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> Look at any wild animal, do they want to be owned, do they want to be put on a leash? Numerous wild animals can be held as pets, without going through domest
by fiedzia 3y ago
> Look at any wild animal, do they want to be owned, do they want to be put on a leash?
Numerous wild animals can be held as pets, without going through domestication, so apparently they do. If you feed them, they may have no reason to mind the leash, life is hard in the wild.
- proc0 3y agoI think we would need to make a distinction between holding a wild animal in captivity temporarily and owning one as a pet or as an exhibition at the zoo. When people help wild animals that is of course good for them, and it helps preserve wild life. Having them as pets on the other hand is a different matter, and I would be very skeptical even if the animal seems happy because ultimately it would not know or have awareness of what is really going on. That said, it's a complicated issue, so it's not like I'm saying no one should own pets.