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Posted by KevinS on March 20, 2001 at 14:24:42:

In Reply to: Sure, the company is..... posted by SwampY on March 20, 2001 at 10:12:54:

the money also. That really pisses me off! How can someone breed reptiles,do reptile shows, tell the public how great their animals are at the shows, and then at the same time sell products to the same people that destroy the same animals that they supposedly hold so highly? Pretty sick!!!!!!!! I am going to email them and ask them how they justify this. I think we should all email them with questions and compare notes on the answers we get.
Sick and Disgusted,
KevinS


: This is the email I recieved on a listserv, out of politeness the sender has been removed to avoid them being 'spammed'

: If anyone has a comment they can post it here, the senders do read this forum.


:
: > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 5:29 PM
: > Subject: Forward to the list please?
: >
: >
: > Confirmed with the help of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce and Jaycees:
: > Genesis Reptiles definitely was present at an official booth at the
: > Sweetwater
: > Texas Rattlesnake Roundup this year, and was selling tongs, catch buckets
: > and
: > other equipment to roundup participants.
: >
: > Genesis Reptiles is on the Web at texasreptiles.com and is owned by James
: > and
: > Bonnie Arnold. They sponsor herp shows in Texas and Oklahoma, for
: "captive
: > bred animals only". They have a message board and herp forum at
: > http://www.texasreptiles.com/forum/forum.html
: >
: > Their contact information is:
: >
: > Texas Reptiles
: > P.O. Box 88
: > Campbell, Texas 75422
: > Ph. 903-862-2291
: > Fax: 903-862-2294
: > reptiles@koyote.com
: >
: > Perhaps it would be a good idea to politely let them know what the herp
: > community thinks of their decision to actively support the brutal
: slaughter
: > at
: > rattlesnake roundups.
: >
: > We can let other people in the herp community know that we will make a
: > statement of our disapproval by voting with our dollars. I will not
: > purchase
: > anything from this company or attend the shows they sponsor while they are
: > supporting the capture of snakes for inhumane mass slaughter. Together I
: > hope
: > that we can convince Genesis Reptiles to stop their active participation
: in
: > rattlesnake roundups.
: >
: > Regards,
: >




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