Skunks as pets, the Glossary
Although capable of living indoors with humans similarly to cats or dogs, pet skunks are somewhat of a novelty, and still relatively rare, mostly due to restrictive local and regional laws and the complexity of their diet, habits and care.[1]
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103 relations: Alabama, Alaska, Americas, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal euthanasia, Animal shelter, Arizona, Arkansas, Bambi, Breeder, California, Canada, Cat, Christopher Columbus, Clinical trial, Colorado, Connecticut, Curiosity, Delaware, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Dog, Domestication, Ferret, First Nations in Canada, Florida, Fur, Fur farming, Georgia (U.S. state), Germany, Gland, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Intelligence, Iowa, Italy, Japan, John Snobelen, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Marten, Maryland, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Massachusetts, Mephitidae, Michigan, Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, ... Expand index (53 more) »
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Alabama
Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Alaska
Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.
Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) based in Riverdale, Maryland responsible for protecting animal health, animal welfare, and plant health.
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Animal euthanasia
Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from εὐθανασία; "good death") is the act of killing an animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs.
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Animal shelter
An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals – mostly dogs and cats – are housed.
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Arizona
Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.
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Arkansas
Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.
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Bambi
Bambi is a 1942 American animated drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Breeder
A breeder is a person who selectively breeds carefully selected mates, normally of the same breed to sexually reproduce offspring with specific, consistently replicable qualities and characteristics.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Cat
The cat (Felis catus), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. Skunks as pets and cat are domesticated animals.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
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Clinical trial
Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel vaccines, drugs, dietary choices, dietary supplements, and medical devices) and known interventions that warrant further study and comparison.
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Colorado
Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
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Connecticut
Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
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Curiosity
Curiosity (from Latin cūriōsitās, from cūriōsus "careful, diligent, curious", akin to cura "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident in humans and other animals.
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Delaware
Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States.
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Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may refer to.
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Dog
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Skunks as pets and dog are domesticated animals.
Domestication
Domestication is a multi-generational mutualistic relationship in which an animal species, such as humans or leafcutter ants, takes over control and care of another species, such as sheep or fungi, to obtain from them a steady supply of resources, such as meat, milk, or labor.
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Ferret
The ferret (Mustela furo) is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. Skunks as pets and ferret are domesticated animals.
First Nations in Canada
First Nations (Premières Nations) is a term used to identify Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis.
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Florida
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Fur
Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of almost all mammals.
Fur farming
Fur farming is the practice of breeding or raising certain types of animals for their fur.
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Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
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Gland
A gland is a cell or an organ in an animal's body that produces and secretes different substances either into the bloodstream or into a body cavity or outer surface that the organism needs.
Hawaii
Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.
Idaho
Idaho is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
Illinois
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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Indiana
Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
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Iowa
Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
John Snobelen
John Snobelen (born) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.
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Kansas
Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Kentucky
Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Louisiana
Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.
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Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48.
Marten
A marten is a weasel-like mammal in the genus Martes within the subfamily Guloninae, in the family Mustelidae.
Maryland
Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is a government agency in the state of Maryland charged with maintaining natural resources including state parks, public lands, state forests, state waterways, wildlife, and recreation areas.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
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Mephitidae
Mephitidae is a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers.
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Michigan
Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
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Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
The Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry is a government ministry of the Canadian province of Ontario that is responsible for Ontario's provincial parks, forests, fisheries, wildlife, mineral aggregates and the Crown lands and waters that make up 87 per cent of the province.
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Minnesota
Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States.
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Mississippi
Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Missouri
Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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Montana
Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
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National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians
The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV) develops and publishes uniform public health procedures involving zoonotic disease (diseases transmitted from animals to people) in the United States and its territories.
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Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.
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Nebraska
Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
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Neutering
Neutering, from the Latin neuter ('of neither sex'), is the removal of a non-human animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part.
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Nevada
Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
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New Jersey
New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
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New Mexico
New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.
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New York (state)
New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.
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North Carolina
North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
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North Dakota
North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.
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Off-label use
Off-label use is the use of pharmaceutical drugs for an unapproved indication or in an unapproved age group, dosage, or route of administration.
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Ohio
Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.
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Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
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Pest control
Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest; such as any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities or environment.
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.
Quarantine
A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests.
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Rabies
Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals.
Rabies vaccine
The rabies vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent rabies. There are several rabies vaccines available that are both safe and effective. Vaccinations must be administered prior to rabies virus exposure or within the latent period after exposure to prevent the disease. Transmission of rabies virus to humans typically occurs through a bite or scratch from an infectious animal, but exposure can occur through indirect contact with the saliva from an infectious individual.
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Recliner
A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front.
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island (pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
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Rodent
Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia, which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is the regulatory body for veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom, established in 1844 by royal charter.
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Sable
The sable (Martes zibellina) is a species of marten, a small omnivorous mammal primarily inhabiting the forest environments of Russia, from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, and northern Mongolia.
Seasonal breeder
Seasonal breeders are animal species that successfully mate only during certain times of the year.
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Skunk
Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. Skunks as pets and Skunk are skunks.
Skunks as pets
Although capable of living indoors with humans similarly to cats or dogs, pet skunks are somewhat of a novelty, and still relatively rare, mostly due to restrictive local and regional laws and the complexity of their diet, habits and care. Skunks as pets and skunks as pets are animals in captivity, domesticated animals, mammals as pets and skunks.
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South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.
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South Dakota
South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.
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Tennessee
Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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Thiol
In organic chemistry, a thiol, or thiol derivative, is any organosulfur compound of the form, where R represents an alkyl or other organic substituent.
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.
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Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
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Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Washington (state)
Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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West Virginia
West Virginia is a landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
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Wildlife
Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.
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Wyoming
Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
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See also
Animals in captivity
- Aquariums
- Birdcage
- Captive breeding
- Captive elephants
- Captive orcas
- Captivity (animal)
- Domesticated hedgehog
- Domesticated silver fox
- Exotic pets
- List of captive orcas
- Lolita (orca)
- Pet monkey
- Skunks as pets
- Small mammals as pets
- Walter the Whale
- Wolves as pets and working animals
- Yukon Harbor orca capture operation
- Zoos
Mammals as pets
- Dogs as pets
- Domesticated hedgehog
- Domesticated silver fox
- Donkey
- Donkeys in France
- Miniature pig
- Pet monkey
- Pig
- Rabbits as pets
- Rodents as pets
- Skunks as pets
- Small mammals as pets
- Twelves
- Vietnamese Pot-bellied
- Wolves as pets and working animals
Skunks
- American hog-nosed skunk
- Brachyprotoma
- Buisnictis
- Conepatus
- Conepatus robustus
- Eastern spotted skunk
- Hog-nosed skunk
- Hooded skunk
- Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk
- Island spotted skunk
- List of mephitids
- Martinogale
- Mephitis (genus)
- Molina's hog-nosed skunk
- Osmotherium
- Pygmy spotted skunk
- Skunk
- Skunk oil
- Skunks as pets
- Southern spotted skunk
- Spotted skunk
- Striped hog-nosed skunk
- Striped skunk
- Western spotted skunk
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunks_as_pets
Also known as Domestic skunk, Domestic skunks, Domesticated skunk, Domesticated skunks, Legal status of pet skunks in Virginia, Legality of pet skunks in Virginia, Pet Skunk, Pet skunks, Skunk (pet).
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