Should Exotic Animals Be Kept As Pets? Annotated Bibliography

Should Exotic be Kept as Pets?
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Introduction
Exotic animals are becoming increasingly popular as pets in many parts of the world. The animals have not gone through the elaborate domestication process that traditional companion animals such as dogs and cats have. Consequently, meeting their specialized welfare needs in a domestic environment is quite a herculean task. Moreover, the animals are wild and incredibly dangerous by nature, and for that reason, they do not adjust to the captive environment efficiently. Research shows that there have been many incidents where individuals who attempt to keep these animals as pets are attacked and severely injured. In most cases, the individuals succumb to the injuries, and those who survive are forced to deal with an inflicted disability.
Moreover, these animals pose a risk to the health of many people. Some exotic animals such as monkeys are carriers of zoonotic diseases such as herpes B and monkeypox, and these diseases have been proven to be fatal to human beings. Most of the individuals who keep these animals at first appear capable of managing them, but later it turns out to be extremely challenging. When they eventually realize they cannot take care of them, they seek help from institutions such as sanctuaries to relieve them of the now overwhelming responsibility. Conversely, these institutions cannot accommodate unwanted exotic animals. Thus, the individuals abandon them, and some of the animals are doomed to live in deplorable conditions.
Searching for journals, magazines, newspapers, books, and other online sources that explore the topic of keeping of exotic animals as pets has proven to be an effective way of obtaining detailed information on the subject. According to the sources, it is crystal clear that keeping an exotic animal is not a wise decision, as most of these sources do not support the idea. The authors feel that keeping exotic pets is a detrimental act and the necessary authorities should do everything in their power to ensure that no individual is keeping exotic pets. Below is a list of sources that have been employed in the research of the topic above.
Grant, Rachel, et al. "ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets?" Animals, vol. 7, no. 6, 2017, p. 47.
The writers explain how some of the exotic animals kept as pets have proved to be quite difficult to adapt to a domestic environment. They further explain how challenging and dangerous it is to manage these animals as most of them retain a wild demeanor. The animals have special needs in captivity that are beyond the scope of those individuals who have kept them. To that end, the welfare of the exotic pets is put at risk. Also, the pet keepers get frustrated because their unrealistic expectations are not met. The authors go on to review the aptness of a variety of exotic pets based on animal welfare and owner satisfaction. The journal is imperative because it aids individuals to establish which exotic animals are worthy and unworthy to keep as pets.
Henn, C. "Here’s Why Exotic Animals Belong in the Wild, Not As ‘Pets’ in Our Backyards." One Green Planet, July 2017, /animalsandnature/reasons-exotic-animals-do-not-belong-in-our-backyards/. Accessed 27 ...