Don't they care about the numbers of fatal canine attacks every year? Maybe certain breeds of dogs should not be allowed. "4.7 million people are bitten by dogs yearly, 800,000 require medical attention, 33 people died in 2007,and 18 in 2008".

Don't they care about the number of children that choke to death on their toys or pieces of their toys every year? Maybe toy manufacturers should be put out of business. "Every year in the United States, thousands of children are injured or killed by defectively dangerous toys"

They don't go after the dogs because they are cute and cuddly...except for the ones that are viciously maiming children and adults that is. There's too much money to be made in the puppy mill production of dogs to stop that activity...too many votes lost too!

They don't go after the toy companies because as long as there's a warning printed on the packaging it's up to the parent to make sure their child doesn't suffocate or bleed to death because of a faulty toy. Oh yeah...and there's too much money to be made with those toys and you have to keep the voters children and grandchildren happy...that is except for the ones that are turning blue because a piece of their toy is lodged in their airway...they aren't too happy.

Isn't there something else more important in this country besides banning snakes because of a 'What If' scenario from socialites who know nothing about them except they make really cool handbags, wallets, and shoes?

The government knows how many people die a year from cigarettes..."Over 443,000 Americans (over 18 percent of all deaths) die because of smoking each year. Secondhand smoke kills about 50,000 of them." But lets not ban smoking...after all there's way too much money to be made off of those dying people!

Lets focus on some disgusting, slimy, creepy, crawly snakes...that will help the country out. It's a start right?
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Matt Lerer
Ghi Reptiles

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