Will Travers : Exotic animals must not be exploited as `` pets '' or backyard oddities . In Texas , the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary provides permanent , safe , naturalistic and free-range accommodations for more than 500 macaques , vervets and baboons , many of whom have been rescued from captive lives of stress , deprivation and danger -- danger to both the monkeys and to their `` owners . '' The only way to stop this is by educating people about the dangers of animal abuse and how it can lead to a life long addiction, which in turn leads to more suffering for other living things Ohio slaughter of 48 wild animals , including 18 tigers and 17 lions , is appalling . Ohio has a record of violent encounters between animals and people , he says . `` Owning '' exotic animals inexcusable , he says , and also puts human lives at risk .
Will Travers : Exotic animals must not be exploited as `` pets '' or backyard oddities . The only way to stop this is by educating people about the dangers of animal abuse and how it can lead to a life long addiction, which in turn leads to more suffering for other living things Ohio slaughter of 48 wild animals , including 18 tigers and 17 lions , is appalling . Ohio has a record of violent encounters between animals and people , he says . `` Owning '' exotic animals inexcusable , he says , and also puts human lives at risk .