Domesticated pets like cats, dogs and rabbits might be assessed with risks indeed. Whether these risks are considered so high that the species cannot be kept by everyone, is ultimately to be decided by the government concerned. It is likely however that the risks will be less high with domesticated species than with exotic, non-domesticated species. So, the domestic dog ‘canis lupus familiaris’ might on basis of scientific literature be considered a low risk, although countries can and do take additional measures to prevent risks of for example biting incidents. The same goes for the house cat ‘felis silvestris catus’. The domesticated cat is considered a subspecies of the feral cat ‘felis silvestris’. In a Positive List on subspecies level, the ‘felis silvestris catus’ will be assessed separately. We recommend authorities to assess species on subspecies taxonomy level.