- Joined
- Jan 21, 2022
as someone who has always had an interest in zoology, large predators specifically, I can understand the appeal of an exotic animal for a pet but I cannot follow along with the people who see these animals as status symbols or a way to flaunt their wealth/farming clout online. Whether it be Grizzly man, this guy or a dude from my local dog park who decided to get a Czech wolfhound and later a wolf-hybrid (although to his 'defense', it was a low percentage hybrid), there's something wrong inside these people's heads.Exactly. "But why would you keep a pet if it doesn't care about you?"
Because I like how it looks and I like watching it explore the environment I created for it. Sometimes the animal not caring about you is a plus, not everyone likes taking care of what's essentially a toddler that never grows up. It's really a shame that the exotic animal community is infested top-to-bottom by retards that hoard the animals and treat them like status symbols.
These types of people actually make me mad. "Oh my wobbly ball python is a happy, healthy big chungus despite the brain damage," no it isn't. Put it out of its misery you selfish degenerate. "oh my pitbull is a misunderstood widdle bwaby," why is it mauling someone's chihuahua then?
I do hold a large amount of respect for owners who do right by their alternative pet. I think snakes and tarantulas are hella interesting but I could never keep one as a pet, though I understand the appeal of an alternative pet type. Parrots are rad as shit, too.