Fresno Chaffee Zoo helped rescue dozens of exotic animals in 2024

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fresno Chaffee Zoo has assisted successful the rescue of dozens of exotic animals successful the past year, zoo officials said.

According to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, unit assisted successful the confiscation of much than 40 exotic animals successful 2024. The zoo says the fig is lone a fraction of the thousands of exotic animals rescued from the amerciable favored commercialized successful California.

Exotic animals are defined arsenic first-generation animals that are not autochthonal to the state, including gerbils, hedgehogs, ferrets, and snails. A afloat database of amerciable pets tin beryllium recovered here.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says galore of these animals are prohibited due to the fact that they airs a menace to California autochthonal food and wildlife, agriculture, and nationalist health. The Chaffee Zoo adds that galore of these animals necessitate a specialized fare and aesculapian care, tin transportation diseases, and person instincts that tin pb to superior injury.

However, imaginable exotic carnal owners who person a compelling crushed for caring for an exotic favored - specified arsenic for research, nationalist exhibition, oregon acquisition - tin use for a Restricted Species Permit.