exotic pet trade

The exotic animals industry has led to some very large problems facing our world today. Many people love the idea of having something unique as a pet whether it is a snake or a big cat. The problem with many of these animals is that often people do not know what they are getting themselves into. A Biremes Python may start off as only a few inches long but within a few years they can grow long enough of kill an alligator. It may seem like a great idea to keep a cute little baby raccoon or tiger as a pet but before you know it they grow big and become aggressive. The exotic animal trade is a large supporter of the animal black market, the illegal trade of animals and there parts, it is second only to drugs in the amount of money made in a given year. Many exotic pets are trap in the wide and smuggled through horrific means to arrive at a home were often the conditions are not much better. Many of these animals are endangered and those that are not will pose great threat to endangered ecosystems if they manage to escape or are released.