Why are exotic pets becoming so popular now?

Researchers say that the popularity of these images and videos of exotic animals portrayed at pets help to perpetrate widespread neglect of exotic animals ... read more

Exotic pets are becoming increasingly popular around the United States, with an estimated 18 million households providing homes for over 151 million such animals, according to data derived from U.S. Census Bureau figures. read more

Occasionally these exotic pets survive the release and begin to establish themselves, they then become known as an invasive species. For example, in Florida, the Burmese python has been an invasive species since the 1980s. read more