title: Whose animal is it anyway?
abstract: In today's world, there is easy access to new and exotic destinations, and many weird and wonderful species can be seen on television. But should these species be kept as pets, and whose job is it to tell people what pets they can and cannot keep? This was a topic discussed at the BVA Congress on November 19. Georgina Mills reports.
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D000068881:Animals, Exotic; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010067:Ownership / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D006113:United Kingdom; D014730:Veterinary Medicine