Move over tea cup pooches and mini pigs! Skunks might just be America’s next pet craze.
Breeders estimate that there are around 2,000 kept as domestic pets, and demand is increasing.
Why are little Le Pew’s so popular?
Owners boast that skunks posses the best parts of both cats and dog with none of the bad.
Skunks are (allegedly) incredibly affectionate and sociable like doggies, and can even be walked on a leash. And like a cats, skunks will use a litter box and can be trusted to rome both in and outside.
One skunk lover claimed,
“If they are trained properly when they are younger then there is no need to worry about them spraying.”
We’re waiting to make up our minds… but who’s to say skunks aren’t great pets?
That little boy sure looks happy.