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"Humans have been turning wild animals into pets for thousands of years. Pets –
animals kept for companionship, not for food or work – were widespread in
ancient Egypt.
In Australia, First Nations groups favoured dingoes, a naturalised canine
arriving perhaps 5,000 years ago. “Dingo” is derived from din-gu, the Dharug
word for domesticated dog – wild dingoes were known as “warrigal”.
To begin with, early colonial settlers often saw native wildlife as competitors
to livestock. But over time, some began keeping native animals as pets. In the
early 20th century, officials began warning people not to take animals such as
koalas from the wild to become pets. Over the next few decades, state and
territory governments restricted the practice.
A few common native species such as budgies can be kept without a license
regardless of where you live. But having a pet koala is either banned outright
or heavily restricted.
In recent years, states such as South Australia have moved to liberalise native
wildlife ownership laws. Could this be good for threatened species? That
depends. Turning threatened species into pets may keep the species alive – but
unable to survive without us."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
