With all due respect, just what are you smoking?



I honestly can't believe you're trying to portray yourself as a serious herpetoculturist on the one hand, and on the other you're advocating killing off healthy, beautiful animals on the basis of their heritage. How dare you serve up that level of short-sighted bigotry and then attempt to hide it behind the yellow-striped skirts of your 'humble opinion'.



Let's see, by your reasoning, let's round up all the mutt dogs and put them down. They obviously have no value or merit and their owners have no right to enjoy them because they're not pure-blooded, yes? How about horses? Let's see, most major breeds of riding horses are related in some fashion to the Arabian horse. It is an accepted practice among horse breeders to infuse Arabian blood to refine and introduce new blood into other breeds. Huh, but wait a second, they're not pure Arabians. By all means, get your shotgun and let's take care of the problem.



Why stop there? Let's deal with the issue of mixed blood humans immediately. That'll only, what, affect nearly all Americans? No problem. After all, Hitler had a great idea with that whole Aryan race thing. Cool beans.



Have I made my point yet? God I hope so. If you want to breed pure diamonds, then I assure you that no one is stopping you. Have you ever stopped to consider just how inbred American carpets are? We take the same original strains and breed them back to each other over and over again. There is no new blood coming in, simply because the source is cut off. I for one believe that there's value in doubling an already severely limited gene pool. I think this value is clearly illustrated in the fact that crosses are nearly always hardier than their diamond parent, and more interestingly patterned and highly colored than the jungle parent. This is what fuels their popularity. You get the best of both worlds in one package.



I wish you the best of luck in breeding pure diamonds if that is your desire. But keep your bloodthirsty hands off *my* animals or you'll likely pull back a bloody stump.



--Jennifer

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