No more retics and burms in NY?

[Lobo_Reptiles]

Yes because we all know anacondas lurk beneath the marshes in their tanks and they strike unexpectedly! And everyone screams and the victim flails their arms and legs as they are eaten alive!!! "Look out for those anacondas, we must kill them to free them!"

I hate PETA...I hate them sooo much...

[The Cannibal Monkey]

I swear some people get their "information" about snakes from sci fi movies...of course they all grow 30 feet long and kill just for the heck of it! =P And when they get reeeeaaaaalllyyy mad, they can even ROAR!

[MedusasOwl]

You'd be amazed how many people don't realize the snakes don't actually behave like they do in the movie Anaconda. My brain still hurts when I think of that movie... so... bad... ow...

I'm confused, does Peta *love* animals or *hate* them? Because they put down more healthy animals than anyone else does and they discourage people from taking care of them. They also just stood by and stared when all those pets were stranded and separated from their owners after Katrina. I'm inclined to think they don't *actually* give a crap about animals. They take advantage of gullible good natured people who do care, feed them misinformation, then take their money.

So I blink when you guys keep using the term "animal rights activists." I know that's technically correct, but they don't really seem to care about animals or their rights at ALL. If they did, they'd focus more on abuse cases and educating people on proper care and less on forcing people to give up pets and euthanizing perfectly healthy animals to save money. You call them animal rights activists... I call them asshats.

[Shelby]

Sheree - PETA doesn't care AT ALL about animals. The thing is - they hate people! They want to put animals above humans.. and bring humans down.

An animal doesn't have rights - and shouldn't. Rights are for humans.. and responsibilites are also! An animal can not be expected to have responsibilities. It is the job of the human to take responsibility for the lives of their animals and to care for them the best that they can.

[The Cannibal Monkey]

Shelby, you said exactly what I was thinking...it's disgraceful that they use the poor animals as a cover for their "cause", and don't even bother trying to actually help them. It's also a shame that legit organizations such as the ASPCA don't have that kind of support or money (though I did read on the ASPCA site that they don't think ANYONE should own an exotic pet...what up with that??).

[Shelby]

Some organizations pose as humane societies when they are actually animal rights activists. The ASPCA is one of those.. there ARE good humane societies, just make sure it really is one before you support them!

[Lobo_Reptiles]

The world will always be drowned in ignorance, but that's okay because at least I know I'm not one of them (at least I hope.) It is okay to mildly protest fur coats and some animal testing because some of it is grotesque, but to actually think that people do not love and care for their animals is proposterous. I've seen some animals in bad conditions, but I've also seen so many owners who take care of their pets as well as their own children. As reptile owners, I doubt we'll see a deep appreciation in our hobby anytime soon...but I'm sure as crap ready to MAKE people realize it.

[Shelby]

I sure don't think PETA's way of protesting fur is appropriate.. throwing red paint on people is incredibly immature. I have no problem with wearing fur (or using snake skin for that matter). It's a natural renewable resource and plus that there is no pollution involved in it's manufacture, unlike synthetic materials.

Same with animal testing.. it is necessary to keep people safe. I don't believe in 'torturing' animals just to see what happens, but making sure stuff is safe for humans by testing it on animals is just something that needs to be done.

*hops off the soapbox*

[The Cannibal Monkey]

Some organizations pose as humane societies when they are actually animal rights activists. The ASPCA is one of those.. there ARE good humane societies, just make sure it really is one before you support them!

I had not heard they were like that, all I've seen of them is small pieces of the show on Animal Planet and a little bit of their website =( I appreciate the correction; I just wish I knew some that were actually out there to help and were more well known. And, to be fair, I'd also like to thing that some of the people involved with these organizations are not all "crazies", and are trying their best to help, but in the end it's the organization's main purpose determines how good they really are...

[Shelby]

A lot of real animal lovers get sucked into PETA's lies and end up giving them money.. that's a lot of the problem. Same with the proposed humane societies that aren't what they say they are.