Defining 'exotic animals'

SIR, - It is with disappointment that we note that the RCVS has again decided to use its unusual definition of exotic animals in its latest manpower survey. In question 36, on time spent dealing with different species, exotic animals are defined as 'animals that are more likely to be known as living wild in another climate than as household pets in the UK . Snakes and iguanas would be considered exotics but not rabbits, budgerigars or tortoises.'

While we agree that there is perhaps little...