Re: Shall I explain?

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Posted by Mr. D on March 22, 2002 at 11:24:54:

In Reply to: Shall I explain? posted by Mark on March 21, 2002 at 07:30:20:

You actively participate in "rescuing"/rehabbing unwanted reptiles. And you are breeding "non- rescue" reptiles. Over-saturation in the "reptile market" or not, you are *potentially* contributing to the problem. You may not be seeing a large influx of leo gex coming in but I'm currently sitting on 4 of them. If the cham breeding was "accidental" then there are a couple of solutions for that. Seperate housing or surgery come to mind.

My "tone" and direction of this post is simple, actually. If you are not breeding reptiles (or ANY other animal) for the purpose of conservation and/or re-introduction into the wild or strengthening bloodlines then you are contributing to not only your local problem but also the greater problem nationally and globally. You state that you are doing this purely for your own "enjoyment".

The only concession that I will make to that statement is that if you are captive-beeeding animals to establish a supply as opposed to animals that are wild caught. While it IS my opinion that if an animal is not currently "available" from a captive bred program then no one has any business owning such animal, the fact is that there are individuals out there who will want one "at any cost" simply because "no one else has one" - definitely a noble reason for wanting an animal. For this reason alone, captive breeding programs should be established. As we all know, there is absolutely no excuse for anyone dealing in repetetively wild caught species these days.

My personal opinion.....

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I disagree on many points... but thats ok :-) Thanks for your opinion np Mark 03/22/02 (0)

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: You actively participate in "rescuing"/rehabbing unwanted reptiles. And you are breeding "non- rescue" reptiles. Over-saturation in the "reptile market" or not, you are *potentially* contributing to the problem. You may not be seeing a large influx of leo gex coming in but I'm currently sitting on 4 of them. If the cham breeding was "accidental" then there are a couple of solutions for that. Seperate housing or surgery come to mind. : My "tone" and direction of this post is simple, actually. If you are not breeding reptiles (or ANY other animal) for the purpose of conservation and/or re-introduction into the wild or strengthening bloodlines then you are contributing to not only your local problem but also the greater problem nationally and globally. You state that you are doing this purely for your own "enjoyment". : The only concession that I will make to that statement is that if you are captive-beeeding animals to establish a supply as opposed to animals that are wild caught. While it IS my opinion that if an animal is not currently "available" from a captive bred program then no one has any business owning such animal, the fact is that there are individuals out there who will want one "at any cost" simply because "no one else has one" - definitely a noble reason for wanting an animal. For this reason alone, captive breeding programs should be established. As we all know, there is absolutely no excuse for anyone dealing in repetetively wild caught species these days. : My personal opinion.....

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