Brian, they are ALL aware of the theft and the reward. Dan and Collette contacted hundreds of people and yesterday I called over a hundred. Many of theses "Big Breeders" said they had already been contacted. So not only are they aware of it, they have also been reminded of it. My thought is that if you own a business (lets say a car lot) and your competitors cars get stolen, what are you going to do. Are you going to help your competitor? See thats the problem with alot of the names you dont see on the list. They are looking at this from a competitive view, and not a compassionate view. From listening to these guys, some of them dont see it as protecting themselves from future breakins. And thats precicely what this is all about. Coming together as a community and saying ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! What we have done in the last 2 days is amazing. We have instantly assembled a Neighborhood Watch within the herp community, and we are footing the bill!!! The funny thing is that those big breeders are going to benefit from our efforts in one way or another anyway. And they know that. And honestly, thats o.k. But when thier stuff gets ripped are people going to come to their aid? I really cant answer that. But I do believe that you reap what you sow.



Mike Durbin

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