By shutting down the market you are eliminating the hobby. As local laws against collecting become more prevelant, the species that are captive born have become more and more the supply line to the hobby. How many people do you think are going to produce animals for free? How many will import at their own expense? Captive bred herps are the future. They benifit wild herps by taking the pressure of collecting off them. Making collecting illegal would just create an underground.Also they give us a pool of specimens to (hopefully) replenish wild populations (and yes...My herp society is working on that project so VIVARIUM can deal with that...).
Also; pets have been proven to have great therapudic value with the elderly...Particulary with issues of loneliness and fading mental conditions. They teach children about the world and responsibility. VIVARIUM is a jerk... If he wanted to fight something...why not the construction trade that bulldozes billions of reptiles and other animals under earth so that homes can be built on top of them (ever see construction people check for anything before digging commenced?) VIVARIUM could improve the world with his departure from this forum, since he seems to hate us so much, but I think he is just getting off on the anger he is causing....Frank

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