What kind of wild animal would you choose as a pet?

Rosie_Scope
Rosie_Scope Online Community Team
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Ethics aside, if you could choose a wild animal to domesticate and have as a pet, what are you choosing?

If I had a big enough house I would 100% love a tame panda. Can you imagine how nice it would be to cuddle up to that much fuzz after a long day?

Who would you be inviting into your home?

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Online Community Team

    What makes you choose a bird @SheffieldMan1976? Would you go for a big bird or a littler one?

  • Doglover2
    Doglover2 Pioneering
    edited August 21

    @Rosie_Scope A Bear. I've had a lifelong love for them. I adore them.They fascinate me. Esp The Grizzly Bears. Amazing.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Online Community Team

    Yes! I'd love to curl up with a grizzly bear too @Doglover2 There aren't many types of bears I wouldn't want to be friends with to be honest. Polar bears would be cute too.

    It's a good thing I don't live in a country with wild bears because I'd be an absolute menace to me and my family's safety trying to make friends with them πŸ˜‚

    I feel like a bear would be up for adventures and big enough to just pop you on its back and take you along for the ride. Excellent choice.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Online Community Team

    Hah, that would be fun @SheffieldMan1976! Such a classic sketch.

  • kreacher
    kreacher Empowering

    i would have a tiger

  • Rag_793
    Rag_793 Empowering

    None! because all animals should remain in the wild and should under mo circumstances be kept as pets. Those that keep wild animals as pets should be put in a cage.

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1145992#Comment_1145992

    Quite right!

  • Doglover2
    Doglover2 Pioneering
    edited August 21

    @Rag_793 As a life long animal lover, advocate and sanctuary and rescue worker I'd never condone keeping wild animals, I do not belive in it,however,this is purely a hypothetical and unrealistic bit of harmless fun,And as I live in the UK the chances of being around bears is as remote as finding a unicorn.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Online Community Team

    I'd have a capybara. I'd get us a nice big relaxing spa bath and just chill with it 😊

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Empowering

    Koala bear. They are gorgeously cuddly, sleep for 22 hours a day, and don't need complicated feeding or taking for long walks. A bundle of eucalyptus leaves every day and some water, and they'll be grand. 😁

    Actually I have a lovely cuddly koala toy which is probably the best way to have a koala - the live ones don't do much more than the stuffed one anyway!

    🐨🐨

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    Giant panda's are my favourite animal so I'd have to say one of those!

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1146331#Comment_1146331

    Definitely better stick to my soft toy koala then, much easier! πŸ˜€

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Championing

    A bat.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Online Community Team

    Make sure you've had your rabies vaccine @Ross1975!

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Empowering

    You can buy cuddly toy bats now, which are probably guaranteed to be rabies - and novel coronavirus - free. Just sayin….

    😎

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1146472#Comment_1146472

    As long as it squeaks.

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