Re: I wish I hadn't heard of that eye-squeezing thing..

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Posted by LauraO on February 19, 2002 at 16:37:53:

In Reply to: not a total ban but... posted by meretseger on February 18, 2002 at 19:35:03:

: Well, I have to say I have seen things equally as bad as eye gouging, not being treated in a herp. Ball pythons brought back to stores near dead from freezing on the way home ( neither store manager nor buyer thinking to get the animal home in winter in any special fashion), garter snakes with broken ribs and lacerations from the pet cat, frogs dead from lack of humidity, tortoises dead from lack of a fecal check, and a few lizards injured from inconsiderate older children and unknowing tiny children, all dumped off by uncaring folks just looking for a credit. I'm not religious, but sinful is the only word that comes to mind when I try to describe these things.

I think there are so many igs in the U.S. and around the world, that we have more than enough stock to study them in controlled conditions, and scientists such as from International Igunana Society can do the field research, along with anyone else dedicated enough to get that degree and go for some grants, or at least someone able and willing to volunteer for a project or zoo study. The HSUS mentions such ideas in its book, BTW, and I think it is a good test of who really is devoted, and who is just looking to continue keeping igs in-house.

I don't have the stats handy, but there seems enough reason to feel that the pet trade is catching up with the meat and hide trade in terms of export. The Science Times section of last Tuesday's NY Times now lists the herp industry as worth 12 BILLION DOLLARS, and not 2 billion as HSUS suggests. THis figure comes from the USDA and USFWS. They would know even better than HSUS would.

Only my opinion, but I stand by it, and I'm so glad to see that iguana people here are so reasonable about ideas like banning and requiring permits for ownership or sales. I guess that's what comes of championing one of the most overused and abused herp species in the country. Nice to see. :)

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: : Well, I have to say I have seen things equally as bad as eye gouging, not being treated in a herp. Ball pythons brought back to stores near dead from freezing on the way home ( neither store manager nor buyer thinking to get the animal home in winter in any special fashion), garter snakes with broken ribs and lacerations from the pet cat, frogs dead from lack of humidity, tortoises dead from lack of a fecal check, and a few lizards injured from inconsiderate older children and unknowing tiny children, all dumped off by uncaring folks just looking for a credit. I'm not religious, but sinful is the only word that comes to mind when I try to describe these things. : I think there are so many igs in the U.S. and around the world, that we have more than enough stock to study them in controlled conditions, and scientists such as from International Igunana Society can do the field research, along with anyone else dedicated enough to get that degree and go for some grants, or at least someone able and willing to volunteer for a project or zoo study. The HSUS mentions such ideas in its book, BTW, and I think it is a good test of who really is devoted, and who is just looking to continue keeping igs in-house. : I don't have the stats handy, but there seems enough reason to feel that the pet trade is catching up with the meat and hide trade in terms of export. The Science Times section of last Tuesday's NY Times now lists the herp industry as worth 12 BILLION DOLLARS, and not 2 billion as HSUS suggests. THis figure comes from the USDA and USFWS. They would know even better than HSUS would. : : Only my opinion, but I stand by it, and I'm so glad to see that iguana people here are so reasonable about ideas like banning and requiring permits for ownership or sales. I guess that's what comes of championing one of the most overused and abused herp species in the country. Nice to see. :)

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