This has been brewing for years now and just picking up steam with this disaster in Indiana. What did Thomas E. report to many of us at(SHHS the meeting 2004 or 2005 in SC? He gave a talk at the AZA's annual meeting about Hot Herps in the private community. What was there two biggest grips against US? 1) Almost no one keeps stocks of A/V for the species they keep. 2) Poor captive care and high mortality of privately owned Herps. Over the past two years PETA & USHS has been working with lawmakers enacting ban after ban. Wake-UP CALL!! If we don't organize and do something fast to show this hobby can be done safely with proper husbantry. Were history!



We also need to deal with dangers to our Herp community and the greater community at large by not giving wackos the time of day. I don't waste my time with people like the "Rabbit" anymore because they don't listen (because they already know it all) and end up bad mouthing the forum and it's members anyway. They are just a train-wreck waiting to happen. Peta & USHS is waiting too, for these wrecks to fuel their drive to ban the captive keeping of everything, save Cat, Dogs, and maybe Goldfish.



I renew my call (I suggested this right after hearing Thomas's talk but it when no where) for some yet un formed organization or an exsiting one like SHHS or IHS to set a written list of husbantry & safety standards and have a "Certification" process, sort of what a AZA facility goes through. No, not every standard could be met by AZA terms but we need to start somewhere and we need to start NOW. Time for action is short...



Al
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