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Sarasota News Leader March 15, 2013 ily and friends; and he is preyed upon by the "lowest and most vicious" elements of our society — the timocrats, the alligator, the pygmy rattlesnake, the hawk, the eagle, the fire ants and the rains that suddenly flood his new burrow. And he is all alone. That is, until Sarasota Jungle Gardens agreed to adopt and maintain him. But even then, Putter had to be quarantined (alone) for several weeks to insure he could not transmit the bubonic plague to Bob Buster the White Peacock. File photo Page 79 and Pork Chop, his new Prairie Dog companions, with whom he has a cordial relationship. PLEEEEEEASE, dear readers, if you are considering acquiring an exotic pet, know that there are ways to enjoy one without the painful scratches on the ankles or bites on the hands and face; without the expenses of veterinary care or pet boarding and those hard-toremove stains on your wall-to-wall carpeting. Sarasota Jungle Gardens has an Adopt An Ani-