why is it so wrong to take a frog from the wild but not a cat or dog?

Question

as i figure it the frog i got was going to die i wanted to give it a chance. am i in the wrong?

well i didnt want it to die . when i picked it up it was so cold! the skin was like rubber. now that he has been in the tank he has molted. looks very good.

Answer 1

I don't think it's bad to take a frog out of the wild, BUT, the difference between a wild frog and a wild cat or dog is because cats and dogs have been domesticated. Frogs have not. More then likely if you find a dog/cat in the wild it was someones pet and can adapt. I do have wild anoles and frogs/ toads that have lived nicely together in a 75 gallon tank. But, its not recommened. But again as i said ive done it before. So go with what you think is right.

Answer 2

Cats and dogs are domesticated animals they depend on humans for survival and they are not endangered... many species of frog are and it is illegal to keep them as pets. Not only that but 99% of the time frogs taken from the wild into captivity die because it is impossible to provide the same diet as they had in the wild and they will not eat the commercial food provided. There is nothing wrong with helping a frog out and saving it from immediate danger, but keeping it as a pet may ultimately kill it and in so doing deprive an already pressured species of a breeding individual. You arent in the wrong as you put it but you need to release any wild frogs you have because you could be fined for it and the frog could die anyway.

Answer 3

for the sake of people who love frogs, I will answer this incredible question. This is only my view. I think the reason is wrong to take frogs from the wild is because frogs aren't running amok in the city jungles like cats and dogs. Down the street where I live, there is this one alley where there are dirty cats and dogs plus so many rats, they all just get along in that alley, like, they're into having this big constant party going dumpster diving, pilfering garbage cans looking for left over food clippings. I have reported this to the animal service department and they have told me to mind my own business, and so I do. As for frogs, when they're baby guppies they are more secure in the wild where those dirty dogs, cats and rats ought to be to give me peace of mind. I hope this answer gives you some concept of why you would ask a question like the one you shot at me.

Answer 4

I think that its wrong to take away frogs or any other WILD animal out of its habitat 1) because you are taking it from its natural habitat and 2) it may have had its own territory there, a good food supply, mates, etc.

If its a cat or dog (i'm not talking about coyotes, wolves, etc) thats lived with a human for most of its life, then I think its okay. If its a feral cat or dog though that has its own pack/group and its adapted to the wild, then I wouldn't take it away.

And if you thought the frog was going to die, I agree, let nature take its course.

Answer 5

Because cats and dogs aren't wild animals and don't belong in the wild seeing as they terrorize animals that are supposed to be there.

I commend you for wanting to save a frog, but you can do more harm to it by putting it in a cage than it would have had to deal with getting over being cold on it's own.

Answer 6

Well, for one dogs and cats were taken from the wild several thousand years ago and are no longer "wild" animals. Frogs, on the other hand, are not domesticated. It is hard to take most animals from the wild and keep them in captivity successfully.

Answer 7

It is wrong to take wild cats and dogs (ie wolves and coyotes) from the wild as well. If you rescued an injured animal, and intend to release it once it is healed, then that is not wrong. However, a wild animal that is not meant to be domesticated will not thrive in a pet environment.

Answer 8

It IS wrong to take "cats" or "dogs" from the wild, but the common domestic cats or dogs normally kept are so far removed from their wild cousins that they aren't as capable at surviving on their own.

Why did you think it was going to die? And even so, that is nature. If it was going to die, it was going to die, that's the food chain, survival of the fittest and so on. Your heart was in the right place, but unfortunately it's best to just let nature take its course.

Answer 9

If you tried to save it and you knew there was something wrong with it, I think you have tried to do something good.

However, how do you know it was dying?

Wild dogs and cats (are you referring to wildcats like lions and tigers?) I am assuming it is harder to keep them from hurting someone.

I don't recall anyone being mauled by a frog.

Answer 10

if your so worried about it living you could give it to a local herpeticultural society who would know how to care for the local animals and bring it back to health then they release back where it belongs.