Wildlife and exotic animal issues such as hunting, habitat loss, and abusive ownership impact the lives of millions of sentient beings each year. To learn more about wildlife and exotic animal issues and the many ways you can improve the lives of these deserving creatures, please click on the links under Related Articles on the left.

Wildlife and Exotic Animals Feature Article

Exotic Pet Ownership

Many exotic animals carry zoonotic diseases—diseases that can transfer from one species to another. Rabies is one example many of us are familiar with since our companion cats and dogs can contract rabies from rabid wildlife and transfer that to us. However, vaccines now protect our companion animals from diseases such as rabies. Monkeypox, herpes B virus, psittacosis, Exotic Newcastle Disease, hepatitis, tuberculosis, and measles are just a few other zoonotic diseases, some of which can be transferred from nonhuman animals to humans and back again.

Owning an exotic pet can be hazardous to your health and to the health of the exotic pet as well...

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