Please be careful, i have been talking to animal planet and dicovery channels for awhile now and they are working with me.

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Posted by James on September 09, 1999 at 15:50:58:

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: such outdated information from Dr.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!

Hello, i posted on the niad forum too!

Im a NIAD coordinator.
I have been working with them to air NIAD PSA's for awhile now, they are very interested in helping us get out good info and letting people across the country know that we are here to help.

Please if you need to correct them, do so nicely as they do care, i would have had NIAD PSA's running on their channels now if my local video producers had folowed through with helping me to make some. It fell through at the last minute.

My contact at animal planet has the finale say on weither something gets used or not, so please don't piss anyone their off! OK LOL

We need their help to get out our info to the whole country!

They said that they would wait for me to get the tapes made, and then they would be glad to help us.

I have also just gotten a contact for a big time producer that is working with Danny Glover on a project now, and the producer is a iguana lver and owner and maybe able to help us make a program, with a celeb. as the host.... but this is all spectulation for now.

I will post any new info as i get it, from now on.

Feel free to e-mail me if you have any ideas or questions.

and also read my post on the niad forum incase i left anything out.

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Re: Please be careful, i have been talking to animal planet and dicovery channels for awhile now and they are working with me. Carrie 9/09/99 (0)
That is great !!! Here in our house we have all our claws,fingers and toes and yes even our eyes crossed for this project!!!nm cirsisue 9/09/99 (0)
Wow..... Tracie 9/09/99 (0)

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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! : Hello, i posted on the niad forum too! : Im a NIAD coordinator. : I have been working with them to air NIAD PSA's for awhile now, they are very interested in helping us get out good info and letting people across the country know that we are here to help. : Please if you need to correct them, do so nicely as they do care, i would have had NIAD PSA's running on their channels now if my local video producers had folowed through with helping me to make some. It fell through at the last minute. : My contact at animal planet has the finale say on weither something gets used or not, so please don't piss anyone their off! OK LOL : We need their help to get out our info to the whole country! : They said that they would wait for me to get the tapes made, and then they would be glad to help us. : I have also just gotten a contact for a big time producer that is working with Danny Glover on a project now, and the producer is a iguana lver and owner and maybe able to help us make a program, with a celeb. as the host.... but this is all spectulation for now. : I will post any new info as i get it, from now on. : Feel free to e-mail me if you have any ideas or questions. : and also read my post on the niad forum incase i left anything out.

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