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ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets?
There has been a recent trend towards keeping non-traditional companion animals, also known as exotic pets. These pets include parrots, reptiles, amphibians and rabbits, as well as small species of rodent such as degus and guinea pigs. Many of these exotic pet species are not domesticated, and often...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5483610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28629177 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani7060047 |
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author | Grant, Rachel A. Montrose, V. Tamara Wills, Alison P. |
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description | There has been a recent trend towards keeping non-traditional companion animals, also known as exotic pets. These pets include parrots, reptiles, amphibians and rabbits, as well as small species of rodent such as degus and guinea pigs. Many of these exotic pet species are not domesticated, and often have special requirements in captivity, which many owners do not have the facilities or knowledge to provide. Keeping animals in settings to which they are poorly adapted is a threat to their welfare. Additionally, owner satisfaction with the animal may be poor due to a misalignment of expectations, which further impacts on welfare, as it may lead to repeated rehoming or neglect. We investigate a range of commonly kept exotic species in terms of their suitability as companion animals from the point of view of animal welfare and owner satisfaction, and make recommendations on the suitability of various species as pets. |
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spelling | pubmed-54836102017-06-28 ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets? Grant, Rachel A. Montrose, V. Tamara Wills, Alison P. Animals (Basel) Communication There has been a recent trend towards keeping non-traditional companion animals, also known as exotic pets. These pets include parrots, reptiles, amphibians and rabbits, as well as small species of rodent such as degus and guinea pigs. Many of these exotic pet species are not domesticated, and often have special requirements in captivity, which many owners do not have the facilities or knowledge to provide. Keeping animals in settings to which they are poorly adapted is a threat to their welfare. Additionally, owner satisfaction with the animal may be poor due to a misalignment of expectations, which further impacts on welfare, as it may lead to repeated rehoming or neglect. We investigate a range of commonly kept exotic species in terms of their suitability as companion animals from the point of view of animal welfare and owner satisfaction, and make recommendations on the suitability of various species as pets. MDPI 2017-06-19 /pmc/articles/PMC5483610/ /pubmed/28629177 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani7060047 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Grant, Rachel A. Montrose, V. Tamara Wills, Alison P. ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets? |
title | ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets? |
title_full | ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets? |
title_fullStr | ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets? |
title_full_unstemmed | ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets? |
title_short | ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets? |
title_sort | exnotic: should we be keeping exotic pets? |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5483610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28629177 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani7060047 |
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