Exotic Animals As Pets In Canada

But many dont make the connection that exotic animals sold in pet shops and online are also wild animals just from other countries.

Exotic animals as pets in canada. This includes local wild animals with the exception of my page on ecological concerns where I am referring to nonlocal animals only. They are often touted as one of the easier exotic pets to maintain as a house pet as they are seen as clean and can be kept in a relatively small enclosure. Finally to conclude according to the Canadian Constitution Act animals are considered property and control of exotic pets is left to provincial legislation.

Its very difficult to come up with a number of exotic pets currently in Canada as many go undocumented and some arent legally considered exotic pets. Read our positions on exotic pets and wild and exotic animals in zoos aquariums and other permanent captivity. The average premium for pet insurance in canada is 29 a month for a cat and 39 a month for a dog.

As pet-keeping continues to grow in popularity exotic pet-keeping does as well. It is illegal to own any exotic animals without a permit. 588652 wild animals are kept as pets.

The unregulated exotic pet trade in Canada When a province fails to regulate the keeping of exotic animals the responsibility to ban or regulate the keeping of exotic wild pets fall with each individual municipality. Alberta toughened its stance on exotic animals in 2000. With 14 million wild animals kept as pets in Canada the reality is that these animals are likely to live nearby.

Most people know that wild animals like grizzly bears and cougars should never be pets. Exotic animals such as tigers lions monkeys marmosets fennec foxes caimans cobras poison arrow dart frogs and many others are illegal to own as pets in BC. Not all exotic animals make good pets please do research when contacting anyone on an animal you want as a pet.

Exotic pet breakdown by province. Some exotic pet owners are very public with their animals. When most canadians think about taking on the responsibility of owning a pet a dog cat budgie goldfish hamster or lizards comes to mind.