Quote Originally Posted by TessadasExotics View Post
My statement was "Some things just do not do well or don't thrive in captivity, such as primates."
It has everything to do with the animal living well and "thriving" not with anyone’s safety per say. Although there not thriving does lead to safety issues. Primates know that they are being kept as a pet and they do not like it. That is why they become violent. They are acting out like a teen will. The difference is that they are 100 times stronger. Unless you can provide said primate with an extensive plot of land with ample things to keep it occupied and secure from the outside populace. No one should own one.
Not all primates have difficulty in captivity. I'm not the primate expert though so I'm not going to pretend that the requirements you are calling for are correct or not since I bet you are not a primate expert either, I doubt your theory on keeping them is 100% accurate either. Also you failed to read the final section of my last post and decided to quote my section on rights and not caring for the animal in which I stated people shouldn't keep them who can't or don't house them properly. That statement was directed at all dangerous wild exotic animals, not just or excluding primates. Granted of course a full debate on the proper methods of keeping each of these animals could be had, since some people have went as far as disapproval of rack systems for ball pythons, even though almost all if not all major breeders keep them in rack systems.

Quote Originally Posted by Slyther83 View Post
Correct, a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Does your neighborhood know youre concealing a massive constrictor? If it was your child hurt or killed by some idiot neighbors ridiculously powerful pet you would sing a different tune. This mentality goes both ways, I dont care unless it affects me. Thats why we have laws.
Yes, and they don't know about the weapons I conceal in my house, the beer and other liquid refreshments, the not so large constrictors I keep, what lingerie my wife has, or if I was to have marijuana or other illegal substances in my house (which I don't) and they shouldn't, it is not their business unless I invite them or their children onto my property. You can have a fully automatic weapon if it is registered, but that doesn't mean your neighbor has any knowledge about that ownership. A crazy person can break into a house that has anything useable as a weapon and use that weapon, chain saw, knife, you name it and kill you or your neighbor or kids playing on the side walk. Is it the person who had the tools fault, the tools fault, or the person using the tool? More homes are broken into every year than large constrictors escape.