Animal Rescue/Foster/Adoption

nycfem · 11-29-2012, 08:18 PM

I was looking in New york on the 311 site and found that these pets are illegal to have in New York:

The City accepts reports of people selling or keeping wild or illegal animals and issues violations when appropriate. By law, wild or illegal animals may not be sold or kept as pets.

The following animals may not be kept as pets:

Wolf, fox, coyote, hyena, dingo, jackal, other undomesticated dogs
Lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, puma, panther, mountain lion, cheetah, cougar, bobcat, lynx, other undomesticated cats
Ferret, weasel, mink, badger, wolverine, skunk, mongoose
Squirrel, raccoon, bat
Bear, elephant, zebra, rhinoceros, giraffe, hippopotamus
Tarantula, black widow, other venomous spiders
Iguana, gila monster, many other lizards
Monkey, ape, chimpanzee, gorilla
Viper, cobra, python, anaconda, many other snakes
Alligator, crocodile, snapping turtle, other turtles less than 4 inches in length
Eagle, hawk, falcon, owl, vulture, emu, ostrich, other large or predatory birds
Rooster, duck, goose, turkey
Bee (other than a honeybee), hornet, wasp, other venomous insects
Gopher, woodchuck, beaver, hedgehog, porcupine, other large rodents
Deer, antelope, llama, camel
Sheep, goat, pigs, and most farm animals
Kangaroo, opossum, koala, other marsupials
Dolphin, whale, seal, sea lion, walrus, other sea mammals

11-29-2012, 08:18 PM	#25
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