With all due respect, that is just a completely unbelievable excuse. There is no way she could be taken out of context when she states that she would go on to support a "Total Ban" and then continues to say that it would be hard to go up against a billion dollar industry (which she is a part of).

Since when is habitat destruction and deforestation done in order to find new species of herps? Is she trying to say that the rain forests are being destroyed so we can find new snakes to keep as pets?

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. Why won't she just admit that she's an animal rights extremist? Making statements like that and criticizing the very industry that she earns her paychecks from makes her seem like one hell of a hypocrite.

Just my opinion,

Chris

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• Does Melissa Kaplan advocate a total ban on ownership of exotic pets? - jfmoore, Fri Aug 1 16:12:17 2003
• YES - drizzt, Fri Aug 1 19:22:02 2003
• RE: Does Melissa Kaplan advocate a total ban on ownership of exotic pets? - PHChristy, Sat Aug 2 00:03:38 2003
• The bias liberal press strikes again . N/P - klorentz, Sat Aug 2 01:33:57 2003
• RE: Does Melissa Kaplan advocate a total ban on ownership of exotic pets? - gila7150, Sat Aug 2 14:58:19 2003
• also.... - gila7150, Sat Aug 2 16:24:32 2003
• With all due respect... - jeffb, Sat Aug 2 20:44:37 2003
• RE: With all due respect... - klorentz, Sat Aug 2 22:32:32 2003
• RE: Does Melissa Kaplan advocate a total ban on ownership of exotic pets? - DrPepper, Sun Aug 3 13:47:55 2003