# Animal cafes and exotic pet trade bring wildlife disease risks into public spaces

Mumbai-based veterinarian Rina Dev was hospitalized for four days recently with a lung infection. “I hope it’s not something from the parrots I was treating,” she told Mongabay India after being discharged from the hospital. Dev is an avian and exotic animal veterinarian who works closely with the forest department to treat animals that officials […]

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Mongabay |
| Published | 2026-11-13T13:04:04.000Z |
| Section | Environment |
| Language | en |
| Publisher's article | https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/animal-cafes-and-exotic-pet-trade-bring-wildlife-disease-risks-into-public-spaces/ |
| Publishers covering this event | 1 |

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