Are you, by chance, a graduate of Rutgers?Originally Posted by bsd13
I'm not assuming anything about the media. They could everything entirely wrong. Quite possible, perhaps even likely.
I am considering a few facts at this point however:
1) Even if this was a peta setup or spin of some kind the city of Milwaukee is spending thousands of man hours removing the collection, moving it, etc. They wouldn't be doing that without a good reason.
2) Terry Cullen still appears to be MIA. In today's world that's not easy to do. Seems a little suspicious to me.
3) The police have arrested and charged his partner, Ms. Flint, for with animal cruelty. There's probably a reason for that.
I don't know if what they allege rises to the level of neglect as the average reptile keeper would consider it. Like you pointed out, escaped food, rats lying out to thaw, etc happens. But it doesn't really matter what the average reptile keeper considers acceptable, it matters what the ordinances of the city of Milwaukee and the laws of the state of Wisconsin are regarding this particular issue.
All in all I do not believe for a minute that they would have started removing animals just for fun. There's a reason for it. There are reptile keepers and rescues all over the country and they don't get raided and their animals removed on a daily basis unless the circumstances require it.
Reply With Quote