And for obvious reasons, almost half the states in the US have laws that prohibit residents from owning certain species of venomous reptiles. Since , you cannot sell or own turtles with shells measuring less than four inches.
The US banned small turtles due to the spread of salmonella. On the other hand, some states have almost no restrictions on exotic pets. In Alabama, Wisconsin, Nevada, North Carolina, and South Carolina, residents can own almost anything, including bears, tigers, and lions.
And surprisingly, California allows some species that other states prohibit. In California, you can own almost any variety of hybrid cats. However, if someone notifies the department about your ferret, someone could come and take it away. Besides confiscation, you face the following penalties for possessing a ferret :.
Criminal prosecution is extremely rare. However, fines and confiscation are expensive. In some cases, you also need to pay for the rehabilitation of the ferret so the state can release it or send it to a different facility.
Despite the ban, there is potentially a way to own some of these pets. The Department of Fish and Wildlife can issue a permit for certain species on a case-by-case basis. The permits are primarily for animal handlers, research facilities, trainers, and shelters. The state may also grant special permits to zoos and aquariums to breed restricted species. California bans ferrets and many other exotic pets, but still allows a few.
So if you want something other than a dog or cat, the following options are still okay in the state:. Some of the most surprising entries include the miniature farm animals. You can own pygmy goats and miniature horses.
Wolfdogs are another example of an exotic pet that is prohibited in many states and allowed in California. Wolfdogs are hybrid dogs with wolf ancestry. In California, you can own a wolfdog rated F3 or less. An F3 wolfdog has at least one grandparent that was a wolf. They are very social, playful, affectionate, curious and oftentimes a bit mischievous. About the most harm a ferret could do is bite, but their bites are no worse or more frequent than those of a cat.
Other common pets are much more dangerous, but the state has not seen fit to ban them. Cats can transmit bacterial infections cat scratch fever and toxoplasmosis, a particular threat to fetuses in pregnant women.
There are roughly 4. It generated about 10, signatures, but the shoestring campaign budget was not enough to get the issue before voters. Four out of five city council members, all who had endorsements of the Sierra Club shot us down. It has to do with global warming.
The pet industry consumes a lot of meat. Meat production is a contributor to climate change. Thus began a discussion of the carbon footprint of pet ferrets. It only takes a brief web search to find their opposition:. Our ferrets are domestic. There is nothing to dispute that. Domestic ferrets are legal per our state constitution. PROPERTY [ — ] There may be ownership of all inanimate things which are capable of appropriation or of manual delivery; of all domestic animals ; of all obligations; of such products of labor or skill as the composition of an author, the good will of a business, trade marks and signs, and of rights created or granted by statute.
Wild Animal… which is not normally domesticated in this state as determined by the commission. However, ferrets never got any sort of hearing. Instead of discussing the issue of ferrets being domestic and harmless, ferret advocates need to stress that we have a right to the domestic pet of our choice. That is the twisted logic of certain extremists who have way too much clout over our lives and our pet family.
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