When wild animals escape: could the exotic pet trade be our downfall? | Human Animal

When wild animals escape: could the exotic pet trade be our downfall? | Human Animal
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Exotic pet ownership in the UK has grown 60% since 2000, according to the wildlife charity Born Free. But escaped wild animals are also a growing concern for their potential to spread disease, and the impact an invasive species might have on nature. The Guardian visits BeastWatch, an organisation of volunteers that specialises in the safe retrieval of exotic pets, and Bristol Zoo to see how wild animals are kept in captivity and ask if new laws can address some of the issues

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  1. The government of Qatar should stop inciting hatred and contempt for homosexuals. It is not enough to allow the rainbow flag to be raised in stadiums. Rather, they should abolish the prison sentence for homosexuals. If the authorities do not respond, FIFA must transfer the competition to Britain, where all the infrastructure is ready and respect the rights of homosexuals and transgender people.

  2. I've been trying to get one of them pet monkey orangutangs for ages after watching that Clint Eastwood movie. Can't get them anywhere. Any idea who sells them??

  3. Our downfall is growing antibiotic resistance due to factory farming (poor conditions = disease, plus antibiotics speed up growth = profits). Pandemics will keep coming, also in large part due to factory farming but they are nothing compared to losing things like penicillin.

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