Chapter 3 = Norma's Homemade Banana Blog

Entry #5 of the February 2023 Contest

Animals you shouldn't have as pets

Rated "E" W/C 235

I don't think you should have any animal as a pet that could kill you or anyone else. Of course, that excludes quite a few dogs I've met in my lifetime. But I am thinking more along the line of venomous snakes, lions, tigers, bears, wolves, poisonous spiders, those kinds of animals. I definitely would draw the line at elephants or giraffes or hippos or sharks or poisonous fish. So perhaps a better broad category would be no zoo animals.

If you need to put your pet in a giant cage and feed it raw meat, perhaps it's not best to have it in your home. Or consider walking it around the neighborhood on a leash.

But I also wouldn't consider having a skunk as a pet. I've been sprayed by a baby skunk. That smell should be used as a chemical weapon. Mercy.

Another animal is a porcupine. Their quills are worse than being shot with a thousand barbed arrows. Not interested in that animal. No thank you.

Some people think having large raptors are fun. Not sure about the idea of letting huge birds of prey fly around to hunt. They would probably bring back Fluffy or Bingo knowing my luck.

One animal I definitely wouldn't want as a pet is a monkey. We see what havoc Andre has created at the Banana Bar. Nothing but trouble!

But these are just my opinions.