Re: Just had a scary thought...

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Posted by filthy on July 30, 1999 at 16:25:27:

In Reply to: Just had a scary thought... posted by Debbie(Zen on July 30, 1999 at 15:46:47:

: When I read filthy's last couple of comments I started thinking about the liscenses (DEC?) that used to be required before buying ferrets, here in upstate NY at least. It did result in fewer ferrets being sold in pet stores, but at what risk?! If such a requirement were ever imposed for igs here, and upstate politicians suddenly got as fascist about herp keeping as their downstate counterparts, they'd have a list of every existing ig owner. Pretty frightening.
: Compared to that, I think requiring an *accurate* care sheet to be distributed with each ig sale is pretty mild, as far as restrictive laws go. Sort of like the warning on a pack of cigarettes...

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Hi Debbie,

I am not suggesting that herp owners be regestered, only that the potential buyer be well informed about what he is getting into.

If a person realizes that the cute, little lizard is NOT a 'dwarf' and will get to be a possibly ill-tempered, dew-lapped monster in not too long a time, it will give him second thoughts.

It might hurt the pet trade a little, but it would also save a lot of suffering for animals and owners alike.

This is something I have never before had to deal with and I don't like it. Perhaps the only reptile hobbiests who don't have to worry about the final outcome are those of us that keep hot snakes. We always KNOW for sure going in, and these animals are not seen on pet shap shelves.

So. What's to be done? I think a care and COMPLETE discription sheet would be a first, small step in the right direction. Might keep a lot of people out of the fix I'm in.

What in the hell am I gonna do When the Green Garoot gets FIVE FEET LONG!!?

AIEEEE!!

filthy

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: : When I read filthy's last couple of comments I started thinking about the liscenses (DEC?) that used to be required before buying ferrets, here in upstate NY at least. It did result in fewer ferrets being sold in pet stores, but at what risk?! If such a requirement were ever imposed for igs here, and upstate politicians suddenly got as fascist about herp keeping as their downstate counterparts, they'd have a list of every existing ig owner. Pretty frightening. : : Compared to that, I think requiring an *accurate* care sheet to be distributed with each ig sale is pretty mild, as far as restrictive laws go. Sort of like the warning on a pack of cigarettes... : : : : -d : : Hi Debbie, : I am not suggesting that herp owners be regestered, only that the potential buyer be well informed about what he is getting into. : If a person realizes that the cute, little lizard is NOT a 'dwarf' and will get to be a possibly ill-tempered, dew-lapped monster in not too long a time, it will give him second thoughts. : It might hurt the pet trade a little, but it would also save a lot of suffering for animals and owners alike. : This is something I have never before had to deal with and I don't like it. Perhaps the only reptile hobbiests who don't have to worry about the final outcome are those of us that keep hot snakes. We always KNOW for sure going in, and these animals are not seen on pet shap shelves. : So. What's to be done? I think a care and COMPLETE discription sheet would be a first, small step in the right direction. Might keep a lot of people out of the fix I'm in. : What in the hell am I gonna do When the Green Garoot gets FIVE FEET LONG!!? : AIEEEE!! : filthy

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