Owls As Pets
One cannot stress any less on the fact that owls are wild birds of prey. They have sharp beaks and flesh-tearing talons to complement their cute, cuddly, feathery looks. They are armed with the weapon of stealth and can pounce and kill any victim, before the victim even knows that it has been spotted. Owls eat all sorts of small mammals and will have no compunction going after your latest pet addition either, if you let it wander out, unattended. These birds require large areas to fly in and have fairly large wing spans too. They are the masters of the art of noiselessly pouncing on their prey, in the dark hours of the night. Though unfortunately symbolic of dark witchcraft, owls are magnificent birds that just happen to be nocturnal killers. An owl’s specialty is that it can turn its head around, three quarters of the way and back. This compensates for the fact that they cannot rotate their eyeballs. These beautiful birds usually mate for life and are extremely attached to their family and nests. Knowing this, would you still want to reduce these birds of prey into becoming domesticated by keeping owls as pets? If you are of the bend of thought that almost all domesticated animals were initially wild and so shall be with an owl, here are some ‘owls as pets’ facts that should bring you around.
Owls as Pets
It is illegal to keep owls as pets in many countries, including America. Owls kept as pets are only allowed if you have a permit to keep them and permits are only given to those who keep owls for breeding or educational programs. Fully trained and licensed individuals can keep owls temporarily for treatment and rehabilitation but never as pets. Keeping owls is also allowed for falconers, but again not as pets, and this is so only because the birds are free and they retain their abilities to hunt in the wild. Since large owls survive till 50 and the smaller ones outlast their twenties, when considering owls as pets, it is wise to consider the lifelong commitment one needs to give to them, in the forms of time, energy, love and money. Here are some of the reasons why it is strongly advocated not to have owls as pets. Read the rest of this entry »
