Hello everyone,

I'm not sure how many of you realize that it is not THAT big of a deal when a city tells you "... we don't welcome your business here!" You have to respect those wishes and move on to some place that you ARE welcome....

HOWEVER... in this case the local government AUTHORIZED Dan and Colette's building plans, know full and well that the buildings were larger than the average "hobby." I find it sickening that the town is throwing them out over a property value argument when the Sutherland's are out THOUSANDS of dollars on their development that has now been constructed at such an unusually large size that resale will be difficult. Now THEY (The Sutherlands) will be the ones with the property up for sale waiting for a buyer that may not be willing to pay for two large insulated buildings to put their piles of smelly, noisy livestock in which will be perfectly acceptable to the town council!

I'm sorry to say this but we all must learn from this lesson. This isn't the first time that a herpetological professional has had to thrown down for their right to do business. This is one of the cases that we (the reptile industry) may have lost the battle. Remember to educate the public through RESPONSIBLE ownership.

I always say... "Be sure to obey the law and know what you can and can't do in your area"... stories like this make me want to say "Shhhhhhhh... they may never know..."

Good luck to the Sutherlands and others trying to develop a facility for herps!


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Sean Bradley
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