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jmartin104
at Sun Feb 12 12:13:11 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jmartin104 ]
>>I agree with you to a point, however the problem does not arise from released animals anymore. There is a large breeding population of burms, retics, anaconda's in the everglades and no amount of regulation regarding the private sector will change
Had these not been released to begin with...
>>that. The problem is that nobody in this hobby stands up for what they believe. Nobody wants to confront these politicians to fight for the priviledge to keep these animals. When Columbia, SC proposed a ban, they opened up 4 different forums for people to attend and support or fight the ban. I went to all 4 and was
There was a ban proposal a few years (maybe a year) ago on large boids. It included the BP - hardly large. I wrote and received a reply and the BP was removed from the list. Some people do work.
>>On another note, comming on a public forum, that these people get information to fuel thier fires, it is not wise to state that there are tons of irresponsible keepers just letting thier burms go and breed the recklessly, it's not true and only hurts our cause more.
If you think this has any weight on the current situation, you need to reconsider. The only "antis" that troll for this type of information use it whether they find it or not. The average "Joe" that votes on these proposals does not come anywhere near these types of forums. All they vote on are based on news reals and news articles. When is the last time you've seen headlines for "Dissent amoung Python keepers - ban the boid!". Never. It's not newsworthy.
>>PS. I saw a pack of 7 stray dogs on my way to work this morning, they need to put a $100 fee for each dog produced and sold.
That is a good and solid argument that has been going on for longer than you and I have been on this planet. But dogs and cats are cute so they find themselves in a different (public) category.
Think about your tag line with pit bulls. It applies equally well here.
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RE: You will always have this in just about every state... - jmartin104, Sun Feb 12 12:13:11 2006