Animal Environmental Enrichment - http://www.2ndchance.info/Enrichment.htm
Boredom is a very common problem in wild animals kept in captivity. Article gives humane methods of relieving boredom in these animals as well as procedures to comply with U.S. Federal requirements. |
Asia Times: Japan's Illegal Immigrants, of the Furred Variety - http://www.atimes.com/japan-econ/AL15Dh01.html
An article about the growing market for exotic pets in Japan and enactment of stricter laws on animal ownership and the pet industry. |
Environmental Health Journal: Wild Thing - http://www.ehj-online.com/archive/2000/jan2001/january1.html
An article by Nick Warburton about the growing popularity of exotic pets in Britain and the increased number of those that are abandoned and found neglected in pet shops. |
Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Pet Store Sweep - http://dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/dnrnews/pressrelease/981124c.html
Twenty-four pet stores charged with selling or offering native and/or endangered reptiles and amphibians for sale |
National Alternative Pet Association - http://www.altpet.net/
Exotic and alternative pet information resource on exotic pet legislation, rescue groups, breeders, and adoption. |
People for Domestic Skunks - http://www.domesticskunks.com/
Dedicated to making domestic skunks legal in the United States. |
Pet Station: Pet Not - http://www.petstation.com/not.html
A listing of the animals not endorsed as being kept as pets. |
Phoenix Exotic Wildlife Association - http://www.phoenixexotics.org/
Dedicated to legal and ethical ownership of exotic animals by private persons, with an emphasis on education and safety. Mailing list for ongoing discussion. |
Realistic Exotic Animal Laws - http://www.catbox.com/real/index.html
A mailing list for the discussion of laws, regulations, and other issues related to the keeping of exotic animals. |
The Exotic Pet Trade - http://www.austinlostpets.com/kidskorner/1September/ExoticPetTrade.htm
The Austin Zoo's advice about exotic pets and the common problems pet owners have with them. |