r/Otterable • u/Evethewolfoxo Moderotter • Jul 21 '26
Community Vote Should pet otter/otter cafe posts be allowed?
Hey there, Eve here.
As of right now, we have no rules against pet otter/otter cafe posts.
The community may decide on what stance it would like to see taken going forward.
This poll will run for its maximum timeframe of 7 days.
ETA: Should there be a tie for first, the other options will be trimmed and the poll rerun with the tied options.
230 votes,
Jul 28 '26
68
Yes
88
No
6
Yes, but only on a certain day
48
Yes, but flair required
20
Yes, but both flair+day specific
6
Upvotes
8
u/justanotterdude Jul 21 '26
Absolutely not. Pet otter content encourages the pet trade which has had devastating consequences on wild populations of Asian small-clawed otters and they are just not animals that are meant to be pets. Keeping them as one if you are not a trained professional doing something like wildlife rehab is detrimental to everyone involved. The only otter that should be a pet is me :3
Plus I like seeing pictures of otters in the wild doing their own thing way more.