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Captive breeding is also horrible and the increased demand just means the wild caught animals will have to be "laundered" through the supply chain.

Do not make excuses for them, the exotic trade for animals and plants is terrible for the planet.

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Did anyone else also read it as "Erotic" pet owners and do a double take because it fits in with the rest of the line?

I dont understand how people think highly intelligent birds are happy loving in a house

I wonder what they're counting as "exotic" here. There's a huge range, imho. I mean obviously they've got a picture of a macaw, but are they including things like leopard geckos? There's a huge difference between a leopard gecko, a macaw, and say, a tiger.

Most probably don't consider it. Not really fully with it.