Can you have an Ocelot as a household pet?

[Dee]

No no no! You should NEVER have an exotic animal as a household pet, even if it's legal where you live. Exotic animals are forcefully taken away from their mothers as babies to be sold as pets. Often, the mother will be shot and killed for her fur. Not only that, but no matter how capable you are, it is unlikely you will be able to are for a wild animal. You'll not only make its life miserable, but inadvertently advocate the poaching and trade of these creatures. If you truly care about animals, you would never get a wild one as a pet.

p.s. If you really want an ocelot, why not get an ocicat, bengal cat, or a savannah? They're domestic house cats, but are bred to look like their wilder cousins: http://www.google.com/images?q=ocicat&um...80&bih=907

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