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1、ExoticPetsWildObsessionTheperilousattractionofowningexoticpetsByLaurenSlaterPhotographbyVincentJ.MusiAllacrossthenation,inAmericans’backyardsandgaragesandlivingrooms,intheirbedsandbasementsandbathrooms,wildanimalskeptaspetslivesidebysidewiththeirhumanowners.It’sbelievedthatmoreexoticanimalslivein
2、AmericanhomesthanarecaredforinAmericanzoos.Theexotic-petbusinessisalucrativeindustry,onethat’sdrawncriticismfromanimalwelfareadvocatesandwildlifeconservationistsalike.Thesepeoplesayit’snotonlydangeroustobringcaptive-bredwildlifeintothesuburbs,butit’scruelanditoughttobecriminaltoo.Yettheissueisfar
3、fromblackorwhite.AtleastnottoLeslie-AnnRush,ahorsetrainerwholivesonaseven-acrefarmoutsideOrlando,Florida,aplacewherethewindmakesarustlingsoundwhenitwhipsthroughthepalms.Rush,57,whohasakindfaceandhairthecolorofcorn,breedsandtrainsgypsyhorsesshehousesinabarnbehindhersmallpettingzoo,awireenclosurewh
4、erethreemalekangaroos,fourlemurs,amuntjacdeer(originallyfromAsia),apotbelliedpig,araccoon-likekinkajoucalledKiwi,andadognamedDozeralllive—thelemursleapingfreely,thekangaroossleepingontheirsides,thepetitepigrootingintheground,theAsiandeerbalancingitsrackofantlersonitsdelicatehead.Rushweavesinandar
5、oundherexoticpetswitheaseandcheerfulnessandCheerios,dolingthemouttothelemurs.TheythrusttheirhumanlikehandsintotheopenboxesanddrawoutfistfulsofO’s,whichtheyeatalmostpolitely,onebyone,diningdaintilywhilethedroolgathersinthecornersoftheirmouths.Rushhasaring-tailedlemur,Liam;tworuffedlemurs,LolliandP
6、oppi;andacommonbrownlemurnamedCharlie.Whilemanylemursarethreatened,theruffedlemursareconsideredcriticallyendangeredinthewild.Rushbelievesthatbycaringforthesecaptive-bredcreaturessheisdoingherparttohelpkeeplemursaliveonEarth,andshecaresforheranimalswithaprofoundcommitmentthatconsumesherdaysandeven
7、hernights.Asdarknessfalls,shemovesfromthesmallenclosureintoherhomeandtakesherfavoritelemurwithher;hesharesherbed,coileduponapillowbyherhead.Becausekangaroosareactivetypicallyatdawnanddusk,theanimalslooklazyinthedayligh
