Animal Charity Urges People Not to Give Exotic Pets as Gifts During Holiday Season

Over the holiday season, there are usually concerns about animals being bought or adopted as gifts only to be returned in the end. In Germany some of the biggest animal shelters have temporarily banned adopting animals over the festive period. World Animal Protection has the same concern for exotic wild animals (or pets) and is urging people not to give or ask for an exotic animal as a gift. These animals include snakes such as ball pythons, sugar gliders which are from the marsupial family and exotic birds such as parrots. Exotic wild animals are often purchased on impulse without the proper research...