The NH state exhibitor permit requires that one have 2, hours of paid experience with a licensed exhibitor to qualify. Exhibitors must not allow direct contact of the felines with the public. Bobcat hunting and trapping has been illegal in New Hampshire since The Fish and Game Department attempted to open up bobcat hunting again in , but withdrew the proposed administrative rule due to all the opposition raised by conservation and animal protection organizations.
Box , Trenton, NJ Does not issue permits for potentially dangerous species All felids for pet or hobby purposes. Possession of potentially dangerous species must be for scientific holding, animal exhibitor, zoological holding or animal dealer.
Application asks for education and background information, demonstration of a working knowledge of the species, the stated purpose and intent, description of housing and caging plans.
An Endangered species possession permits will not be issued for the purpose of breeding by amateurs. A scientific institution, zoological society or similar organization must sponsor the possession of any endangered species. Savannah cats are legal. In , New Mexico passed new importation rules. Issues zoo, Class A Parks, and scientific study permits. An additional Class A Parks License is required if facility is over acres. Has caging and record requirements.
New Mexico regulators have just adopted new rules that will prohibit trapping or snaring cougars for sport.
Bobcats are protected furbearers in New Mexico with an established season for hunting and trapping from November 1 to March New York Category: B. New York bans the breeding, purchase or sale of wild felines other than hybrids that are at least four generations removed and registered by CFA or TICA for pets. All existing owners had to register their felines by June 30, and apply for a license. Exempt are AZA zoos, USDA exhibitors, research facilities, licensed vets, incorporated humane societies, shelters, SPCA, colleges and universities, wildlife rehabilitators, those transporting an animal to an exempted place, wildlife sanctuary, and those traveling through in less than 10 days.
Lions require a Dangerous Wildlife License, which is only issued for science, education or exhibition. Native species such as bobcats and cougars may not be kept as pets. Bobcats can be imported for other purposes without a permit, but require a Fur Breeder License to possess or breed.
Cougars are considered an endangered species and require an Endangered Species License. In , New York passed legislation which required the department to create lists of prohibited non native species, species that require a permit and legal species. It also passed a ban on releasing exotic animals. It is legal to hunt bobcats. North Carolina does not have a general statewide law on regulating the ownership of or possession of exotic or dangerous animals.
However, every county in the state sets its own ordinances dealing with exotic animal rules. That means it sets rules about what kinds of animals you can own as pets.
Requires Wildlife Captivity License for native cougars and bobcats, which is only issued to bona fide publicly supported zoos and educational or scientific research institutions. For private possession of cougars, the state requires natural habitats of rather grandiose proportions: minimum one-acre enclosure, foot fences with degree recurve, pool, den, vegetation and landscaping, property must be owned by applicant.
Zoos or Scientific Research facilities are allowed to keep cougars in concrete and chain link cages. Natural habitats are not required for bobcats like they are for cougars, but the state has minimum cage size requirements.
Must apply for Import Permit if native feline is being brought into state from outside the state. But that is not a requirement to purchase in-state, though NC does not issue permits for pet purposes. Dept Bismarck, ND Regulates private ownership of nontraditional livestock, i. Bobcats and lynx are category 3 animals native to the state all other felines are Category 4.
Inherently dangerous Before any class 3 or 4 animals can be imported into the state, an importation permit must be issued.
Nontraditional livestock permitees must keep records of sales, purchases, escapes, captures, diseases or animal transfers or births. Record keeping must be available for inspection. Servals and savannah cats are legal.
Bobcat hunting is allowed for residents only and in specific areas of the state. Requires a permit to posses the native endangered species, bobcat. Permits issued for zoological, breeding, scientific and educational purposes. Must have permit before the bobcat can be imported into the state. On June 5th, a law passed that banned the private possession of dangerous wild animals, including most exotic cats. Those who have the animals must register them but cannot buy or breed more.
The only exemptions for breeding are AZA accredited zoos and ZAA for now, but that needs to change and sanctuaries that are accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries can continue to rescue wild animals. Bobcat hunting is illegal. In there was a proposal to allow hunting of bobcats, but the Ohio Wildlife Council decided to indefinitely postpone the proposal. Savannah cats are legal to own. Oklahoma Category: L. The state issues noncommercial wildlife breeders permits and commercial wildlife breeders permits.
However, exotic felines are exempt from the noncommercial wildlife breeders, commercial wildlife breeders, and import permits. Native bears or cats with an adult weight that exceeds 50 pounds black bear and cougar may only be kept under a commercial breeders permit as they are banned as pets. Importation into the state of bobcats or cougars requires an Import Permit. Cage construction and inspection is required before bobcat or cougar permit is issued.
Requires that permitee follow the general care guidelines of the AWA. Owning servals and savannah cats is legal in Oklahoma as is bobcat hunting. Prohibits the keeping of wild and exotic animals that include: Any member of the family Felidae not indigenous to Oregon, except the species Felis catus domestic cat.
It is the policy of the state to protect the public against health and safety risks that exotic animals pose to the community, ensure the health, welfare and safety of exotic animals and ensure the security of facilities in which exotic animals are kept, so as to avoid undue physical or financial risk to the public. A permit is required for keeping and breeding exotic animals. A person may not keep an exotic animal in the state unless the person possesses a valid State Department of Agriculture permit for that animal issued prior to January 1, , or issued as provided in ORS A person keeping an exotic animal in the state may not breed that animal; a person may not keep an exotic animal in the state for more than 30 days after the expiration, revocation or suspension of a permit; a person may breed a small exotic feline if the person: is exempt from the requirements for a permit under ORS Neither bobcat nor lynx can be bartered, sold or purchased in the state of Oregon.
Oregon Dept. Is is legal to own a savannah cat but not a serval. PA Game Commission has caging, housing, bill of sale, sanitation and general requirements to be met to qualify for permit.
State game protector inspects facilities prior to permit approval. Exotic Wildlife Possession Permit requires inspection by game protector prior to receiving animal.
Exotic Wildlife Permit allows the importation and possession of wildlife, but a separate permit must be applied for each animal. New regulation passed in April requires a two year experience requirement for each for each canid or felid species permit applied for.
Native bobcats may not be kept or sold as pets, but may be kept or imported by licensed propagators. Exempt are nationally recognized circuses that submit list of acts and dates, public zoological gardens that receive government grant, and AZA zoos.
Savannah cats and bobcat hunting are legal. Rhode Island Category: L. Room Providence, RI Department of Environmental Management. Must obtain a permit from the RI Department of Environmental Management, Division of Agriculture to import, possess or receive any native wildlife or hybrid thereof.
Breeding must be approved by the Department. Savannah cats require permits. There is no open hunting or trapping season for bobcats. It is illegal to possess the carcass of a bobcat and road-kills should be reported to the Division of Fish and Wildlife. Section Prohibition on sale of wild carnivores as pets states that no carnivores, which normally are not domesticated, may be sold as a pet in this state.
Dangerous animals are not permitted beyond premises unless safely restrained. Further, those possessing dangerous animals must maintain them in a controlled and confined manner.
Dangerous animal is not defined only on the basis of species. No person may possess with the intent to sell, offer for sale, breed, or buy, or attempt to buy, a known dangerous animal; however, this subsection does not apply to a person who is licensed to possess and breed an animal under the classifications specified and regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture under the Animal Welfare Act as codified in Title 7 of the United States Code.
It is illegal to sell, possess or import wild felines except for scientific or exhibition purposes. Nuisance bobcats can also be taken year- round with a Depredation Permit.
Must apply for annual Captive Non-Domestic Animal permit. Facility must be built and approved before issuing permit. State issues Import permit and it may be granted by telephone. Applicants must be non-profit exhibitors. Bobcats and Canada lynx are considered fur-bearing animals, and while the state allows the keeping of some furbearers as pets, it does not permit bobcat and lynx as pets.
Bobcat hunting is legal in some areas of the state. Class I felines inherently dangerous are lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, and cougars and may only be possessed by zoos, circuses and commercial propagators.
Test is on handling, habits, health care and housing. Have caging, sanitation, and housing standards. Cages must be inspected by TWRA before animals will be permitted. One acre is required for personal possession or 3 acres for commercial propagators. Felines under 25 pounds and between 8 weeks and 3 months are allowed public contact for one hour every 8 hours. Bobcats are considered a native species and require a class II native permit. Nature centers may have bobcats for educational purposes.
Import permit is required before bringing bobcats into the state. All other felines, bobcat hybrids, and domestic hybrids fall under Class III, which does not require a permit. Nature centers, rehabilitation centers, and educational exhibits are prohibited from possessing Class III felines other than bona fide zoos. Bobcats are hunted and trapped. Many counties have chosen to ban rather then fund a county registration requirement. This is an irresponsible way to manage a state wide problem.
There are more tigers in Texas than there are left in the wild. The state needs much tougher legislation to prevent the breeding, selling and often the shooting of exotic cats in canned hunts. Servals and savannah cats are legal with permits. Bobcat hunting is legal any time of the year. Issues permits for educational and scientific use of wild felines. Applicant must be university, government agency, non-profit institution, or persons involved in wildlife research.
Donithan said this cougar was relatively lucky because her owners, who live in the Bronx, recognized that a wild cat is not fit to live in an apartment and surrendered her. Bronx Zoo director Jim Breheny said the exotic pet trade makes no contribution to the conservation of endangered species.
New York has seen other notable cases involving dangerous animals in private residences, including Ming, a pound tiger that was removed from a Harlem apartment in Install lighting or motion-sensor lighting in dark areas around the home to deter cougars and other wildlife. Protecting pets Cougars pose only a small risk to pets, but those risks can be minimized with some common sense and preventative measures: Keep cats indoors and always supervise small pets when outside, especially from dusk to dawn.
Be aware that cougars can jump 18 feet, so most fences will not protect unsupervised pets outside. Keep small pets such as rabbits or guinea pigs inside or in a secure enclosure that is covered on top. Minimize brush and cover in your yard that can provide hiding places for cougars. Walk your dog on a leash 6 feet long or less.
Protecting livestock While some livestock growers lose an occasional animal to cougars, the numbers are quite small. Still, there are measures that you can take to reduce this risk: Keep livestock in pastures away from ambush cover such as shrubs. Synchronize the birth of calves and lambs with native prey deer and elk births. Fence in your livestock to keep them contained. Keep small livestock such as chickens in secure enclosures that are covered on top, making sure that these enclosures are also secured against intrusions from wildlife like raccoons that might attract cougars.
Consider using a guard animal especially for larger properties. Donkeys, llamas, and certain breeds of dogs have been known to successfully guard livestock. If you truly love this species, then give it the respect and love it deserves. This magnificent creature is a ferocious predator. Nature intended it to be in the wild. These people who have mountain lions as pets are wonderful with a heart of gold, but there is the possibility of it ripping out your throat.
I'm writing a story about a young girl who befriends a giant mountain lion. I'm so jealous of her. It would be fun to interact with a mountain lion, but I realize that I could never own one because I just don't have the resources and time to invest in it.
This is a good read, I know how this is first hand, my aunt has had several big cats and me fascinated by them have spent a lot of time out there growing up to watch them and see how they act. They currently have a female couger and it is an amazing animal.
I have seen when them feed her and I have seen them play with her. She didn't sleep inside the house with them but she did have a barn with a gate that she could go in and out when she wanted to. I have not been inside with her and not sure if I would, for the reason is that I wasn't around when they got her and I wasn't around when she was growing up. I didn't start going out there into she was around 2 years of age. I can around ways put you in touch with her and she could answer about anything that you would ever want to know about big cats.
Moving on, I feel that it is okay to own a wild animals for several reasons. Based on the history of humans and animals interactions, all animals that humans have domesticated have been wild at some time. The dog wasn't born like it is now and we didn't just wake up one day and we have dogs that helped us.
We have had to change them over time to live with us. Everyone would say that a wolf is a wild animals, okay I can see that. But where did a dog come from? Let me help you, it came from the wolf and over years of selected breeding we have changed the wolf to the dogs that we know now.
It's the same has house cats, at some point a wild cat was brought in as a pet and was domesticated to be a pet. So in turn every single animal was taken from the wild and turned into the Pets we know now. Now does this apply to big cats, in time maybe we could do it to them as well, as of right now they are wild and we are taking them as pets.
Time will only tell. I think that having an animal like this and taking care of it is fine, as long as the pet is treated with respect and understanding. I don't believe that you should take the claws out of this animal, unless you are going to make sure that it will never need to use them. Wild animals are wild and we as humans have always taken them in and changed them to fit us.
Should we do that is another question all together. But with big cats dying all the time, this might be the only way to keep them from going extinct.
I love animals and we need to protect them and stop the endless killing for them. Nature is so amazing and we should protect it.
If that means taken them in as pets then so be it. U should never touch a cats claws!! A dead cat in the wild is better than it rotting in your living room its entire life. Where it can maul you. What insane hole do you have in your soul that you feel the need to fill with a wild animal, that has no place in your home?
It's a beautiful cat but I am not one that would take one in. I don't think I have what is needed to care for one properly. Although I did have a 5" boa constrictor and a pair of rats. Not at the same time. I agree with you, mostly. I do think that big cats are cool and can be kept as pets, but if I were to get a big cat I would have it declawed if not for the simple fact that there would be less of a chance of it hunting me.
But I do see your point. If you are prepared to respect it and really accept it as a part of your family then you would never consider de clawing or amputating. They are dangerous anyway with a jaw like that. I love the head rub gesture from cats. You probably know that is their way of accepting YOU as family and they would never have you amputated. Also not meaning to be so picky but I would consider changing the word "Own". You never really "own" any creature just as no other creature "owns" you.
You are your own person right? They are emotionally intelligent and extremely sensitive almost magically in ways that we do not even know exist. Very nicely done! I'm researching exotic pet ownership as well for me, it's either a bobcat or lynx and that's how I came here. A lot of people have a hard time with exotic pet ownership because they say that "wild animals should be wild" but the fact is that that's not working out that well for some of them tigers and poaching, for instance.
If I might make a suggestion: If moving is a possibility for you, I'd suggest Florida. For the time being at least animal rights activists are getting into politics, so I can't speak for the future , their laws are great about permitting ownership and ensuring that owners know enough about their breed and can care for them.
I know some states out west are exotic friendly too Wyoming I believe, and Nevada to name a few , though I'm not as familiar with their laws as I am with Florida.
As far as declawing goes I used to be stoutly against it. And, I still am with domestics because I just don't think it can be justified. A friend of mine who keeps exotics raised an important point that made me reconsider it for bigger cats, though. I still don't like it, but we both know what happens if some moron fails to obey your warnings and comes in like they are the cat whisperer If they are declawed It still turns my stomach a bit, but I understand.
Very well written and good luck! I hope eventually you have a four-legged, furry, forty pound feline family member! I had a cougar for fifteen years it was raised with my four children i have had all kinds of exotic pets snakes aligators bobcats skunks my cougar was by far the best pet i ever had it would sleep with my kids every night they would fight over who's turn it was to sleep with him he had his claws and free range of the house the kids would take him out in the yard and play with him i trusted him with are lives and he never maid me regret it he was raised with three bulldogs i think he thought he was a bull dog we loved and miss him.
My passion is find a cougar cub and raise it, I understand the risks, costs and responsibilities of owning a large cat.. I'm continuing to read and research the subject I was very confused when you keep saying that the first digit is removed during de-clawing , that would be equivalent to removal of the thumb.
I believe the words you are looking for is distal phalanx of each digit. That said I fully support ownership of big cats by those who have the means to provide an appropriate environment.
Good luck. FYI Cougars may be similar weight to a human but they have many X the strength. Its an animal that can leap to a ledge 18ft in the air and can leap forward up to 38 ft. Imagine how strong you would have to be to do it? They kill man size animals with a bite to the back of the neck separating the neck vertebra and penetrating the spinal column. Wild felines can fiercely poss. Accidentally stepping on a big cats tail or foot can earn retaliation vs domestic animals wimper or run away.
People are making a mistake declawing any big cat as it results in lifelong pain, more aggression and more use of the jaws. It gives the owner a more irritable cat.
If you like aggressive big cats declaw them. Just bc. They can kill animals bigger and tougher than any man. Go on u tube and enter mountain "lion kills" you can watch vids. A person needs a continual supply of meat and vitamin supplements to keep a cougar healthy. Wild felines need but rarely get the special care they need from private owners. They live long lives 16 to in some cases 30 years in captivity under proper care. Cougars bred in captivity cannot go back to the wild.
If the honeymoon is over and it does not work out usually something tragic happens to the animal. They do spray, can't be litter trained and cannot be in a home unsupervised as they will knock over your stuff.
You won't likely find any breeders advert. People who have big cats have to probe the cats mood before entering their enclosure. It does no good to ask "Can I come in. He now calls his Lions over to him and feels their mood if they are having a good day. I know I've had house cats that would have put me in the ER or a pine box if they were bigger just bc I was petting them on a day they didn't want to be messed with.
I really think wild animals should be in the wild. But when they are taken from people that can't handle them and they can't be put in the wild it's okay. It depends on the situation. In the videos I see a cougar that really adores his owner.
Lady Lorelei: Some species are disappearing in the wild that would otherwise be bred in captivity, thereby decreasing their chances of becoming extinct in the wild. This is something that has happened with small wildcat species in the past, and the results are generally tragic. Territories are being eaten alive by various factors, and conservation requires that we allow room for private efforts to maintain these species. I think exotic pets are best left in the wild but then of course one also has to consider that with their territory being increasingly taken up some animals may be better off in an appropriate home setting.
These laws are encroaching, and it's sad, since private owners do quite a bit in terms of conservation efforts. I haven't heard of any cougars here in Central Indiana, but of course I'm right in the heart of Indianapolis! We have a lot of cougars here in Southern Indiana.
As a matter of fact, the mascots of the 2 local High Schools are the Panthers and the Cougars! Lovely videos. Lovely site! After learning that cougars are similar to "small" cats and not to lions or the true panthers I have been browsing the net on info about them.
Carry on people and cats :. I love your lens. I have raised cougars for over 20 years. These are cougars that came from breaders who could no longer continue raising them. Cougars are like people they have different personalities and moods. They can be loving and some in the next moment revert to their wild instincts. You need to read them indepentently react accordingly. Cougher are and have always been the love of my life.
Of course it is a matter of discussion where "happy" begins.
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