Absolutely not!
To start with, you need to understand that I did not
deliberately take wild animals for pets. When they came my way, it was because
for various reasons, they could not survive on their own. Either they were orphaned babies, they had
some sort of injury that would make living in the wild impossible, or they had
been confiscated by the Game Warden and brought to me for care. I had the authority to take such animals
because of my U.S.D.A. License to do so.
Most states require a permit of some sort to keep wild animals in
captivity. I also worked in direct
cooperation with the Auburn University Veterinary Clinic and spent some time in
training at their Raptor Barn.
