Dangerous exotic pets: Should they be banned?
- January 11, 2010 1:50 PM |
- By POV
The World Society for the Protection of Animals says the tiger-mauling death of an Ontario man should be a wakeup call for the province.
Police say Norman Buwalda, 66, went into the tiger's cage on his property in Southwold, Ont., 30 kilometres southwest of London, on Sunday afternoon to feed the animal, when the tiger attacked and killed him.
The WSPA says the death was a tragedy that could have been prevented had the province banned the keeping of dangerous exotic pets when it revised its animal protection law earlier this year.
The group says Ontario is the only province that doesn't require a licence to keep dangerous exotic animals, and it's calling on the Ontario government to implement licensing to help prevent future deaths.
The society says about 60 per cent of all Canadian zoos are in Ontario, and it estimates 500 exotic cats are kept as pets in the province.
Melissa Matlow, programs officer for the society, says keeping a tiger on your property should be considered as dangerous as keeping a loaded gun.
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This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' votes.Police say Norman Buwalda, 66, went into the tiger's cage on his property in Southwold, Ont., 30 kilometres southwest of London, on Sunday afternoon to feed the animal, when the tiger attacked and killed him.
The WSPA says the death was a tragedy that could have been prevented had the province banned the keeping of dangerous exotic pets when it revised its animal protection law earlier this year.
The group says Ontario is the only province that doesn't require a licence to keep dangerous exotic animals, and it's calling on the Ontario government to implement licensing to help prevent future deaths.
The society says about 60 per cent of all Canadian zoos are in Ontario, and it estimates 500 exotic cats are kept as pets in the province.
Melissa Matlow, programs officer for the society, says keeping a tiger on your property should be considered as dangerous as keeping a loaded gun.
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