I know nothing about this business nor the article or its integrity. I don't care. That was not what I was talking about. I have personally seen with my own eyes the horrible things that the pet trade does to reptiles in our industry. It is not OK. If you want to save our hobby like you claim then your right we do need to stick to gether. And fix whats broken because if we (the herp community) don't fix it that society will fix it for us in terms of legislation that will not make any of us happy. Support GOOD breeders and HONEST wholesalers instead of a reptile black market that looks like a crime ring to the general public. The fact that this place sounds like every other reptile dealer to you is perfect proof of the magnitude and scope of this problem. It is not an excuse to condone it.

You said, "I don’t know anything about Global Exotics, but if the Humane Society is involved, I’m giving the reptile dealer the benefit of the doubt in this case. I don’t trust that group one bit." And that basically means that you are going to jump into a fight with ZERO real information. Real smart. Sounds like your sac is on its way to saving our hobby.

And have you ever even been to a slaughter house or factory farm situation? Most are not what you think. Maybe you have been watching too many PETA videos?

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