Is it merciless to maintain birds, fish, snakes, lizards, and hamsters as pets? 

I grew up within the Maryland suburbs and spent a lot of my childhood within the woods. I’d flip over rocks to search out shiny centipedes and watch small faculties of fish glide by way of the creek as field turtles sunbathed on the banks. A squirrel’s frenzied seek for a nut would seize my full consideration.