AR-News: (US CO) Denver council sanctions exotic pets

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

By Mark P. Couch 
Denver Post Staff Writer 



The Denver City Council on Monday blessed the ownership of hedgehogs, sugar 
gliders and Bengal cats within the city limits. 
The council agreed to loosen the city's rules on pets after hearing the 
laments of residents who want to own the animals.
"You should allow people to have one of the most beloved pets," said Rebecca 
Farleigh, an Adams County resident who breeds sugar gliders.
She said sugar gliders are the perfect pocket pet - an animal that will 
snuggle in a shirt pocket "next to your heart."
Previously, such animals were barred under the city's animal-control rules as 
wild or dangerous animals that could carry diseases.
Sugar gliders are small gray marsupials that resemble flying squirrels. 
Hedgehogs are prickly hamster-sized animals. Spotted Bengal cats are crossbreeds of 
domestic and Asian leopard cats.



full story:

http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~1917071,00.html



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