Cheetahs require special diets, yet many cheetah owners simply end up feeding them cat food or prime cuts of meat, says Durant, both of which cause health problems. They also require a lot of space. The momentum the fight against the trade has gained must be kept up, says Nick Mitchell of the Wildlife Conservation Society. He and Durant are both part of the Range Wide Conservation Program, which works to protect cheetahs and wild dogs.
Mitchell had just received the results of a new survey in Ethiopia showing that the cheetah population close to the Somali border has thinned. All rights reserved. Send tips, feedback, and story ideas to ngwildlife natgeo.
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Go Further. Animals Climate change is shrinking many Amazonian birds. Animals Wild Cities This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city. They treat them like lab rats. Then they wonder why they dont have cubs. Zoos are not different than prisons ,which are meant to ruin your life , to help promote death from natural causes , sometime sooner.
The living conditions the cheetahs have there are abhorent ,absolutely disgusting. Any animal would think of suicide , except the most petty pet - dogs.
I seldom have read a post from somebody this selfish. In 45 years of observing animals , the best keeper was Javier Bardem in " The counselor ". I certainly didn't say there were no restrictions I wish. This article is about cheetahs, not exotic pets. Learn the difference. One species that doesn't do well in captivity. Not all do poorly, and those that don't can be pets. Your emotion won't stop me from getting exotic pets. This was a great read. It makes people aware that cheetahs are not pets and do not do well outside their natural environment.
And then in the comments you say your glad there are no restrictions where you live to own wild animals. That is is really hypocritical. Wild animals should not be pets, period. Just because your passionate that does not give you a moral right to do as you wish. Your just being selfish, putting your own wants ahead of the animals.
If I misread this whole thing I apologize. But if you really are for exotic pets then shame on you for sure. Not sure why you think you can't own one in the United States. There are two breeders within miles of me with Cubs currently. In Nevada you don't even have to have a permit to get one. Pet ownership is horrifying isn't it? It's one thing to eat an animal, but to feed it and care for it?
That's downright cruel. I have seen cheetahs on a safari in South Africa and they're really beautiful. I don't know if I want them as pets. I could not outrun them. For some reason the height of arroganse part of your response made me chuckle since you responded to someone who named themself after a really tall animal. Puzzles Giraffe-- I'm taken aback by your rudeness.
Nowhere in this article did I state what LEO supports and I didn't expect anyone to be able to identify that photo, I was simply using it as an example of a proper cheetah home my mistake, wrong photo, I will use the right photo.
While this article does NOT promote cheetahs as pets "It is not in the best interest of the species as a whole to keep cheetahs as pets, unfortunately. I promote the keeping of any species that is sustainable as long as the welfare of that animal is adequate. How dare you call what I am passionate about "repulsive" and declare that in order to be a 'good environmental steward' my philosophies need to comply with yours.
That is the height of arrogance, particularly coming from a private zoo with numerous species that are not committed to any breeding programs and will never see the 'wild'. Also coming from a zoo whose founder got a zebra as a Valentine's day present.
You must feel that me and others are not good enough to do the same. I didn't expect to get a nice dose of elitism when I logged in today.
We have noticed you somehow obtained a photo of our nonprofit conservation center by the way, this is NOT a cheetah enclosure. The idea of promoting cheetahs as pets is not only repulsive but completely irresponsible. As someone who loves wildlife, we would think you would want to share our philosophy of promoting good environmental stewardship. Please take our photo down. I own a serval and its great.
Lots of work, but titally worth it. Greats me at the door every day i come home and cuddles on the couch with us. Great article. Tony, what do you mean by "who you know" policy? Let me just say that you have a better chance getting hired at a zoo than buying a cheetah in the U.
Ya right, volunteer at a zoo. Do you know how political zoos are. The San Diego zoo is a prime example of its "who you know" policy. It's game locked over there. You had a good idea about being able to be around cheetahs by volunteering at a zoo but that idea is out.
So the only thing to do is to obtain one even if it is illegal, who cares. I very much wish that there was such a place to go to be around them and interact. Oh, well I'm still not sure if they actually sell cheetahs as pets, I've never heard of such a thing.
They are popular on the black market because they are ridiculously hard to breed, requiring a lot of space. Please let me know if you post any pictures.
Melissa, the friend I am talking about lives in South Africa- I wish I could post a picture of one of her baby cheetahs for you. I am going to visit her at the beginning of December and I will take pictures of her 'farm' and the babies- they are so cute!!
You must have them confused with servals or Savannah cats. Thanks for reading and commenting. A friend of mine has pet cheetahs several and she sells them after they are weaned. She makes a fortune from them! Great hub! Yes well, there is always something wrong about owning wild animals always or exotic, even if most of this is true, every article you read whether it's a wolf dog, or a serval cat, or Cheetah or what wild animal there is always a reason why you can't own them.
Servals arent Cheetah's no one offers any solutions its always a negative for every exotic pet like this, I read a few servals articles same thing.
I do not think that there is harm in owning these animals the right way. What about those thousands of years for pet Cheetahs, were they are uncared for? Yet wild animals arent for everyone that I do agree, people like to humanize animals to much and that is where it becomes dangerious or unhealthy is they expect them to be like there pet retreiver or house cat, even with horses.
Off-track Thoroughbreds there is always discression with owning them in the wrong hands but in the right hands they are wonderful animals. Yet if it is in the right conditions I do not see anything wrong with it, if they were such popular pets all those years ago why is it so different now. I just do not understand people, even with house cats people think that they are all so different but house cats have their ways too, why is it that cats do not have to eat whole prey?
House cats mark their terrotory when they are not fixed, no one calls that wild. Yet cats do it all the time. There are dogs that attack humans no one calls that a wild animal. Animals are so misunderstood in so many ways and there are so many things that are overrated. Excellent Hub but I will think twice before cuddling a cheetah.
I don't think a cheetah could be completely tame; like there'll always be some wild in there. Interesting Hub, but I am one who prefers wild animals to live in the wild. I don't support zoos either.
I do plan on going on an African Flying Safari, to see God's amazing creatures in a natural habitat. I think it would be dangerous to have a cheetah as I have a busy life. Also it would be illegal in my oppinion. But I love cheetahs at the zoo and there my favorite animal. I would not want a cheetah. Conditional nonnative species. Rules and regulations for Conditional species. Nonnative Species Permit Applications and Information. Permittees must meet strict biosecurity and caging requirements.
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