Posted by:
HydraZulu
at Wed Mar 5 10:37:31 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HydraZulu ]
Exactly!
If we stop referring to reptiles as pets (other than the venomous, or dangerous ones, which aren't pets by MY definition, because they cannot be handled, but that's a personal definition) then we are effectively dismissing any importance that they may have gained. People will only value reptiles as much as they value the cages they're in. The less we talk about them being good fun pets, the more the public is going to think of them as soulless objects that feel no pain, and are "immune" to neglect...Isn't that what we are trying to prevent? Reptiles DO have their own category, it's called the REPTILE category, but i do not believe that we should remove them from the PET category, because that will do a lot of harm.
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-Jacob
Why do people say .02 cents??? So, what, your opinion is only worth a 50th of a cent?
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