Florida Exotic Pet Owners Face New State Rules
It’s good to see that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is taking a sensible approach to the problem with people letting their exotic pets go into the wild. Too often when problems like this arise, the knee-jerk reaction from many government agencies is to ban the animals from being owned at all.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission stated today that they will offer amnesty to anyone who wishes to give up their exotic pets. They will hold a series of events in various cities where people can drop them off without penalty. The animals will then be taken to zoos and wildlife sanctuaries.
Many reptile owners find it very difficult to find homes for large snakes like Burmese pythons. They’re cute when they’re babies but when they get to be 15 feet long, they are too much for most people to care for. So if the owners can’t find a home for them, they let them go.
Because pythons originate from tropical climates, they have adapted very well in the Florida Everglades where they are growing in numbers. Hopefully this will be another positive step towards solving this growing problem.
