california makes no sense!

[Athen]

again i bring up the intelligence factors of the individuals who voted for these laws... although they do say everything is written in blood.. lol

[Mike Cavanaugh]

decalio... you rock! Many will not take the time to reread you posts a few times to relly get what you are saying. so screw them.

Point made and taken.

[Skiploder]

ok i just discovered that in the state of california i cannot own a ferret or a hedgehog or a squirrel.. and the list goes on with the kool little fuzzy things i cannot own as a pet including as many would figure lions and tigers and bears and elephants.. but oddly enough Cheetahs are on the non ban list!?! WTF so you are telling me i can own a cheetah as a pet but not a flipping ferret?!? or breed ASF's to feed to my snakes? is this state retarded?

Yes but you can own an indigo without a permit. As far as I'm concerned, that makes up for it.

[dacalio]

decalio... you rock! Many will not take the time to reread you posts a few times to relly get what you are saying. so screw them.

Point made and taken.

I appreciate it that Mike. As I said this issue is at the center of my thoughts. I feel the future for all reptiles and amphibians is grim. Sure there will be minimal amounts of these animals in existence. But what about the genetic diversity? Once it's gone it's gone. Narrow genetic pools have spelled disastor for many species. I'm afraid captivity is these animals last hope. Thankfully, a lot of herps don't imprint on humans and they can make an easy transition to the wild if ever need be. I doubt that day will ever come it would take a major disastor or epidemic to even put a dent in the human population (AKA Earth's Plague).

Morphs play a part in all of this. I love showing pictures of some of my animals at work. People are amazed at the beauty and just maybe their eyes open up. Perhaps I made a small enough impact to prevent some of these individuals from swerving to purposefully hit any snake they see.

I live in an area where people will blow holes in their house with a shotgun to kill a garter snake. I don't understand how it's socially exceptable to destroy and mutilate a snake. If I were to do the same to a dog I would be considered pre-serial killer material.

BTW I don't hate people. It is what it is. But I do like my animals a lot more.

[Mindibun]

In regards to the ad for African animals... well that stuff is more common than one might think. Large zoos are always trying to breed their animals so that there is a cute fuzzy baby awaiting the viewing public. But what do you think happens to the larger, not-so-cute, older animals when there's a surplus? They ship them out the back door to brokers for fur, exotic meats, and what are called "canned hunts" (I believe that's the term). It's where someone who has more money than they know what to do with pays to hunt a big-game animal in a closed, safe environment. The whole process is one big, sick joke. And half of these zoos masquerade themselves as "conservationists" and "animal sanctuaries". Obviously, not ALL zoos are like this, but it seems to me that there are more bad ones than good.

[cassandra]

You can also own a gorilla.

You *ARE* a gorilla.