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Article: AARDWOLVES AND FOSSAS AND KRAITS--OH MY!(animals banned as pets by the New York, NY, Dept of Health)(Brief Article)
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- Harper's Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 1999
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From a partial list of animals banned as pets last June by the New York City Department of Health.
All dogs other than domesticated dogs, including but not limited to hyena, dingo, jackal, dhole, fennec, zorro, bush dog, and aardwolf.
All cats other than domesticated cats, including but not limited to lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, puma, caracal, jaguarundi, margay.
All bears, including polar, grizzly, and black bear.
All fur-bearing mammals of the family Mustelidae, including but not limited to badger, ermine, skunk, otter, zorille, and wolverine.
All carnivorous mammals of the family Viverridae, including civet, ...