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matthewpope
at Tue Mar 1 19:23:05 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by matthewpope ]
I think what’s right is right and if one thinks that imports are indeed such a moral issue, that same individual shouldn’t possess imports, at least for the sake of hypocrisy. It is undeniably “do as I say not as I do”. It might be a stretch, but maybe it’d even be wrong to posses the proceeds from these WC boas then. Kind of like it is illegal to possess certain parts of elephants, even though that same person never illegally killed an elephant. This IS NOT my position, but thinking critically, this is logical and analogous. If it is unethical/immoral; to bring animals in under such conditions now, it certainly was then also.
Let none of us forget that ALL of the beautiful boas we see on this forum AND personally possess ARE, or ARE THE RESULT OF WC animals. Last I checked, we haven’t “domesticated” them.
It doesn’t take an economics doctoral thesis to prove that if there is no longer a cheaper WC source, assuming demand stays the same, then the breeders of such animals will benefit both by decreased supply and better price control.
I agree it cannot hurt anything but importers and cheap prices to stop collecting WC animals, but I would think the primary issue of interest or concern would be the survival rate and transit conditions of getting them here. I do not know of any urgent population projections for BCC in the wild but someone enlighten me if I am wrong. That would be some good knowledge for me to have. Certainly though, collecting cannot help unless they were overpopulated.
Since genetic diversity goes “a heck of alot further than saddle configuration and color”, John, tell us how you’d recommend we introduce such diversity into our breeding programs? Shall we flip coins, or pair them off by randomizing the GPS coordinates from where they were collected? I am just curious how you’d introduce this genetic diversity which you so staunchly advocate as you seem to speak from 17+ years experience.
You mentioned that you always buy to keep and that you’ve not contributed to the “wrongs” of import trade as much as others, yet you talk of the good ol’ days and mention the example of swapping several suris w/a buddy. I assume you produced these or just didn’t keep them?
At this point, I have to say I don’t think I’ve ever heard of you producing anything in those 17 years. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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I hope everyone reads this also - matthewpope, Tue Mar 1 19:23:05 2005