>>That website doesn't back up any of your other claims, only that yes, The Vans Warped Tour is teamed up with Peta 2. In the real world of research, you're supposed to site your sources to back up what you state as fact, with reliable sources of course, not some hack job website with empty claims. You make the claims, you supply verifiable facts. Is that too difficult? I look forward to checking them out if indeed you can supply them.

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>>I don't know what kind of support you expect to get without reliable sources other than your written word. Just sayin'...



My name is Jeff Barringer, I don't do hack jobs. I have operated kingsnake.com since 1997. From 1998 through 2001 I was the President of the National Reptile & Amphibian Advisory Council.

I have also acted as a consultant to the USDA on the reptile industry. There are THOUSANDS of reptile hobbyists worldwide that will have no problem supporting me just on my written word alone but in the end I will not be relying on that. The documentation you have requested is forthcoming, en mass. I have 20 years of documentation regarding reptile and wildlife laws, and the organizations on both sides of the issue. I and my associates have more than enough documentation regarding PETA to turn the stomach of any normal person.



I find it interesting that you registered today, came immediately to this forum, the herp law forum, out of the dozens of forums we have to discuss animals, and then proceed to act "amazed" that we would be discussing the animal rights agenda. "I just opened an account here today and first I see is this along with the Boycotting PETA post." I will note that you have not posted in any other forums, have not provided anything to back up your bonafides, you haven't even told us who you are.



Now any other "reptile" person, i.e. someone interested in animals would have gone to the other forums first rather than the

forum devoted to the political aspects of keeping animals. That says to me that your interest do not lie with the animals, but with the politics. You say your 30 years old and an experienced reptile keeper. I say that if that's true then you've been living under a rock. But based on your cute EMail address I would say that your more likely a lower level PETA or HSUS flack

that stumbled across this and decided to troll. I usually don't feed the troll's but that's ok. I invite you to bring all your buddies here and pile on.



I plan on making this boycott a long term project and fully expect that in the end one if not several of the following will happen:



1.) PETA will send their lawyers after me, which I look forward too.

2.) PETA will send a bunch of naked co-ed activists to chain themselves to my house, which I am REALLY looking forward too.

3.) PETA will have their buddies in ALF come over and firebomb my house - I am not looking forward to that but am prepared.



So - go tell your friends and lets party



This is just day 1 of the boycott.

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