You can't "Sue for millions"

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Posted by April on August 10, 2001 at 09:25:33:

In Reply to: Re: Urates, corn and boccoli stems/celery, woodchips...tch posted by doug on August 10, 2001 at 00:13:29:

: if my iggy dies of ingesting bark then i will sue for millions until then stfu.

You can't sue for millions if your iggy dies...
if that was the case, all the people who have
had iguanas die from impaction would be rich!
(btw, those "edible" substrates are not really
edible, and newspaper ink (b&w) will not harm
your iggy, but the colored ink *might*)

The reason you can't sue for millions is because
there are no regulations in the pet industry
about having to have truthful information
on the packaging. The human food industry does
have these regulations, but the pet industry does
not. That's why you see all sorts of things at
the pet store (they want to make $$) that really
aren't needed, like "reptile vitamin sprays" or
"shed ease"... the same effects can be gotten
with water in a spray bottle, and maybe a little
aloe vera. It's all about marketing and you
wouldn't have a case if you tried to sue because
they have no laws governing what they can put
on the package.

I have been staying out of this whole thing, but
I just thought you might actually find that bit
of info interesting... if not, oh well and
just ignore this message. Have a good one!

Dr Adam Britton's Iguana Site

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: : if my iggy dies of ingesting bark then i will sue for millions until then stfu. : You can't sue for millions if your iggy dies... : if that was the case, all the people who have : had iguanas die from impaction would be rich! : (btw, those "edible" substrates are not really : edible, and newspaper ink (b&w) will not harm : your iggy, but the colored ink *might*) : The reason you can't sue for millions is because : there are no regulations in the pet industry : about having to have truthful information : on the packaging. The human food industry does : have these regulations, but the pet industry does : not. That's why you see all sorts of things at : the pet store (they want to make $$) that really : aren't needed, like "reptile vitamin sprays" or : "shed ease"... the same effects can be gotten : with water in a spray bottle, and maybe a little : aloe vera. It's all about marketing and you : wouldn't have a case if you tried to sue because : they have no laws governing what they can put : on the package. : I have been staying out of this whole thing, but : I just thought you might actually find that bit : of info interesting... if not, oh well and : just ignore this message. Have a good one!

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