5 reasons why you shouldn't adopt wild animals as if they were pets

    5 reasons why you shouldn't adopt wild animals as if they were pets

    Who among you has never happened, during a walk in a wood or in a city park, to come across a small bird fallen from the nest or a wounded animal? The first instinct is to get closer to see what the conditions of the unfortunate creature are and often the desire to help him turns into the desire to take him home with us. I know it sounds cruel but this is not the right thing to do.



    He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him

    Who among you has never happened, during a walk in a wood or in a city park, to come across a small bird fallen from the nest or a wounded animal? The first instinct is to get closer to see what the conditions of the unfortunate creature are and often the desire to help him turns into the desire to take him home with us. I know it sounds cruel but this is not the right thing to do.



    What we can really do in full respect of nature is to contact the nearest center for the recovery and rehabilitation of wildlife and report the incident.

    How many times have we heard of people who they tried to keep wild animals in captivity hoping that they would become servants and then have to get rid of them, in the most fortunate cases, due to the evident attitudes of impatience shown?

    - wild animals they are not domestic, like dogs and cats, and should be treated as such with full respect for their biological needs.

    So here are five good reasons not to adopt a wild animal.

    1. Detention is illegal
    The keeping of wild animals is illegal. This applies to baby crocodiles, as well as to the many species of monkeys that are victims of the illegal trade, but also to a small robin, a hare or a wall lizard.

    2. It is not possible to tame a wild animal
    The process of domestication of an animal species takes centuries. Dogs and cats lived alongside humans for thousands of years before becoming domesticated. Our love for them is not enough for this process to take place.

    3. Wild animals are often carriers of numerous diseases
    Did you know that many wild animals like the volpi, badgers, skunks can be healthy carriers of anger and show no symptoms? Hundreds of people contract it every year salmonellosis from wild reptiles and amphibians they come into contact with. So before bringing a wild animal into your home, think about it: you will avoid exposing yourself and your family to possible infections.



    4. They won't always be puppies
    All baby animals are irresistible: clumsy, disproportionate and super sweet. But they will not stay like this forever and in a few months their natural instinct and the desire to return to freedom will grow in addition to their size. They can bite, scratch, destroy furniture and much more. Generally when this happens most people get rid of it in a hurry, setting the animal free. Unfortunately, their fate is sealed: life in captivity prevented him from developing his natural hunting instinct and to the defense and it is unlikely that once they are back in freedom they will be able to survive.

    5. Often they don't need our help
    Many animals we may encounter may seem abandoned to us but often this may not be the case. Lot of rodents for example, during the day they keep a good distance from their young or from the den in order not to attract the attention of predators to them. The little ones, therefore, are left alone for most of the time. It may sound cruel but this is the law of nature and it is what it takes to teach puppies to be in the world.



    If we really want to help nature, we learn to respect it and if we find an injured animal we contact the nearest recovery and rehabilitation center without hesitation. They will certainly know what to do.

    Lorenzo DeRitis

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