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| Kids want an exotic pet? Ask your doctor first (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and other exotic pets are growing in popularity but should be discouraged in homes with small children or people with immune system problems, according to a report published on Monday. |
| Exotic pets could damge kids health (Stuff) Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and other exotic pets are growing in popularity but should be discouraged in homes with small children or people with immune system problems. |
| Exotic pets pose health risks (The Globe and Mail) Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and other exotic pets are soaring in popularity, but shouldn't be welcomed in homes with babies, toddlers or people with immune-system problems, says report |
| SNAKES GALORE IN SMITH COUNTY (Salina Journal) Smith County, Kansas -- An enthusiastic group of over 50 herpetologists and their friends met the weekend of 3-5 October 2008 to find and document the amphibians, reptiles, and turtles of Smith County, Kansas, as part of the official fall field trip of the Kansas Herpetological Society. |
| The debate over kids and animals (ZDNet) On the hit list of lead author Dr. Robert Frenck at the University of Cincinnati are exotic cats and raccoons, ferrets, monkeys, Gambian rats, hedgehogs, reptiles, baby chickens and hamsters. |
