RALEIGH -- An exotic animal ban in North Carolina is one step closer to reality.
Some local private zoo and sanctuary owners were in Raleigh Thursday fighting proposed senate legislation that would prohibit them from housing exotic animals like these.
Tregembo Zoo on Carolina Beach Road would be one business affected if the bill is passed.
Owners say they would be forced to shut down the zoo... And lose a lot of money in the process.
Sherry Tregembo said, "It'd be a huge loss. We're the biggest zoo for probably a couple hundred miles. We get hundreds of school kids in the spring and summer and then get summer camps. It's a huge loss."
New Hanover County already has regulations in place that prevents private homeowners from owning exotic animals.
If this bill is passed, regulations would go into effect statewide.
Exotic Ban
This is insane I just found this I know very late but I was looking to purchase a Caracal cat. They would rather wast their time on the small stuff. We have a much bigger problem of over breeding of animals. I feel this is what needs to be addressed. NC should have a spay/neueter law in affect for every pet owner.Domestic and exotic. We dont have overpopulation of wild cats running around. People who spend the amount of money they do on obtaining an exotic show that they are serious about the responsibility that will come with the animal.. I hope this never passes and they will address a more serious issue.
This is a just a dumb
This is a just a dumb bill.
If you want to keep a pet leopard WHO CARES??
Stupid people
Just think, the whole world can read these comments and see that this town is full of idiots. That crap hole on CB road is being called a zoo. If you want to see a zoo, go to the Asheboro zoo. That is a zoo. The Tregembo dump was deemed one of the worst in the country at one time. I am glad that someone remembered that poor elephant that had to live in that dump. I would not want my dogs to have to live the way those poor animals live there.
Visit a real zoo http://www.nczoo.org/
morons
They are not releasing the animals into the wild...duh, read. They may not breed them NOR replace them after they DIE in captivity. GREAT NEWS for all the beautiful animals still in the wild. Tregembo "ZOO" is a GD joke, its pathetic and I can not wait until it is closed.
Does anyone remember that POOR elephant on the road front rocking back and forth in the blazing sun for years???? Its cover was too small... It was frigging SICK.