Thanks for the heads up. The gross ignorance in that report should be amazing... but unfortunately it seems like run-of-the-mill for these types of groups (Peta, etc.) Salmonellosis, oh noes! I guess we better outlaw spinach salad and raw eggs, too.

I've often thought that a permit system would be appropriate for animals that can kill/seriously injure a human being - giant snakes, etc., but it's irresponsible to straw-man all exotic pet ownership with those dodgy roadside zoos and the few losers who keep a bobcat in the back of their pickup truck.

And I love how they had to put quotations around every use of the word "pet", like it's profanity.