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.