kittymowmow on February 24th, 2008
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The canopied plastic tables became exhibits of their own as passers-by hoisted up children and snapped pictures of the snakes, scorpions and turtles being handed over in laundry baskets, food storage containers, and in one case, pillow cases.The “Exotic Pet Amnesty Day” event was designed to give owners a safer alternative to turning the critters loose. Of the more than 150 pets handed over, all but six found new homes.

Among the more bizarre submissions of the day were a rhino iguana; a spotted African serval cat; and a coatimundi, a raccoon-looking mammal found in South America.“This is garden-variety stuff,” said exotic pet veterinarian Thomas Goldsmith, who examined the submissions. “This is Miami. People have sloths and leopards and God knows what else.”

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