12-11-2009, 03:45 PM
(12-11-2009, 03:05 PM)D Wrote: I actually have no problem with people having lions or tigers as pets. The problem isn't that they have these pets, it is that the pets aren't properly cared for... including being chained or kenneled as appropriate. Being ignorant and saying people can't have them AT all is just wrong, dumb, and injust. Limits for safety are ok, but total removal is not.
Come on, D. It's not 'unjust'.
:The problem is, it's being demonstrated over and over that people are simply NOT responsible enough to safely own dangerous animals.
It's not illegal to own lions and tigers, people do it. It's 'regulated' and guess what? The animals still end up being abused in many cases, because the people end up unable to handle the animals - who turn vicious because they are mishandled. The animals often end up having to be put down (or best case scenario - sent to a zoo).
My point is, that even with regulations and special permits required and such, people still get them and it still ends up going badly.