We hate to break it to you, but your small pet is probably miserable. Each year, American households buy tens of millions of small animals — mostly fish, but also gerbils, lizards, birds, snakes, frogs, turtles, and more — to keep as pets. But, at the end of the day, these animals aren’t meant to be in captivity, which brings up the ethical question: Is it cruel to keep these animals?
Read more: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/476655/small-pet-welfare-cruelty-birds-fish-reptiles-rodents
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