We should compile a list of all the bad things that happen when people are irresponsible with mammal and bird pets. Like not getting proper shots, not spaying/neutering, dog fighting, chicken fighting, how many animals are euthanized because they can't find homes, stray cats, etc....
I bet our list would be a whole lot longer and more detrimental than that tiny thing. Just 6% of salmonella cases is all you got? They get bigger and live long lifes? What happens when you buy a cute little husky puppy and it gets to be 150lbs?
There's no reason we should be held accountable for wild caught animals just because there's no humane animal treatment rules in the countries they are caught. Put restrictions on import companies and hold them to a standard, like Nike using children to make their shoes.
The constitution protects minorities from the majority or is supposed to anyway.