Snake Owners See Furry Bias in Invasive Species Proposal

[Gloryhound]

Ohio is a bad example, they dont even have motor vehicle inspection for gods sake. The vast majority of states have outlawed ownership of wolves and large cats except by licensed professionals- and rightfully so. They havent made pitbulls or rotties illegal despite their bad name, why would anyone assume anything progressively worse snake bans beyond the largest constrictors?

Most bad government has grown out of too much government.

Logic dictates that a gun is dangerous, therefore you need a permit. This helps keep a dangerous item out of the hands of the irresponsible. The same logic applies to large predacious animal ownership. You want to own something that has the potential to infringe on your own safety as well as others you need a permit. Its legal for anyone to buy a carnivore that is capable of swallowing a child and can overpower multiple people. That is scary.

You really need to quit talking about laws and such when you really have no idea. You do not need a permit to own a weapon. You need a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The only thing you need to own a weapon is passing a quick back ground check that is it and how it should be.

Some things just do not do well or don't thrive in captivity, such as primates. No one should own one as far as I am concerned.

I don't agree. It is not my place to tell you that you can not keep a primate as long as you keep that primate in such a manner that it does not create a danger to the public, me being the public. If I come over to your home with the understanding that you have a primate running around inside your secure house, I am accepting the risk.

Only two arguements can be used against keeping dangerous and wild animals.

1. The owner is just plain stupid and can't or doesn't secure the animal properly which then poses a risk to the public. Can't or doesn't is in refering to mental capacity as well as financial capacity.
2. When children are in the house and parents don't take the steps to protect the kid from exposure to the dangerous and wild animal(s). You can have children and these animals in the same house, but some common sence needs to take place as well. Remember a kid will jump off the roof of a house with a garbage bag as a parachute as their idea of danger is a little differnt due to a lack of understanding and remarkable ability to bounce.