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Why can't you have a flamingo as a pet?

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A flamingo is a wild animal, and there are laws in the US against capturing wild animals and making them pets. These exist for excellent reasons. First of all, most people do not know how to care for a wild creature - in fact in many cases their needs are not completely understood. read more

A flamingo is a strong, animal, if it felt afraid and defended itself, or if it injured someone for any reason, it would probably be euthanized. Keeping a flamingo as a pet would put both people and the flamingo in danger. read more

I don’t believe so. From what I understand about Flamingos, they like to wander in packs. They are not solitary animals. So, unless you own beachfront property and have four more Flamingoes to keep your pet company, I don’t believe it would be fair to the Flamingo. read more

You’ll no doubt be disappointed to know that it is illegal to keep a flamingo is a pet. This is due to their protected status as a wild animal. If the laws ever change, then purchasing a flamingo would have to be done through a specialty pet dealer or a bird trainer. read more

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