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INDIANAPOLIS STAR (Indiana) 17 November 06 U.S. Humane Society wants end to exotic-pet permits
The Humane Society of the United States is urging Indiana to stop issuing permits that allow people to keep wild animals as pets, saying such creatures pose a threat of injury and disease to their owners.
Diane Webber, director of the Humane Society's Central States Region, issued the plea after an Indianapolis man was charged this week with keeping 15 venomous snakes. The snakes were discovered after the man sought medical treatment for a snakebite.
Michael Fillenwarth was charged with possession of a dangerous reptile without a permit.
In September, a 14-foot python killed its owner in Lanesville in Southern Indiana.
Indiana residents can get permits from the state Department of Natural Resources to keep dangerous animals such as snakes, lions, tigers, wolves, bears and alligators.
"They're exotic animals -- they belong in the wild, not in our backyards and our basements," Webber said.
U.S. Humane Society wants end to exotic-pet permits

I have a feeling I'll be requesting days off for these hearings soon. I so don't want to have to get a permit to own a lil corn snake ya know....Granted it's only on the table right now, but I have a feeling soon it'll be crawling under the gavel to become law.

It is my understanding that the mamba owner had several other exotic venomous snakes & had no permits for any. If that is the case, eliminating permits does nothing.

The HSUS is no friend of the snake keepers, either venomous or non-venomous. They will not rest until dogs, cats, & canaries are the only allowable pets, then they will go to work on eliminating those three.

~~Greg~~

Animal Rights groups believe in keeping NO animals as "pets". It doesn't matter what it is, whether it is a cat, dog or goldfish. If we really want to have a shot at protecting our rights, I think we need to start with shutting THEM down.

Chris

>>It is my understanding that the mamba owner had several other exotic venomous snakes & had no permits for any. If that is the case, eliminating permits does nothing.
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>>The HSUS is no friend of the snake keepers, either venomous or non-venomous. They will not rest until dogs, cats, & canaries are the only allowable pets, then they will go to work on eliminating those three.
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>> ~~Greg~~
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You are correct. No matter how hard we fight, it's always something. Here in Indiana they just passed a dangerous dog law. Basically telling us that we're not allowed to own a "dangerous" dog without a special license. It's just eventually going to escalate to an entire blanket against any animal, not just one.