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tspuckler
at Fri Feb 27 22:15:10 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tspuckler ]
BB,
First of all, these people ARE stupid and cannot correctly identify native reptiles and amphibians. Denying it or trying to "sweep it under the carpet" does nothing to improve the situation. It you are going to protect something, you need to know what it is.
Why did Ohio do what they did? To get their names in the paper about their great "conservation" effort is my guess. This was nothing more than self-made media hype (although I do appluad them for catching some of the actual "bad guys" who were selling wild caught animals.)
There is need need for breeders of albino color morphs of black rat snakes to "gain credibility" for what they do. There is no need for government intervention on people who are keeping and breeding reptiles which obvious come from captive bred lineage ("native" or not).
Tim
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RE: Closing Big Brother's "Feedback Loop" (Proposal)>>> - tspuckler, Fri Feb 27 22:15:10 2004