"Wild Animals Aren't Pets" vs. "Let People Own Exotic Animals"

In "Wild Animals Aren't Pets," which reason supports the claim that wild animals aren't pets?

• Wild animals are too hard to buy and sell.

• Owning wild animals can be tragic- like the case of Terry Thompson.

• The laws about owning wild animals are too strong.

• All owners of wild animals are irresponsible and cruel.

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What is the claim in the essay "Wild Animals Are Not Pets?"

• Exotic animals make great pets.

• Tigers are the most beautiful animals in the world.

• People should not be allowed to own exotic animals as pets.

• Terry Thompson made a horrible mistake.

What is the claim in the article "Let People Own Exotic Animals?"

• It should be legal to own exotic animals if animal welfare is taken care of.

• Tranquilizer guns don't work very well.

• Terry Thomson wasn't a typical responsible owner.

• A python strangled a 2 year old girl in Florida.

In the article "Let People Own Exotic Animals, which piece of evidence (statistic) supports the reason that dangers from exotic animals are low?

• Only 3.25 people per year are killed by captive exotic animals.

• People can freely choose what kind of car to buy.

• Traffic accidents kill about 125 people per day.

• An exotic animal is very different from an ordinary pet.

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In the essay "Wild Animals Are Not Pets," which example backs up the reason that death rates are not important because these animals are very dangerous?

• Laws against wild animals are not tough enough.

• A 12 foot pet python escaped and strangled a 2 year old girl.

• Some people want a pet tiger.

• Only zoos should own these animals.

The phrase "born in captivity" means...

• That no animals are ever born in the wild.
• That animals in captivity do not have babies. 
• That an animal was not born in the wild. 
• That an animal was born to be a pet. 

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A Tiger is exotic in the United States because...

• Most people do no know what a tiger is.
• It comes from another part of the world.
• It is the only animal that has stripes. 
• It doesn't look like a pet cat. 

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In the essay "Let People Keep Exotic Animals," the claim is that people should be allowed to keep exotic pets. Which of these is NOT a reason from the essay that supports this claim?

• The exotic animals look way cooler than regular animals.

• Most people keep the exotic animals in safe cages and are careful owners.

• Breeding exotic animals is a good backup plan in case they go extinct in the wild.

• Danger from the exotic animals is low.

In the essay "Let People Keep Exotic Animals," what is a statistic used to back up the reason "danger from exotic animals is low?"

• Tigers' claws can be up to 3 inches long.

• Only 3.25 people a year are killed by exotic pets.

• Pythons can easily grow to 12 feet or more.

• Terry Thompson released over 100 animals to rampage across Ohio.

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Who was Terry Thompson?

• A man who rescued exotic animals and donated them to zoos.

• A man who tried to stop people from owning exotic animals.

• The owner of the largest zoo in Ohio.

• An exotic animal owner who tragically released his exotic pets and committed suicide.

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