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sorry its OT, but I know we have lots of Texans on here!

http://stopbsl.com/2011/01/12/texas-justins-law-supporters-searching-for-sponsor/

if its herps or dogs, we need to stand up for our rights to keep the animals we choose!
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hanging out under heat lights burns up my brain cells!!

Better than bans like these would be to simply make owners of all dogs, horses, exotics, etc. criminally and civilly liable for their pets actions. In most cases I think they already are so these bans are just a power grab by government and/or part of HSUS' steps towards total animal "liberation".
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www.hcu-tx.org/

Just more "death by a thousand cuts" by those that wish to control behavior. The tighter the grip, the easier to control. Best Practices -- "How to Manage and Maintain Control of the Masses 101".
jsc
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"As hard as I've tried, just can't NOT do this"
John Crickmer

I think there is also an interesting phenomenon with this. Every time the animal rights activists campaign against herpetoculture it generates publicity for the hobby. It's kinda like the old Hollywood agents' sayings of any publicity is good publicity, or you can say whatever you want about my client just make sure you spell the name right.

What I mean is that even when the animal rights activists win a small battle the publicity still genetates a net increase in the total number of people interested in keeping herps. The same is true for all those nature shows. No matter how much they preach that the animals they feature don't make good pets, there are still a certain percentage of viewers who will ignore the advisories against ownership and end up wanting to keep the featured animals as pets.

So ultimately all these animal rights activists can achieve is a perpetual war that eats up tax payer resources. This is why I think it's much more practical and cost effective to let people do what they want to do(as long as they aren't hurting others). Instead of trying to ban things, focus on creating ways for people to safely have the pets. If the laws are reasonable more people will follow them, the government will have better control over truely bad situations and ultimately the animals(and people) will be better off.

This is probably just a dream though because keeping the fight going enriches the animal rights activists and the politicians that pander to them.
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www.hcu-tx.org/