Exotic Animals

I read in the newspaper yesterday that more and more exotic animals are being stolen from zoos. In 4 years approximately 600 animals were stolen from European zoos. I’m not sure what people do with exotic animals. What is the thrill of having an exotic animal? It doesn’t talk or dance and sing – so why would you want it? Wouldn’t a photo do the trick? How would you house train exotic animals? Would you need an imported litter box? And what type of people would pull of such a heist? Do they hide the parrots under their shirts without anyone noticing? Then when you get your animal home - wouldn’t the neighbors notice a 200lb tortoise in your backyard? So many unanswerable questions.