Löwin in Berlin: Keeping predators must be banned

Löwin in Berlin: Keeping predators must be banned

löwin in Berlin: keeping predators must be banned

On the edge of Berlin, a runaway appears - and causes excitement. One more reason to ban private predatorship.

Berlin. Dogs, cats, if necessary, even spin. Animals of a wide variety of ways can be kept as pets, but the border is reached for big cats. On Thursday morning, the report from a runaway lion in Berlin-Brandenburg caused great excitement. People in the area concerned should not leave their houses, kindergarten children were not allowed to play outside, pets should stay inside and the police were on site with a large contingent.

Apart from the potential danger to residents, animal welfare organizations have long been massively criticized the keeping of wild animals in the circus or private households. They have hardly any contact with fellow species, too small enclosures and no appropriate habitat. And these are just a few of the arguments that speak against it.

Often the animals end up in catch stations

What sounds like an exotic adventure for the owners initially ends in catch stations for many animals, because the overwhelming takes over. The problem: the legislation is not clearly regulated in relation to the private posture of wild animals. In the regulations that each state can determine alone, there is often a lack of precise definitions and consequences.

Even with the strictest regulation in Bavaria, illegals are only considered an administrative offense. A clear nationwide ban on possession of exotic animals is therefore appropriate. Checks must be reinforced. If you want to see lions and tigers, you can still go to the zoo.