Actually you can fight those sterotypes. All it takes is getting involved in your local community and doing some form of outreach. Offer to help the scouts with thier herpetology badges, volunteer for a 4-H exotics club, see if the local PAL center, or Y has a program for kids with pets (or do talks for them). Positive exposure to the animals goes a much greater distance than a program. People need a personal connection to the animals before there is a change..

I'm helping out at the local 4-H..

Ed

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• Animal Planet-the new enemy on the block - EricWI, Wed Oct 6 20:12:35 2010
• RE: Animal Planet-the new enemy on the block - Ravenspirit, Thu Oct 7 01:21:54 2010
• Without federal regulations.... - Ravenspirit, Thu Oct 7 01:38:49 2010
• RE: Without federal regulations.... - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Thu Oct 7 08:36:36 2010
• RE: Without federal regulations.... - Ravenspirit, Fri Oct 8 04:41:03 2010
• Python Hunters - Jaykis, Sun Oct 10 11:04:06 2010
• RE: Without federal regulations.... - CSRAJim, Wed Oct 13 20:32:44 2010
• A little more... - Ravenspirit, Thu Oct 7 01:51:30 2010
• ...fighting a losing battle... - mavericksdad, Thu Oct 7 09:00:45 2010
• RE: ...fighting a losing battle... - EdK, Thu Oct 7 11:48:19 2010
• RE: Animal Planet-the new enemy on the block - EricWI, Thu Oct 7 09:16:44 2010
• Advertising the HECK out of it too... - Ravenspirit, Fri Oct 8 04:26:53 2010
• Here it is - EricWI, Thu Oct 7 08:54:39 2010
• 23 Reptiles Make you a Hoarder... - Ravenspirit, Fri Oct 8 04:33:44 2010
• RE: Animal Planet-the new enemy on the block - EricWI, Fri Oct 8 08:34:26 2010
• RE: Animal Planet-the new enemy on the block - jscrick, Fri Oct 8 18:31:34 2010
• RE: Animal Planet-the new enemy on the block - calparsoni, Sat Oct 9 04:00:30 2010
• Hmmm..I'l politely dissagree... - Ravenspirit, Sat Oct 9 05:51:39 2010
• For some reason that got cut off - - Ravenspirit, Sat Oct 9 06:18:51 2010
• RE: For some reason that got cut off - - EricWI, Sat Oct 9 08:00:53 2010
• RE: For some reason that got cut off - - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Sat Oct 9 09:46:30 2010
• RE: Animal Planet-the new enemy on the block - jscrick, Sat Oct 9 07:31:45 2010
• RE: Animal Planet-the new enemy on the block - Jaykis, Sun Oct 10 11:13:54 2010