Wild Animals Aren't Pets/Let People Own Exotic Animals

In the editorial (the first text), which detail supports the claim that wild animals aren’t pets?

• Wild animals are too hard to buy and sell.

• Wild animals are dangerous to the public

• The laws about owning wild animals are too strong.

• All owners of wild animals are irresponsible and cruel.

Collectors of wild animals need a license only if

• they keep the animals on their own property.
• they want to give the animals away.
• they exhibit the animals to the public.
• they want to own a rare exotic animal.

What argument does the commentary (the second text) make about exotic animals?

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

• Most exotic animals are in commercial facilities

• Terry Thompson wasn’t a typical responsible owner.

• All exotic animals are born in captivity.

In the commentary (the second text), which detail supports the idea 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.

Which of these phrases is an example of loaded (full of connotation) language?

• Wild animals are not pets.

• in 13 others [states] the laws are lax

• lobbied for years for stronger laws

• then we need to ban kids

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.
• it doesn’t look like a pet cat.

A tiger is exotic in the United States because

• most people do not 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.

If you dictate a plan, you

• require the plan to be followed
• want the plan to fail.
• decide to follow the plan if you have time.
• hope the plan will not work out.

You can regulate

• the color of the sky.
• other people’s thoughts
• how fast a bird flies.
• your own actions

Which of these could be called a menagerie?

• a zoo
• wildlife
• circus with animal acts
• all of the above