# Is it cruel to keep an Ostrich or a Goat or a Deer as a pet? (keep them in a pen)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 25, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-cruel-to-keep-an-ostrich-or-a-goat-or-a-deer-as-a-pet-keep-them-in-a-pen/708161 "2014-12-25T16:48:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-cruel-to-keep-an-ostrich-or-a-goat-or-a-deer-as-a-pet-keep-them-in-a-pen/708161/41 "2014-12-27T07:17:08Z")

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> [@Ulfreida](#):
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> You know what are sure fire amusing? Emus. Just imagine something dumber than a duck (I can’t think of a domestic animal more stupid than a duck)

Check out modern-bred domestic turkeys. They are incredibly stupid. Life-threateningly so. Could not survive without humans to take care of them.

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