Your points are all valid.

The greatest weight that I feel is, as you said, my failing in my responsibility to care for and keep the animal safe. It really bugs me. I have always been so careful. It sucks that it took this for me too learn not put myself in a situation where I could fall asleep.

I know all to well about communities' conversations being used against them in the creation of legislation. Didn't think of it before I posted here. I guess I am not as intimately aware of the legislative intent regarding exotics or non-indigenous. Additional lesson learned.

Just to be clear. I don't take any of this lightly, but over looked taking the cry for help public.