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Ethical question for all breeders.

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Posted by: m-colvin at Sat Mar 26 17:37:03 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by m-colvin ]  
   

Hello I have an ethical question for all boa breeders. I recently had a small litter of sharp albinos and out of that litter one appears to be blind it had one bad eye and the other eye appears clouded. My question to all breeders is what do you do with the ones that are born less than perfect? With all the right to life talk going on right now I was thinking does a boa deserve the right not to be humanely euthanized? Or should it be euthanized in order to prevent any more abnormalities from accruing? I have seen at least one big breeder advertising abnormal boas as “B” grade. This brings up some ethical questions with me are we encouraging and approving the breeding of these animals by selling them this way? Or should they be euthanized regardless. maybe they can be sold as pet quality only not to be breed? IM very interested in what everyone’s opinion is on this subject.


   

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