MIAMI (CBSMiami) ? People who have exotic pets they can no longer handle will have a chance to do what is best for the animals during Nonnative Pet Amnesty Day which is an an effort to keep unwanted exotic pets out of Floridas native ecosystems.
The FWC and Zoo Miami will host Exotic Pet Amnesty Day, Saturday March 10th from 10 am to 2 pm at Zoo Miami located at 12400 SW 152nd Street.
Exotic reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish, and mammals will be accepted; domestic pets will not be accepted.
No questions of owners will be asked.
It is illegal to release any nonnative species in Florida, but many pet owners are not aware of this regulation or know that most captive species will not survive in the wild.
?The main purpose is to give pet owners an alternative to releasing their exotic pets into the wild,? said Scott Hardin, the FWC?s Exotic Species section leader. ?Many of the 133 species of nonnative fish and wildlife established in the wild in Florida resulted from releases by pet owners.?
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