Y es, you can buy a giraffe legally. Most of the US states do not allow to keep giraffes privately but Texas allows. You can buy a giraffe from any animal breeder or zoo. Some species in Tennessee are illegal to possess, such as bats, skunks, and owls. The species that do not require a permit surprisingly include capuchin monkeys, caimans, giraffes, and sea otters.
Giraffes live up to 26 years in the wild and slightly longer in captivity. I can understand that owning a pet giraffe in imagination can be tempting. While some difficult aspects like the size are easy to understand, others can be overlooked. In many countries like the US or the UK owning a pet giraffe is illegal for private persons.
If you really want to own one legally there is no way around getting a license. The process of getting such a license is very effortful and expensive. You will have to ensure that you can meet all the needs of giraffes. Additionally, you have to ensure that the giraffes, as well as humans, are safe. The mere size of a giraffe alone disqualifies the animals for many people. Have in mind that the wild animals can grow 20 feet tall and bring more than 2, lbs on the scale.
With such measures, even everyday tasks like feeding and brushing become a real hassle. You better be free from giddiness and get a good latter before you buy a giraffe. Giraffes live in the plains of mid-continent Africa so they like a warm and fairly dry climate and need lots of space.
In most countries, you will need to offer a heated shed at least during the winter months. To be suitable for giraffes, the shed needs to be as high as a two-story building.
But that is not everything, of course, you will need a high fence to hinder your giraffes to run away. The fence is also necessary to protect you, friends and neighbors from the animals. Last but not least, giraffes need a lot of space to roam around.
They continue to be traded in some places for example, in South Africa they cost between 11 and 14 thousand Rands, or tens of thousands of crowns , but the serious zoos no longer assign them a monetary value.
Formally, these animals do have owners, but their movement between zoos is free of charge. For many species - including giraffes — it is done on the recommendation of the relevant European coordinator. The coordinator issues its recommendations so that it is in the best interests of the entire population bred by EAZA members.
But even if we ignore this fact, for a long time giraffe breeding has been so successful in European zoos that they are rather abundant.
Thus, unlike in the distant past, the price of a giraffe is not a major issue. In contrast, it is infinitely more demanding and expensive to create suitable conditions for them. It is no longer enough to simply have an enclosure and cramped winter stabling, as it once was. In Central European conditions, it is necessary to build a breeding facility costing tens of millions of crowns and then operate it.
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