Update: Unfortunately this bill failed in committee.
Bill Description: These exotic animals, by their very nature, can exhibit unpredictable and aggressive behavior and cannot be tamed. There are numerous reported incidents of their escapes and attacks on people and other animals. Many of these incidents tragically involve children. At Born Free USA, we have compiled databases of thousands of such incidents involving exotic animals.
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Compounding the risk to the public, many exotic animals are carriers of diseases, such as herpes B, salmonellosis, monkeypox, and rabies, which are communicable – and can be fatal – to humans. Further, the conditions in which privately-owned exotic animals are kept also raise serious animal welfare concerns.