Ananova reported last week that some wildlife experts are afraid that parents will run out and buy owls as Christmas gifts after seeing ‘Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone.’ A spokesman for the Raptor Foundation told the The Mirror,
We’re very concerned youngsters may want snowy owls as pets. You don’t need any qualifications to buy one – just money.
Anyone who would buy an owl on a whim after seeing the ‘Harry Potter’ movie is an idiot who has a lot more problems than just a high maintenance raptor.
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Wildlife experts fear Harry Potter will spark owl pet craze. Ananova, November 10, 2001.