That publication is from 1976. It's hard for people who weren't around then (most readers of this forum) to understand, but when they wrote about "non-domestic and exotic" pets they did NOT mean retiles (which were not on group's radar back then, and were a tiny market segment usually lumped in with the tropical fish hobby), but things like monkeys, chimps, civets, kinkajous, raccoons, etc. Believe it or not, such animals were widely available at the time from many pet stores.

These animals, of course make HORRIBLE pets for families, or indeed anyone without specialized knowledge of handling and training techniques. I think most would admit that it is a good thing one can no longer waltz down to the local pet store and buy a spider monkey. So it would not surprise me to find some of the mainstreams showing concern about them at that time. But now, 34 years later, such is no longer the case
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Brad Chambers
WWW.HCU-TX.ORG

Breeder of:
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Tangerine Mexican Milksnakes
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