets while the rest allow certain species or require permits. While some subspecies are extinct in the wild and others endangered tigers are widespread in captivity within the united states and throughout the world.

The captive wildlife safety act was introduced and passed in the us. Serval is three to four feet long wild cat believed to be the ancestor of both the cheetah and the lion. Serval is one of the most popular exotic wild cat species in the united states. Big cat populations throughout the world are in decline mostly due to human threats.

If owning a big cat still intrigues you you must consider a few factors before meeting with a. Big cats like lions tigers and leopards are threatened by numerous factors including their capture and sale as exotic pets. These tragic events are not limited to the harboring big cats as pets by individuals.