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JohnRI
at Sun Nov 8 18:18:43 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JohnRI ]
I think every one took my comments wrong...
What I was stating is the main concern for a majority of the Bills that have been coming out are related to invasiveness. Now my point was merely that most of the Bills are treating the United States as one ecosystem, when in reality it is not. What can invade in the South can not invade in the North. As shown by several reports the majority of species kept can in fact invade only a handful of states. Those states have regulated these animals and I commend them for that. Although this has been done how many people are actually going thorugh with the permit process. Only the responsible pet owners that care about the cause, now how many are not?With that said I am not against supporting my southern brothers in the fight. Nor do I blame all large snake owners as being bad snake owners.
My issue goes with the fact of how easy it is to acquire these animales in the rest of the states. A 13yr old can buy a Retic, burm, rock or andaconda with little to no money out of pocket. With no idea how big the animals get and little to no knowledge of the husbandry the animal requires. Most who are responsible turn them in to expierenced herpers or learn how to take care of them. While others do not and they get this monster snake with poor caging and an incident occurs.
The large snakes in my opinion should be more regulated, not out right banned. A permit system throughout the United States would allow for the trade of these big snakes to continue. Also weeding out most of the idiots and allowing the true herpers to keep there beloved specie. I know of plenty of responsible large snake owners that have never had an issue. I also know of a few people who out right break the law with keeping these animals. Some of them will and do sell to anyone anywhere.
If I upset anyone Im sorry. If we dont regulate ourselves with stricter guidelines for selling, keeping and owning larger snakes then the Government will out right ban them.
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RE: hr2811 outcome - JohnRI, Sun Nov 8 18:18:43 2009