And I can't emphasize WE enough!
Public name-calling, criticism, and recrimination are very counterproductive. Sure, I understand this is a subject we're all very passionate about. Taking away our herps is like removing a limb. We're all very close to this. We feel it in our bones like the changing of the seasons. It's an ebb and a flow. A circadian rhythm from deep within. Unfortunately others just don't seem to get it.
We need to get together in PRIVATE to create/set professional standards, bylaws, ethics, morals, guidelines and then self police/enforce these standards ourselves. Unfortunately, there have been a few slime balls that give the "business" a bad name. Those few who's actions tarnish us all need to be removed by "US"! We need to clean our own house ourselves. We need to become proactive instead of continually acting in a reactive/defensive manner. It's something we cannot expect those that do not understand to get right. It's something that we cannot delegate to others and expect anything worthwhile.
It is time to get of our dead asses, stop whining, and fix the problem ourselves.
jsc

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"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer

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