Wild animals like lions, tigers, etc. cannot be tamed in the house as pet animals as they are wild by nature.
Native mammals like kangaroos, quolls and sugar gliders cannot be kept as pets in NSW. The best place for native animals is in the bush where they can live in their natural environment. Native mammals have special needs and do not thrive in confined domestic environments.
Private ownership of elephant and rhino products in Australia is legal if the items were imported lawfully to Australia.
Can you have an owl as a pet in Australia? Owls are not allowed to be kept as pets in Australia as they are considered “exotic pets”.
The Australian Government do not allow the import of wolves, wolf hybrids/breeds with wolf content into Australia - with good reason. Although all dogs descended from wolves 10,000 years ago, the temperament of wolves or even wolf hybrids is not something that is desirable in a pet/domestic dog.
Under Australian environmental law, live native birds cannot be exported from Australia for primarily commercial purposes. To keep a kookaburra as a pet, the NSW Native Animal Keepers' Species List dictates a permit is required and they are not allowed to be kept as a companion pet.
In all States and Territories it is illegal to kill, injure, take from the wild, hold captive, trade or band any raptor without a permit issued by the relevant Government authority, or unless "special conditions" apply.
All introduced mammal species are prohibited as pets unless listed as exceptions. A sample of these prohibited mammals include: foxes • squirrels • ferrets/polecats/stoats • rabbits • hamsters • monkeys/marmosets • gerbils • weasels • dingoes.
Ducks and geese are other kinds of domestic poultry that can be kept along with or instead of chickens. These poultry also require a permit.
The wild rabbit is now considered to be a pest in Australia and in states such as Queensland, keeping a rabbit as a domestic pet is illegal (although rabbits may be kept as pets in New South Wales and Victoria).
They are unpredictable and are known to attack people. To be domesticated, animals must meet certain criteria. For example, they must have a good disposition and should not panic under pressure. Zebras' unpredictable nature and tendency to attack preclude them from being good candidates for domestication.
A tiger is a wild animal which cannot be tamed for food and other purposes.
Two species of native mammal can be kept as pets in NSW as long as they have been bred in captivity and you have a licence. All native mammals, including marsupials like kangaroos, possums and quolls, are protected by law in New South Wales.
Taking emus or emu eggs from the wild is illegal. You need a licence to farm emus for their meat, skin, oil, eggs and feathers. You also need a licence to obtain captive-sourced emu eggs to carve or decorate and sell. If you want to keep captive-sourced emus as pets, you'll need an animal keeper licence.
In Australia, although falconry is not specifically illegal, it is illegal to keep any type of bird of prey in captivity without the appropriate permits.
Currently skunks are illegal to be kept as pets in both Australia and New Zealand.
Pit bull terriers have been banned from importation into Australia for over 15 years but there are some living in Australia from before the ban. There are also many cross-breed dogs that look similar to pit bull terriers. Cross-breed dogs are not declared restricted breed dogs in Tasmania.
Native birds are protected by law so if you want to keep a native bird as a pet you'll need a biodiversity conservation licence granted under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 from the Department of Planning and Environment (National Parks and Wildlife Service).