this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2023
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The only place on the internet where you can go to, the ONE PLACE for all your otter needs, otterly awful otter puns, and adorable images of the finest the Lutrinae family has to offer.

/c/otters posting rules:

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If you love otters, which we presume you do because you are on this community, we hope that you'll understand that otters are best kept in the wild. Posts that show otters as pets, or as entertainment in "otter cafes", are promoting a new exotic pet craze that is actively encouraging poachers to illegally hunt/trap otters, kill/separate them from their parents and sell them to the public. Very not cool.

Also, Otters make abysmal pets. Really.

So, let's not encourage poaching!

  • Posts depicting otter cafes or otters being kept as pets are not allowed and will be removed.

  • Feel free to reach out with any questions etc. Thanks for helping keep otters wild!

  • Edit: Zoos / other qualified wildlife rehabilitation center otters are cool

[1] - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/wild-otters-popular-exotic-pets/

[2] - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/otters-instagram-facebook-cafe-pets-japan-indonesia-thailand-poaching-extinction-a8934021.html

[3] - https://www.worldanimalprotection.ca/news/why-you-shouldnt-share-cute-pet-otter-video

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