And, you know, NOT IN A PRIVATE AND INADEQUATE COLLECTION.
Precisely. I mean, god, I have that vague "gee, I'd love to have a big fancy salt-water tank with a pet octopus" child dream that everybody who likes wild animals has. But wild animals =/= pets. Goldfish are pets. Cats are pets. Ocelots and octopi are NOT. They're not happy in private captivity, people. It's just not okay.
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Date: 2011-05-20 11:24 pm (UTC)Precisely. I mean, god, I have that vague "gee, I'd love to have a big fancy salt-water tank with a pet octopus" child dream that everybody who likes wild animals has. But wild animals =/= pets. Goldfish are pets. Cats are pets. Ocelots and octopi are NOT. They're not happy in private captivity, people. It's just not okay.