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botany103
at Fri Dec 12 12:16:44 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by botany103 ]
This may not be a popular comment on this board but I have to pipe in about the importation of wild-caught snakes. While I'm sure you take good care of your animals and care about the well being of herps in general...supporting the wild-caught pet industry is HUGELy harmful to ecosystems and biodiversity. The wild caught pet trade is essentially a pillage operation. For each live animal that makes it to its country of destination dozens or even hundreds may have died! I'm sorry if I'm coming off as preachy, but as a biologist and professional naturalist, I feel this needs to be addressed. We do not not have the right to rape wild populations of animals simply because we think they are interesting.
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