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Foxfeather248 In reply to xx-kittycat [2009-02-07 03:46:13 +0000 UTC]

That is so neat! I've seen musk ox in person before but I've never touched one or been that close. I'd love to have a few of them someday, if I can locate them to start a herd.

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xx-kittycat In reply to Foxfeather248 [2009-02-07 10:30:27 +0000 UTC]

Yes, the little musk calf was really so adorable!
and later, i saw him on swedish tv; he'd gotten so much bigger! he was the size of a pony then
I'm so happy that he got to grow up as close to as in the nature as he could ^^
(after all, they couldn't let him loose, as he didn't know how to take care of himself)
but wow.. you could really own a musk ox if you wanted? : O i don't think that's legal over here, hehe

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Foxfeather248 In reply to xx-kittycat [2009-02-07 13:57:04 +0000 UTC]

You can own most hoof stock here, if you want to. I've seen rhinos and giraffes for sale, if you could afford them. But there's a lot of land and most of those animals do really well if you have the right space/set up for them.

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xx-kittycat In reply to Foxfeather248 [2009-02-07 15:02:51 +0000 UTC]

wow, that's incredible
i've heard that you can own wild animals like tigers and stuff over in america,
but do you have to have a sort of license for owning large animals like that (and also large hooved animals like the giraffes you talk of)?
i don't know much about it, but i think you can't own any wild (or endangered) animals in norway, and i think you need a license (or search for permission) to own even a llama (llamas are quite popular for example to keep herds of sheep company)

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Foxfeather248 In reply to xx-kittycat [2009-02-09 14:56:58 +0000 UTC]

Here it depends state to state what the laws are. Some states ban all exotic species, some require licenses, some don't even have that. America, as far as countries go, is very lax when exotic animal ownership is concerned. I think it's partly due to our large size (spacewise) and the fierce individualistic attitude that drives our legislation. I know people in other countries that are similar to what you're mentioning - it can be difficult if not impossible to keep most animals outside of a fully fledged zoo.

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xx-kittycat In reply to Foxfeather248 [2009-02-09 19:28:46 +0000 UTC]

oh, i see.. Yes, i've heard that america is very invidualistic
(we've had about it in english class xD )

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