I really enjoy watching Louis Theroux documentaries but this particular one was so upsetting! Seeing animals being treated as commodities and nothing else, by ridiculous delusional people who don't mind torturing animals by enclosing them in small cages with absolutely no stimulation is barbaric! I would personally like to see the people who have these animals caged up so they can find out how it feels. I can't wrap my mind around anyone choosing to house wild animals in such abhorrent cages and it's obvious why the animals become unstable and dangerous because they are going out of their minds. I see commercials for charities asking for money to save cages animals overseas and yet there are thousands of animals in the same situation in America and that's ok. How can any government allow this. I wish Louis interviewed politicians to ask them why this hasn't been stopped years ago.

Humanity is totally lost if people actually think these animals are happy when it's obvious they are definitely not!

Louis Theroux has made a career out of making documentaries featuring some of the weirdest, most dangerous and craziest people on Earth. Among his many TV films, I cannot recall one with as many crazy or stupid folks as you'll see in "America's Most Dangerous Pets". These folks make the Phelps family seem downright sane by comparison! And, like the awful Phelps clan, these folks seem quite proud of themselves and don't see themselves as strange in the least and seem to welcome their time on camera in almost every case.

Louis visits with some small private zoos as well as collectors who see these exotic and potentially dangerous animals as fun and a necessary part of their lives. A few of these people seem well meaning and almost somewhat professional--and help rescue animals bought by private individuals but which they cannot care for when the animals get larger and more unmanageable. A few of these folks are just nuts and seem ill-equipped emotionally or physically to have the animals (the guy who trusts no one is a great example and another is the lady who pierces her monkey's ears). You'll see Louis holding some of these animals (he's obviously nervous about this), the owners heavily anthropomorphize them (treating them more like people in some cases than pets or wild animals), a chimp become so unruly that Louis cuts the interview short, a breeder with some unwieldy apes and one owner appear to mistreat his bobcat. It's all very crazy and sad to watch--and makes you worry about the many people with such pets across the country.

All in all, this is informative and interesting. Sadly, there probably isn't a lot of good that will come of all this. While I am not 100% against private ownership of animals, tougher standards seem reasonable but are not likely to occur any time soon.

By the way, if you care, each state in the US has different laws and standards for animal ownership. Some are very liberal about it and a small number don't allow this at all.

I actually found this really hard to watch. The little bear pacing up and down his cage, bumping into the walls each time, the poor physical condition of the animals and the absolute sadness in almost all of the animals eyes. How the human race can take something as beautiful and majestic as a tiger and decide it should be kept in a 2m squared cage and walked around on a leash. People suck.