Humm... Let's be the devil's advocate...

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Posted by Julie :o) on April 11, 2000 at 19:40:17:

In Reply to: Re: statistics, very good inquiry!! (more) posted by IG27 on April 11, 2000 at 14:23:45:

I agree with you. But as you said, reptiles can be very safe if some measures are taken... You wash carefully, clean your hands, don't let the young children pet them everyday... But why are you taking all this measures???? Because you KNOW that there is a risk about salmonella and you want to prevent it, wich is perfectly normal. Sadly, most people don't know that a cute tiny anolis ccan carry salmonella... So what could be wrong with making sure they know it before they live the pet store? 'Cause that's all the regulation is about... Informations... If this could help us and our animals being healthier, I don't see what's the problem...

And I don't see why informations about always carefully cook your chicken, or never use the knife you used to cut the uncooked chicken to cut something else before washing it should circulate (Well, here in Canada, they are...) and not informations about "always wash your hands after holding a reptiles, etc" shouldn't...

I just love herps way too much to take the risk of losing the right to have some living with me just because of a few people who didn't knew that their baby
wasn't suppose to take is bath with the turtle!

Knowledge can't hurt, ignorance can.

Julie :o)

Cold Blooded : A lizards and amphibians web site

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Good point...also--so what if it discourages people from buying them? (more xta 04/12/00 (0)

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: I agree with you. But as you said, reptiles can be very safe if some measures are taken... You wash carefully, clean your hands, don't let the young children pet them everyday... But why are you taking all this measures???? Because you KNOW that there is a risk about salmonella and you want to prevent it, wich is perfectly normal. Sadly, most people don't know that a cute tiny anolis ccan carry salmonella... So what could be wrong with making sure they know it before they live the pet store? 'Cause that's all the regulation is about... Informations... If this could help us and our animals being healthier, I don't see what's the problem... : And I don't see why informations about always carefully cook your chicken, or never use the knife you used to cut the uncooked chicken to cut something else before washing it should circulate (Well, here in Canada, they are...) and not informations about "always wash your hands after holding a reptiles, etc" shouldn't... : : I just love herps way too much to take the risk of losing the right to have some living with me just because of a few people who didn't knew that their baby : wasn't suppose to take is bath with the turtle! : : Knowledge can't hurt, ignorance can. : Julie :o)

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