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Posted by Flavia Guimaraes on November 19, 2002 at 22:30:18:
In Reply to: Re: The paucity of trained reptile vets in Brazil can... posted by PH Meliss on November 19, 2002 at 20:03:23:
...to worth learning how to take care of reptiles in Brazil.
Flavia
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::Your iguana will cost you around 150 USD
:Ah, for the good old days when they cost that much here in the US...
:>>and will come with a microchip.
:Very neat!
:>>Of course there are a lot of iguanas that are illegally caught from the wild but the owners cannot take them to the VET because the vets are obliged by law to denounce them to the police.
:So, instead of the law preventing people from acquiring and keeping illegal species, they are still getting them but ensuring that they will not be cared for properly. A factor that the law makers too often fail to take into consideration...
:>>That's why there are not too many people that raise iguanas in Brazil and 80% of these iguanas cannot be taken to the vet.
:Brazil isn't the only country with such laws...In the U.S., there are cities and counties that have such laws prohibiting the private ownership of various species.
:But laws such as those limiting or prohitibing private ownership does not mean that vets shouldn't or can't actually learn the medicine since there ARE legal ways to own these animals, not to speak of the native wildlife brought to licensed wildlife rehabbers for rehab and release back into the wild. And reptiles and other protected species legally living in educational, research and educational settings, all of whom require trained veterinary care from time to time.
:So, the veterinary need is there, regardless of the legality or criteria of private ownership...
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