exotic pet trade
Rare creature trafficking
The exotic pet trade is the buying and selling of non-domesticated animals as pets—reptiles, tropical birds, primates, big cats, and other wildlife not traditionally kept in homes.
The trade spans legal breeding operations and illegal trafficking that threatens wild populations.
The exotic pet trade has driven some species to the brink of extinction.
Critics cite animal welfare concerns and ecological damage when escaped or released pets become invasive species.
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- parrotsRepeats without comprehension
- reptilesCold-blooded scaly vertebrates
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- eco-crimesillegal logging, poaching, illegal dumping, wildlife trafficking, toxic dumping
- animal crueltyanimal abuse, animal cruelty, dogfighting, neglect, torture
exotic pet tradedog breeding
Planned canine reproduction
livestock industry · puppy mills · cattle ranching · poultry farming
exotic pet tradewildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
wildlife rehabilitation · species preservation · habitat protection · rewilding · species reintroduction
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