Small and Exotic Animals Not Recommended for Young Children WisdomCard™

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  1. Press Association: Pets Could Trigger Fatal Diseases (Oct. 5, 2008)ukpress.google.com - Pets Could Trigger Fatal Diseases
  2. NBC13: Doctors Warn Some Common Pets Unsafe for Children (Oct. 6, 2008) nbc13.com - Doctors Warn Some Common Pets Unsafe for Children
  3. Reuters: Kids Want An Exotic Pet? Ask Your Doctor First (Oct. 6, 2008)africa.reuters.com - Kids Want An Exotic Pet? Ask Your Doctor First
  4. NewsNet5: Keep Kids From Exotic Animals, Docs Say (Oct. 6, 2008)newsnet5.com - Keep Kids From Exotic Animals, Docs Say
  5. U.S. News & World Report: For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home (Oct. 6, 2008) health.usnews.com - For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home
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A new report suggests that young children should not have exotic or small animals as pets. Baby chicks, hamsters, lizard, turtles, and hedgehogs can cause scratches and biting problems, along with carrying diseases. Reptiles and amphibians cause approximately 74,000 causes of salmonella each year. In the wild, rodent like pets are natural carriers of the plague.

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