FWC looking for good homes for unwanted nonnative pets

If you have an exotic pet that you can’t care for anymore, don’t just open the front door and set it free. It’s illegal to release a nonnative animal into the wild in Florida, and it could be detrimental for the animal and the environment. In an effort to keep unwanted exotic pets out of South Florida’s native ecosystem, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Miami Metro Zoo will host the third Nonnative Pet Amnesty Day in February in Miami.

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