Ethical Question

So the females are just pretty pets (if tht morph is ur thng). Wow..

Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

In Healthcare (and personally) we (I) use the philosophy of "informed consent". That means the person offering the service is obligated to give all the pros AND CONS of the service, object, treatment.

If you are selling a house, you should disclose it was built on a former toxic waste dump, not leave me to google searching the property and street to discover it. If you are selling a particular surgical procedure in a high risk patient you better tell me that 20% end up on permanent dialysis as a complication. If you are selling a an animal, you should represent it accurately including known longevity and genetic issues specific to the breed.

Thats my personal philosophy and expectation. Needless to say, people disappoint me a lot. Including in healthcare.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Doggtyred

In Healthcare (and personally) we (I) use the philosophy of "informed consent". That means the person offering the service is obligated to give all the pros AND CONS of the service, object, treatment.

---

In reptiles it's caveat emptor.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by bcr229

In reptiles it's caveat emptor.

---

As it should be.

I believe that if you're going to buy an animal, you should do your diligence as a buyer. Buyers aren't doing enough research these days. It's the "buy it now, do research later" attitude.

In the Desert female example, if you're breeding BPs and don't know that the Desert females don't produce viable clutches, then maybe you rushed into breeding. For a "breeder", this should be common knowledge. Doesn't matter how small your operation is.

With that said, sellers have a responsibility to be honest and knowledgeable about their product. Sellers who post false information need to be called out. Gotta try to keep this hobby clean and keep the scammers out as much as possible.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk