A bill that would make it easier to keep animals like kangaroos, raccoons and monkeys as pets seemed too wild for New Hampshire lawmakers, who took the step Tuesday to veto the proposal. The home requires a permit from the Fish and Game Department. House Bill 1325 would change that. The bill would allow Granite State residents to keep red-tailed kangaroos, small-tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters and skunks as pets without a permit. On Tuesday, a House committee unanimously voted against the bill. , said many animals will end up in shelters. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<“These animals really don’t deserve to be family pets,” said Dover Democrat Peter Dover. State Representative Bixby said. "Kangaroos are essentially wild animals and have not been domesticated to survive as pets." State representatives expressed concern about the threat of kangaroo violence. Someone,” said state Rep. Katherine Sofikitis (D-Nashua). "They're more than just a trinket you can go to the movies with. Other MPs got input from constituents who have lived with short-tailed monkeys in Southeast Asia. ”He told me they were like forever vicious and angry. And then there are 2-year-olds who are impatient,” said state Rep. Judy Aaron (R-Acworth). "That's the way they act, there's no logic to them. There's no training for them, and they can be pretty bad." Some also criticized the law's use of the term "companion animal." I said there is a problem. "Part of this bill is to designate all animals as 'companion animals,' which means they must be housed in times of disaster," said state Rep. Barbara Comtois, R-Bern. Stead) said. The Humane Society opposed the bill, calling for: "Kangaroos can kill children and maim people," said Kurt Ehrenberg of the Humane Society. "I mean, some of these animals are just insane to even consider as household pets."
A bill that would make it easier to keep animals like kangaroos, raccoons and monkeys as pets seems too wild for New Hampshire lawmakers, who took the step to vote down the bill on Tuesday.
Anyone who wants a kangaroo to fly around their home in New Hampshire needs a permit from the Department of Fish and Game. House Bill 1325 would change that.
The bill would allow Granite State residents to keep red-tailed kangaroos, small-tailed monkeys, raccoons, foxes, otters and skunks as pets without a permit.
On Tuesday, a House committee unanimously voted against the bill, saying many of the animals would simply end up in shelters.
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“These animals are simply not suitable as household pets,” said state Rep. Peter Bixby, a Dover Democrat. “They are essentially wild animals and have not been domesticated to survive as pets.”
State representatives expressed concern about the threat of kangaroo violence.
“They can beat the crap out of someone,” said state Rep. Katherine Sofikitis (D-Nashua). “They're more than just trinkets for going to the movies.”
Other lawmakers received input from constituents with experience living with red-tailed monkeys in Southeast Asia.
“He told me they were like two-year-olds who were constantly vicious and angry and short-tempered,” said state Rep. Judy Aaron (R-Acworth). “That's the way they act, there's no logic to them. There's no training to them, and they can be pretty bad.”
Some argue that the bill's use of the term “companion animal” is also problematic.
“One of the biggest concerns about this bill was that all of these animals would be designated as 'companion animals,' meaning they would have to be sheltered in the event of a disaster,” said Barbara Comtois. said state Rep. (R-Barnstead).
The Humane Society opposed the bill, calling it “crazy.”
“Kangaroos can kill children and maim people,” said Kurt Ehrenberg of the Humane Society. “I mean, some of these animals are just insane to even consider as household pets.”
