Dave Salmoni makes spouts his anti exotic pet ownership sentiments on Larry King Live -

http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1003/05/lkl.01.html
(its down the bottom he talks about snakes & exotic pet ownership)

"PROBST: So is there ever a time, after this whole hour we've spent talking with all these -- is there ever a time that it would make sense for a person who is not trained, even though they may think they are qualified, to have a pet like this?

SALMONI: I think the obvious answer is never. These are not pets. You can't even use an exotic animal and the word pet in the same sentence. You cannot tame a wild animal. You can train them, you can handle them, you can't tame them."

Really. Wow. THAT is what the American Public is getting spoon fed, over and over and over. That we, as keepers, are mentally deficient, obsessed hoarders, with no right mind, and all our animals are mobile loaded weapons, waiting to get loose and save them.

And some more...

"SALMONI: That's the thing. Everyone's got their relationship. Everybody thinks they're not going to be the one. They all know that other people get attacked, but they're not going to be the one. I liken it to people that go out driving on the highway. We all know that people die in car accidents but we always go driving thinking we won't be the one. Unfortunately with wild animals, you'll always be the one if you don't know what you're doing.

PROBST: Are we in trouble in terms of laws and regulations?

SALMONI: I think definitely we need to look at the people that are doing it right. And they need to sit down together and try and come up with laws that prevent people from making these pets. Get rid of those black markets, get rid of those guys who have got these animals in their backyard that are giving the bad press for these animals and are putting these animals in situations that not only do they kill people, but they get killed themselves. So these animals are definitely the ones that are getting hurt in this."

I know my opinion of Dave Salmoni has most definitely changed.

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