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madisonrecords
at Sun Feb 27 22:07:00 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by madisonrecords ]
Why, do I hope that everyone reads this? It is a topic that really needs to be discussed. I know, that I have been " somewhat controversial " at times, but this is not about me winning a popularity poll or wether you like me or not. The topic is: ( BUYING IMPORTS )I know we have discussed this " briefly " at times guys and gals, but lets discuss some real good and bad issues here. First of all, I am as guilty as anyone over the last 17 " actuall years " that I have kept B.C.C. and Corallus and I have my own " justifiable " reasons for doing it as I am sure most of you guys do. I like import " adults " because they are the size that mothernature intended them to be and not power fed slobs and I have learned over the years how to be very successful with acclimating them and they usually outlive anything captive that I have ever had AND I am BIG on locality data. These seem like " justifiable reasons " and I am sure that you guys have your own, BUT there is no justfiable reason and WE ALL NEED TO STOP! I know guys and gals, I should have said; " In my opinion " BUT it is not an opinion, it is a fact and in our hearts, we all know it.I am sure that most of you guys and gals have never been to Miami on shipment days and even fewer of you have ever visited holding facilities in Suriname and Guyana, but I have and it will make any TRUE animal lover want to weep. My conscience has fought it as much as it can and I will no longer buy any fresh imports to add to my collection from any new shipments from this day forward and I will no longer contribute to wild populations of ANY animal being depleted. I have never been a slinger and do not buy imports to resale. I buy to keep and that means that I have not contributed to the demise as much as others, BUT one is as bad as a thousand! Why, do I feel like the rest of the Hobby and the world for that matter should do the same?? Well, lets look at the benefits; " Number one, the supply has already overrun the demand and we have enough animals in the country right now to keep captive bloodlines of morphs and Localities strong and healthy and we leave wild animals were they belong, IN THE WILD. Number two, buy doing this, we will put more pressure on the breeder to take care of captive stock and weed out the ones who are in the Hobby for the wrong reasons and by working together " the way it use to be " breeders can keep bloodlines strong and healthy for future generations and we stay honest and represent morphs as morphs and keep ALL LOCALITIES on the up and up. Number three, kinda goes along with one and two. I have been in this for 17yrs and I am not an old timer by no means, but even when I got into this, we had a very strong brotherhood and worked together on many things " including getting rid of the crooks and cheats " and it was nothing to call up one of your buddies and trade him some of your female Surinames for some of his males ( just an example ) so you could keep good genetic diversity and the diversity went a heck of alot further than saddle configuration and color. In essence, if animals are coming from breeders alone, alot of this brotherhood will return and as already mentioned " the boogers will be weeded out. " Number three, THE MARKET WILL BE MUCH BETTER. If breeders are only competeing with other successfull breeders and not having to compete also with tens of thousands of imports, the Market could not do ANYTHING but go up and prices would be controlled by the hard working breeders ( as a whole ) and once again ( not to beat A DEAD HORSE ) the pressure would be on for the breeder to be more responsible and keep bloodlines diverse. The only thing negative that could come out of " not buying imports " is the loss of jobs in the importing business. I hate to sound horrible, but this is AMERICA and the land of oppurtunity and there are other jobs out there. Some of you may say; " Easy for you to say John, you do not make a living selling imports!! " You are right, but how long can we continue to ignore what we are doing to nature and in essence, TO OURSELFS. Everything, can and will come FULL CIRCLE. You guys can either agree or disagree, with what I said. Take my personality out of it and look at the " principle " and search your hearts and maybe, just maybe, you will see this is truth. NOTHING, but good in the long run could come out of it, IF we are responsible.......GOD BLESS.......Johnson Herp
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 I hope everyone reads this. - madisonrecords, Sun Feb 27 22:07:00 2005
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