Carrie that is a wonderful and intelligent letter.Sure hope you hear from them...nm

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Posted by cirsisue on September 08, 1999 at 23:10:46:

In Reply to: Re: Animal Planet - my e-mail posted by Carrie on September 08, 1999 at 19:00:11:

: OK, so I sent Animal Planet the following e-mail:

: > Hello,
: > I am an animal lover and an Animal Planet viewer from Massachusetts and I just want to start by
: saying that I love this new Animal Planet channel. My remote has only a few "favorites"
: programmed into it and Animal Planet is one of them.

: > I do however, have a few concerns. I worry a lot when I see and hear misinformation on some of
: the shows. These shows are being broadcast to millions of people, some of whom have no prior
: experience with many animals. There have been a few instances, for example where I have heard
: such outdated information from Dr. Bernie, that I would have laughed at it, had I not been thinking
: about how many people would just assume that was the 'the word' and never question it.

: > Today, I was watching a re-run of Pet Line, in which the woman who was showing off new products
: told the viewing audience that iguanas are omnivores and need meat as well as vegetables in their
: diet. Now, I know there are still vets giving out this information, and many pet stores are, out of
: ignorance, doing the same. However, there has been much research proving to the contrary, that
: green iguanas are herbivores and should not be fed any type of animal protein. Such husbandry
: practices could indeed, be fatal within very few years when the iguana falls victim to kidney/renal
: failure. In fact, my iguana has recently passed away due to misinformation and a lack of knowledge
: of some very important factors in keeping iguanas as pets, such as the importance of proper
: hydration and supplementation.

: > There is a non-profit group in the U.S. (and world-wide) called National Iguana Awareness Day.
: This group of iguana keepers and researchers tries to spread the word on how to properly care for
: captive green iguanas. I realize that new information is constantly being discovered and there can be
: conflicting opinions on certain things regarding iguana care, but I feel that this group does a great job
: in trying to help educate people with the most up-to-date information available. There are also a few
: well known "iguana care gurus" that support this group in their efforts. I was wondering if the good
: people at Animal Planet would perhaps be interested in learning more about NIAD and captive
: green iguana care. If you are, I have enclosed a link to the national web site
: (http://www.niad.org/national/index.html). I am sure that the National NIAD Coordinator would be
: very happy to hear from you.

: > Thank you for your time,
: > Carrie Stadalski

: I feel better now. : )

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: : : OK, so I sent Animal Planet the following e-mail: : : > Hello, : : > I am an animal lover and an Animal Planet viewer from Massachusetts and I just want to start by : : saying that I love this new Animal Planet channel. My remote has only a few "favorites" : : programmed into it and Animal Planet is one of them. : : > I do however, have a few concerns. I worry a lot when I see and hear misinformation on some of : : the shows. These shows are being broadcast to millions of people, some of whom have no prior : : experience with many animals. There have been a few instances, for example where I have heard : : such outdated information from Dr. Bernie, that I would have laughed at it, had I not been thinking : : about how many people would just assume that was the 'the word' and never question it. : : > Today, I was watching a re-run of Pet Line, in which the woman who was showing off new products : : told the viewing audience that iguanas are omnivores and need meat as well as vegetables in their : : diet. Now, I know there are still vets giving out this information, and many pet stores are, out of : : ignorance, doing the same. However, there has been much research proving to the contrary, that : : green iguanas are herbivores and should not be fed any type of animal protein. Such husbandry : : practices could indeed, be fatal within very few years when the iguana falls victim to kidney/renal : : failure. In fact, my iguana has recently passed away due to misinformation and a lack of knowledge : : of some very important factors in keeping iguanas as pets, such as the importance of proper : : hydration and supplementation. : : > There is a non-profit group in the U.S. (and world-wide) called National Iguana Awareness Day. : : This group of iguana keepers and researchers tries to spread the word on how to properly care for : : captive green iguanas. I realize that new information is constantly being discovered and there can be : : conflicting opinions on certain things regarding iguana care, but I feel that this group does a great job : : in trying to help educate people with the most up-to-date information available. There are also a few : : well known "iguana care gurus" that support this group in their efforts. I was wondering if the good : : people at Animal Planet would perhaps be interested in learning more about NIAD and captive : : green iguana care. If you are, I have enclosed a link to the national web site : : (http://www.niad.org/national/index.html). I am sure that the National NIAD Coordinator would be : : very happy to hear from you. : : > Thank you for your time, : : > Carrie Stadalski : : I feel better now. : )

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