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福建省福州市三牧中学2019-2020学年七年级下学期英语3月月考试卷
Atthe age of six weeks, Lilo seemed to be a perfect family pet. But as he grewup, he became aggressive ( 富于攻击性的).One day, as his 9-year-old owner went close, Lilo jumpedat her angrily. The girl's arm got hurt badly. It's unusual for a family pet to hurt itsloving owner. But Lilo should never have been anyone's pet. He was actually a tiger.
Thereare thousands of tigers, lions and other big cats kept as pets in Americanhomes. "People love the idea of owning something wild and special," saysNicole Paquette of the Animal Protection Institute. "But they have no ideahow hard it is to take care of them."
Tigerslike Lilo can grow to weigh 650 pounds. They are strong and powerful. Each yearmany people are hurt or killed by pet tigers and other big cats.
Thesituation can also be deadly for the big cats themselves. They often end up insmall and dirty cages. Living in dirty conditions, the cats become sick andoften more aggressive. Many of them die. Others are sold to roadside zoos or tohunting ranches (狩猎牧场).
ShirleyMinshew works to help send some big cats to sanctuaries ( 鸟兽保护区). But as
Minshewsays, "Most of these sanctuaries are already full." So are big cityzoos.
Theonly way to solve the problem is for people to stop buying these animals. "Althoughthey can be kept in cages, they will never be like a dog or a cat, "saysPaquette." They are wild — and they should be allowed to staythat way."
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