Proposed NH bill would allow kangaroos, monkeys, racoons to be kept as pets
AND MONKEYS AS PETS. IF YOU’RE THE KIND OF PERSON WHO WANTS A KANGAROO HOPPING AROUND THE HOUSE CURRENTLY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, YOU NEED A PERMIT FROM THE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT. HOUSE BILL 1325 WOULD CHANGE THAT, ALLOWING GRANITE STATERS TO KEEP RED TAILED KANGAROOS, SMALL TAILED MONKEYS, RACCOON, FOXES, OTTERS AND EVEN SKUNKS AS COMPANION ANIMALS WITHOUT A PERMIT. TODAY IN COMMITTEE, HOUSE LAWMAKERS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST THE BILL, SAYING MANY OF THESE ANIMALS WOULD JUST END UP IN SHELTERS. THESE ANIMALS REALLY ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR HOME. PET OWNERSHIP. THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY WILD ANIMALS. AND, UH, THEY THEY DON’T HAVE THE DOMESTICATION IN THEIR BRED INTO THEM THAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE THEM VIABLE AS, UH, PETS. REPS RAISED CONCERN ABOUT THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE POSED BY KANGAROOS, AS THEY CAN BEAT THE — OUT OF SOMEBODY THEY’RE NOT JUST LIKE, UM, A LITTLE THING THAT YOU CAN GO TO THE MOVIE WITH OTHERS RECEIVED INPUT FROM CONSTITUENTS WITH EXPERIENCE LIVING ALONGSIDE SHORT TAILED MONKEYS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE PERPETUALLY VICIOUS AND ANGRY AND PETULANT. TWO YEAR OLDS. THAT’S HOW THEY BEHAVE, AND THERE’S NO REASONING WITH THEM. THERE’S NO TRAINING THEM AND THEY CAN BE PRETTY AWFUL. SOME SAY THE LEGISLATION USE OF THE TERMS COMPANION ANIMAL IS ALSO PROBLEMATIC. I THINK PART OF THE MOST CONCERNING PART OF THIS BILL WAS THEY WOULD BE ALL DESIGNATED AS COMPANION ANIMALS, WHICH MEANS THAT IN A DISASTER, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE HOUSED. THE HUMANE SOCIETY OPPOSED THIS BILL, CALLING IT, QUOTE, CRAZY KANGAROOS COULD KILL CHILDREN, MAIM PEOPLE. I MEAN, SOME OF THESE ANIMALS ARE JUST INSANE TO EVEN THINK OF THESE AS HOUSEHOLD PETS. AND WHEN THEY AR
Proposed NH bill would allow kangaroos, monkeys, racoons to be kept as pets
Updated: 5:33 PM EST Mar 5, 2024
Anyone in New Hampshire who wants a kangaroo hopping around their house needs a permit from the Fish & Game Department. House Bill 1325 would change that.
Anyone in New Hampshire who wants a kangaroo hopping around their house needs a permit from the Fish & Game Department. House Bill 1325 would change that.
