TORONTO ? Ontario is considering provincial regulations to control ownership of exotic animals after two New Brunswick boys were believed to have been killed by a python.
Community Safety Minister Madeleine Meilleur says she asked for an update after hearing about the tragedy in northern New Brunswick, and was told the regulation of exotic animals is left up to municipalities.
Meilleur says she wants to talk with towns and cities about having the province create one common set of regulations to replace the municipal patchwork of rules.
She says there are protections for the animals themselves, but there?s no specific regulation to protect people who may be put at risk by exotic pets like pythons.
However, Meilleur says she will first consult with the municipalities before the province takes [...]
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Source: http://www.ipolitics.ca/2013/08/07/ontario-considers-regulating-exotic-animals/
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