Skunks Aren???t the Fun Pet of the Future

Growing up, skunks meant little more to me than Pepe le Pew and a bad smell occasionally on the side of the road. Others had more exciting stories; pet dogs getting sprayed and afterwards making the family’s life a living hell, garbage thievery, chicken coop raids. Our local zoos had no skunks; they were sort of alien to me. So I was shocked to discover that, with increasing popularity in past years, skunks have become pets for exotic pet fanciers, those who crave something a little unique as a companion, and even regular households. But despite their growing presence in American households, are pet skunks really a good idea?

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