Does anyone know if its legal to have a sloth in the US or any state? I have always loved animals since i was little and wanted to be a zoologist. Mayb ill get a sloth later on in life .....if their legal.(!)
NEW YORK Regulation is by the NY State Department of Environment Conservation - Fish and Wildlife - Special Licenses in Albany, NY and by the NY City Department of Health - Animal Affairs - Veterinary Public Health Services. The state requires that any pet primate not be on their NY State endangered animal list which is similar, but different, from CITES Appendix I. The city which includes the five boroughs has a ban on all primate ownership, requires that any pet not be an ape (chimpanzee, etc.. and I've been told that no exemptions are given for pet ape ownership). State requires that all Centers of Disease Control and Federal Regulations be followed, which means the pet must be captive-bred and you maintain written proof all of its ancestors came to the US before October 1975. No permits/licenses/fees are required for pet primates in the State. City has banned primate ownership That's all I could find
Hmm... sloths aren't primates, though. I dunno if it would be legal or not. I'm guessing that it would not be, as it would undoubtedly involve removing a sloth from its environment, since there aren't any commercial sloth breeders I've ever heard of. What a weird desire to have, but a cool one! I like sloths, too. However, since they have a very specialized, slow-acting diet it would be very difficult to keep it healthy and fit.
That's what I was thinking too. Sloths are nocturnal so I think it will be really hard for you to keep him/her healthy. Maybe if you become zoologist you can work with them Tho it will be so cool to have one as a pet:icon_wink
You could try asking at a local animal rescue centre or animal welfare charity. If they don't know themselves they would probably know how you could find out.
Google Images finds loads of pictures - http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=Sloth There is also some info on good old Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth
i think you need a license if you want to own one. kinda like with a tiger. and i think like, in order to get a license, you either need to prove that you plan on becoming a sanctuary of some sorts, or have enough money to bribe with
may be off topic but if u do get a sloth then i may have 2 visit cus i love all animals and a sloth seems like a weird but amazinly cool pet tht i wud love 2 meet!