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kachunga
at Wed Jul 22 15:24:42 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kachunga ]
Dr,
Thank you for your input. If I was a Burmese breeder I would welcome your thoughts with a caveat. I cant imagine too many of us here thinking that a price increase would be such a bad thing. It (a) makes the hobby more profitable for those who choose to breed, and (b) it acts as another safeguard as people paying a higher price for their reptile would most likely be more informed on its husbandry. The deal breaker would be the interstate commerce ban.
Maybe its a little selfish of me but I dont think I would have much of a problem with a import ban on any snake. There are very few desirable specimens that cannot be obtained here on Kingsnake alone. If I am not mistaken Australia bans the export of Aspidites species. You can find those snakes for sale here, but they are pricey.
I am uneasy trusting the loons who craft legislation. Its one thing to compromise about an import ban. It's another to wake up and find that our hobby was outlawed.
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1.0 Albino American alligator, "Smoke"
1.1 American alligator,"Al Bite Ya & Mollie"
1.1 Purple Albino Reticulated Pythons, "Gumbo & Abita"
0.1 Eastern Gaboon Viper, "Gabbie"
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RE: Would an import ban really matter? - kachunga, Wed Jul 22 15:24:42 2009