Should people be allowed to have wild or dangerous animals as pets?

Should people be allowed to have chimpanzees, tigers, alligators, boa constrictors, wolves etc as pets? Should having a wild, dangerous, or endangered animal as a pet be outlawed?Should people be allowed to have wild or dangerous animals as pets?Although I am a Libertarian and although I value human rights over animal rights (e.g., widening a road to ease traffic is more important than a single stretch of habitat for a species that is not endangered, such as leaf litter bugs in Woburn, Mass.), and although I am a strong advocate of property rights, I think that unless the owner could come close to replicating the habitat of the wild animal, it would be wrong to possess it. Thus, if Bill Gates wanted to open up a game preserve, fine, but people shouldn't be keeping tigers in garages. Not only because it would endanger the neighbors but because it would endanger the tiger.Should people be allowed to have wild or dangerous animals as pets?
i think that is total bs to keep a tiger without a license and stuff like that butt a snake? really? what can a snake like a boa constrictor possibly do?? now if they are poisoness than that is a whole nother story but cmon people give me a break??

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Should people be allowed to have wild or dangerous animals as pets?I think it should be outlawed. The only exceptions would be licensed rehabbers, and it is unlikely that these people would (or would want to!) have these animals in their homes.



I just heard on the news that a pet chimp in NJ or Connecticut attacked a guest of the owner, and just went on a rampage, and had to be shot by the police. That isn't fair to the chimp, to the guest, or to the police (or taxpayers for that matter!).



There is too much that can go wrong, and it is highly unlikely that the owners would be prepared.Should people be allowed to have wild or dangerous animals as pets?
Yes, having a dangerous or endangered animal should be outlawed. No one should be allowed to have a wild or dangerous animal as a pet. They might get loose and attack someone and really hurt them.Should people be allowed to have wild or dangerous animals as pets?i think it is fine as long as they know what there doing and have secure outdoor enclosures then its fine.Should people be allowed to have wild or dangerous animals as pets?
it should be legal, and the owner should be liable for damages the pet causes. Does living in a free country scare you?Should people be allowed to have wild or dangerous animals as pets?
no animal like that should be kept without proper licensing and habitat enclosures.