Photograph taken by David Burke For years, Canada has banned the ownership of many different types of animals, including the animal depicted in the photograph attached to this blog -- a fennec fox, an animal that is native to North Africa. In British Columbia, it's known as a "Controlled Alien Species" -- in other words, an animal illegal to own in that province. It's in a provincial listing of all mammals considered as "Controlled Alien Species", and so far, B.C. is the most strict when it comes to exotic animal ownership. Meanwhile, other provinces are more lenient towards handing out permits instead, and one thing to note is that animal ownership is handled on a provincial level, not on a federal level with some exceptions (such as migratory birds). So what makes exotic animals like this fox illegal to own throughout Canada regardless? Is it a risk to public safety? Would that animal suddenly become a hindrance on ...
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