Is it legal to have a owl as a pet in India?

This is Dr. Prakash Amte from Maharashtra who has a hyena in his home. and this is my pet and you are asking about owl as pets. Sure you can my Indian Harry Potter. xD. read more

Owls come under endangered species and hence illegal to keep as pets..i would suggest you to give the owl to some ngo or zoo department who are trained to take good care of them..if somebody with malafide intentions reports to the police then you could land in deep trouble.. read more

Common pets in India are Dogs, cats and other domestic animals listed in the previous answers. For exotic pets, you need to be very careful about the laws. About rodents, not all types of rodents are illegal to keep in India. The only pets which are illegal are the ones found in the wild within the country borders. read more

So we do have evidence that people try to procure the Great Horned Owl or the Forest Eagle Owl and the Barred Owls,” says Kartick. Poorva Joshipura, chief functionary, PETA India, lauding Ramesh, says, “It is not surprising, particularly considering that a falconer whose owls appeared in a “Harry Potter” film admitted to a string of cruelty-to-animals charges. read more