A matter of personal choice...

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Posted by EJ on June 22, 2002 at 11:03:56:

In Reply to: Re: small tortoises posted by Pete on June 22, 2002 at 06:28:41:

would be up to the person making that choice. I do recomend CB as a rule but if the WC is also a choice I'm not going to condemn that. As long as you are aware of the risks and work involved there is nothing wrong with purchasing a WC animal. If your convictions are such that you do not wish to support the market, more power to you. I'm not worried about it because this is how the system works... The WC trade finds a new market to exploit. They cannot restrain themselves and eventually shoot themselves in the foot by overexploiting the market. Enter the Government. If you can't police yourselves, we will do it for you and they shut it down one way or another. This has been demonstrated many times in the past. Now, if you realize this you also realize that you need a founding stock if you would ever allow future generations to engage in the same privalege as us. Are WC animals for everyone? No, but some of the most successful people with certain species did not have a clue when they started out which is why they were probably so succcessful. They did not have any preconceived notion on 'how to do it'.
So, bottom line, You do what you feel is right.
Ed
(who believes the system works to benefit all and not a select few)

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: would be up to the person making that choice. I do recomend CB as a rule but if the WC is also a choice I'm not going to condemn that. As long as you are aware of the risks and work involved there is nothing wrong with purchasing a WC animal. If your convictions are such that you do not wish to support the market, more power to you. I'm not worried about it because this is how the system works... The WC trade finds a new market to exploit. They cannot restrain themselves and eventually shoot themselves in the foot by overexploiting the market. Enter the Government. If you can't police yourselves, we will do it for you and they shut it down one way or another. This has been demonstrated many times in the past. Now, if you realize this you also realize that you need a founding stock if you would ever allow future generations to engage in the same privalege as us. Are WC animals for everyone? No, but some of the most successful people with certain species did not have a clue when they started out which is why they were probably so succcessful. They did not have any preconceived notion on 'how to do it'. : So, bottom line, You do what you feel is right. : Ed : (who believes the system works to benefit all and not a select few)

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