Owls As Pets by Sadie Poppino

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Owls As Pets

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

OWLS

Not good pets

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IS IT ILLEGAL?

Short answer: in the US, yes.
Keeping an owl requires a license.
If it's a native species, you don't own it.

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WHY OWLS MAKE BAD PETS

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THEY NEED SPACE

Flying is important. You walk your dog, right?

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THEY ARE MESSY

Poop, owl pellets, molting...

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THEY DON'T CUDDLE

Just no. And they're not even sorry.

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THEIR DIET

Congrats, you get to give them little pink mice. Daily.

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THEY DESTROY THINGS

Because, you know, WILD.

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IF THEY GET SICK...?

They REALLY don't want to tell you. It's a raptor thing.

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NOISE

They make it. Especially during mating season.

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Sadie Poppino