New Hampshire lawmakers have rejected a proposal that would have made the state more like a zoo. House Bill 1325, sponsored by Republicans, would have allowed residents to keep animals such as red-tailed kangaroos, small-tailed monkeys, foxes, otters, skunks and raccoons as pets without getting permission from the Department of Fish and Game. According to the New Hampshire Report. However, the idea was “too far-fetched” for House committee members, who unanimously rejected the bill on Tuesday, according to WMUR. State Rep. Peter Bixby (D) said the animals on the list are “essentially wild animals and have not been domesticated to survive as pets.”
State Rep. Catherine Sofikitis, a fellow Democrat, said kangaroos can “take the crap out of someone,” while state Rep. Judy Aaron, a Republican, said she has lived with hibiscus monkeys in Southeast Asia. He said he has talked to people. , she described the animal as “constantly ferocious, angry, and like a two-year-old with a short temper.” “They have no logic,” Aaron said. “We don't train them.” State Rep. Barbara Comtois, also a Republican, said the bill's inclusion of the term “companion animal” means pets “must be housed” in a disaster. He said it was a big concern because it meant. All of this makes the Humane Society's view of the bill “insane,” according to WMUR. (More New Hampshire articles.)
