"On the other hand, I also understand that PETA isn't interested in taking people's pets/animals that are well cared for to have them set them free."



YES, they do. They want our hobby stamped out and GONE. Exotic keeping, (well, any animal keeping) is WRONG in thier eyes.



"They advocate dogs and cats population be reduced through spaying and neutering. I don't have a problem with that, do you?"



They advocate the extinction of the dog and cat from our homes by the ending of breeding animals as pets forever. They are lunatics. The animal rights front and its many factions are THE MOST DANGEROUS THING THAT OUR HOBBY FACES. PETA, HSUS, and that

lot = Terrorists.



Animal Rights supporting folks usually are ignorant of animals, their natural history, husbandry, the real issues facing them & habitat, and more. They are very often young, urban, and now, trendy. They usually have a "disneyfied" or "fluffy bunny" view towards animals.



Here is more info on animal rights (and the insane hypocrisy associated with it) versus animal welfare, someone I am pretty sure everyone on this board would agree with -



http://homepages.sover.net/~lsudlow/ARvsAW.htm

http://www.animalwelfarecouncil.com/html/aw/rights.php

http://www.americananimalwelfare.com/rights.html

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/issuepage.cfm/topic/8

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