Shuold I get a cougar for a pet?

Honestly I don’t even know what to say, but here is what is going to happen when you try to keep a WILD ANIMAL as a pet:

• You get it young, it acts friendly. It will play rough with you but since it’s small it’s no big deal and not scary

• It grows up and hurts someone and who gets hurt in the end? - THE COUGAR because it will then be considered dangerous to society. Well no sh*t, it’s a cougar. If the cougar kills you it will have done nothing wrong. They are predators. You will be the selfish one for trying to keep one captive. Same thing goes for BEARS and ocelots, and other wild animals. THEY ARE NOT PETS BY ANY MEANS, leave them in their natural habitats.

I feel so terrible for wild animals that get shot for going into residential areas. We are invading THEIR SPACE, and people freak out and blame the animals.

Sorry I just get really worked up when it comes to stuff like this. People are SO SELFISH and think that they are above everything and everyone. Yeah, person vs. cougar… I wonder who will win!

You Have To Have A Lincsens(?) Hun. ;] Im Getting A Bear When Im Older. And I Done The Research On Keeping Wild Animals As Pets. Get An Occolot(?) For Now.

Its is illegal to have them for pets. They are NOT tamable and they will kill you if you manage to raise it to an adult age. For you I would say you should get a dog.

There is no reason to take a wild animal out of it’s natural environment. The only reason to do that is selfishness. The couger would rather be in the wild, not a cage at your house or living in your garage. That is not respectful towards the animal.

Well if you have the time for it then yes but you do have to have a license and you have to take SPECIAL care of it. Get it at a very very young age your you wont be able to controle it…

opps they dont care really there all ways gone on trips im all ways at my house with my brother my parents are cool they dont care and no its not a joke

ok, first LEARN HOW TO SPELL, then id say go for it, although I DOUBT your parents would let you.please tell me this is a joke.

Yes that would probly be the best thing to do

I have a 1 acre pice of land and it has a big fence around it it has a my familys cars and stuff

That sounds like a really bad idea. They have not been domesticated, and may turn on you.

ya thats ture im not at home a lot I should probly wait

LOL…good luck…I’m sure your neighbors will have the law on your back about the first time the big cat screeches…It’s not easy for an adult to get a license for a large wild cat…so I doubt they will give one to a teenager…

Who’s going to be responsible for the lawsuit if the cat gets loose??? Attacks the neighbors pets or children?? Who pays for YOUR hospital bills, if the cat attacks you??

Seems there’s more to think about here, than being “gnarly”.

phrannie